Marion Marlowe in Chicago, or, Trapped by a Lunatic — page 32: what you’re looking at

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“T am a young lady of twenty-one with dark- brown hair, large blue eyes and a small face and nose. I am five feet, one inchin height. Would you kindly tell me what kind of a man I am going to marry? ae) We are not given to fortune-telling, but, if you are a good, loyal, honest, intelligent girl and conduct yourself properly, we have no doubt that some day you will secure a husband who is altogether desirable. “T am a girl of fifteen, but am as large as most girls are at sixteen or seventeen. Like most oung girls, I like innocent fun. I go on the Posic agreat deal. There isa young man about nineteen years old. He has a young lady he keeps company with, but I let him take me home when he offered. But he insisted on putting his arm around my waist and I didn’t approve of that, but I knew he had a steady girl and I was aware of his flirting ways, but Lloved him more than I shall love againin a long day. I would like to go with him steady. Do you think he thinks anything of me when he wastrying to torment me with his ‘pleasure of hugging,’ as he ealled it. He and one of his chums got those men’s shirt waists and my mama made them. When they called for the waists I said in fun that I was going to have waists like them, and he dared me so my chum and I got them, and the - boys put theirs right away and never wore them again. Now we don’t even speak. Please tell me - some way to win his friendship if not hisiove. I am going to give a party, would you ask him and his steady girl, or him alone, or not at all? aay Ss? Your “innocent fun,’? as you call it, seems to have gotten you into trouble. If the man hasa “steady girl,’’ why not let him alone? Would you like some other girl to be flirting with your ‘steady,’ if you had one, and inviting him to parties? ‘“‘Do as you would be done by”’’ in this matter, asin all others. The fact that the young man hugged you does not meat that he cares anything for you. The average man will hug any attractive girl, but that is about as much as it amounts to—a passing pastime without a grain of real sentiment. “Would you kindly advise me as you have many other girls? I am deeply in love with a young man. I and my girl chum met him and one of his boy friends one evening on the Posio. They took us home, and I loved Charley from the moment I first heard him talk. We went on _ the Posio several times, every time Charley took me home, but soon two other girls that dressed as stylish as any you see on the Posio took our laces. I think Charley did it to accommodate is boy friend, who had both the girls on his hands. As soon as all Claude’s and Charley’s girl friends heard that they were devoting every evening to those two girls they told the boys that if they would rather have the F——— girls’ company (who were looked down on by all the _ good girls and boys), why, they must not consider _ them as their friends. Now that the girls have _ other fellows, Claude and Charley are left. Would you advise me to have anything todo _ with Charley or not? AGNEs §,”’ , oa + MY QUEEN. 29 I should like very much to have Charley’s ver- sion of the story. The fact that a girl is looked down upon by other girls does not always mean that she merits any such treatment. Perhaps Charley did not know anything against these girls and, if he only walked with them to please his friend, you should not lay this up against him. You might wait a while before bestowing any more of your affection upon Charley, and perhaps, in time he will come to you with ex- planations. If he does, we advise you to act with discretion, but always remember that ‘‘to forgive is divine.’”’ It is possible that you may some time make the mistake of walking or talking with a young man who is ‘looked down upon.” “T have been married for sixteen years, and I am not happy. My ‘husband and I quarrel. I ride a wheel and he objects to it. Iam a great tea drinker and he thinks I am too extravagant. I keep one girl boarder and I think he is very much infatuated with her. Would you advise mie to keep herin the house? I was thinking of adopting this girl, as I have nochildren, My hus- band makes good wages, but he does not give me much of them. is. It is a very difficult matter to settle family quarrels. We do not advise you to place tempta- tion, in the shape of a “‘girl boarder,” under your husband’s very eyes, but do not act hastily, as the girl may be innocent of any thought or desire £ infatuate him. To adopt the girl would probably be folly. If your husband is interested in her now, why make the way to further infatua tion s« easy? If your husband does not give you t OG money that you need, tell him plainly that y wish more, and why you wish it. That seems to be one of the crosses which many married women have to bear. “T love an actor very much, but I do not see him very often. He is handsome and all the girls like him. They all run after him, but I can’t run after him. I have a good figure and am ealled pretty. He makesa good deal of me when we meet, but he does not know that I love him, but I do love him so much that I would do anything for him. Iam nineteen years old. ‘fA LOVE-SICK GiRu.”’ Many girls of your age become infatuated with stage life and with handsome actors. You do not say that this man has professed any love for you and, if he has not, you are very foolish to enter- tain any for him. A woman’s love is too finea feeling to be bestowed where it is not sought, or to be wasted where itis unappreciated. Let the other girls run after him if they want to, but be eareful yourself to retain enough self-respect to make it impossible for you to sharein their folly. You are too young to consider love as a serious matter and we advise you to persistently culti- vate the acquaintance of other men until vou find that this one does not occupy as large a share of your thoughts as he seems to at present. EOnmicboooks. Com