"I can't see it!"
"Don't let's quarrel the first thing, Douglas. How is Little Marion?"
"Same as usual. Did you know that she is engaged to Jimmy Day?"
"I knew she ought to be," said Judith bluntly. "They sure make a good-looking pair! When will they be married?"
"When Jimmy has got a good start with his herd. Judith, Charleton isn't a bit like I thought he was."
"He's an ornery mean devil, if you ask me," said Judith succinctly. "He's the worst influence that ever came into your life."
"Did Peter say that?"
"No; I said it. You are too good to waste on Charleton. What has finally waked you up about him?"
"He's always talked to me against marriage and women and children and everything like that. Said awful hard things about 'em, Jude. He really got me to the point this winter where I felt as if marriage was wrong. But do you know, when the boy was born, yesterday morning, he just went plumb loco. He cried and was sentimental like these young fathers you read about in books."
Judith's great eyes widened incredulously. "He was!" She turned this over in her mind for some time, then shook her head. "I give it up. I can't understand men at all. I thought I had Charleton's number. I always did agree with him about marriage."