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30 4 a great many admirers. One is very jealous of me. l want your advice. What would you do, go with him or not? All of the fellows want to go with me. I have plenty of money and dress swell. There is one whom I think is swell, and I would like to go with him, but he doesn’t seem to care for me. Please advise me. ‘‘ BEATRICE R,”” You will see, Beatrice, that we have corrected your letter, as it was poorly punctuated. Weare sorry to hurt your feelings, but cannot help judg- ing from your letter that you are inclined to bea little vainand very foolish. If you could only see how much more sensible you would be if you would use some of the money which you are spending on ‘‘swell clothes’’ to educate yourself and develop your talents. Perhaps itis because you have ‘‘plenty of money’ that the boys all like you! At any rate, you are entizely too young to have so many beaux, and you will surely ‘come to grief’’ if some one does not take care of you. Have you no mother or father, no one to warn you of the dangers which lie in your path? Write to tis again, as we are extremely anxious about you. “JT ama girl of sixteen years. I have auburn hair and large brown eyes and many admirers, some of whom are very jealous. I want your advice. “Would you go with a jealous man or not? I have lots of money and dress up to date. There is one fellow who is swell and would Itke to go with me, but he doesn’t care to go steady, but he has been with me once or twice. He is very nice company so far. I would like to have your ad- vice. VIOLET 5 We judge by your letter that you must be the twin sister of Beatrice R., and advise you to read our letter to her. Perhaps if you stop “going” with these numerous fellows and sit down and ponder for a while, you will see what an ex- tremely silly little girl you are, If you ever wish to be a woman of intelligence, one who is worthy of the respect of others, you must get something into your mind besides ‘‘swell’’ clothes and fel- lows. Please let me have your advice in my trouble. Iam fortunate enough to have three young men friends who are paying me attention. T like them all. but I do not really love any of them. They all want me to marry them, but I have avoided giving any one of them a definite answer, hecause I enjoved their companionship and did not w at to lose it or hurt their feelings. What oughta git do in such a position? I do not want to — any one of them, but I do enjoy going out, ane I would hate to lose the acquaintance mei the three. Dora F. lL. . The girl who can successfully manage three henux at the same time must have her hands full. We would advise you to tell each one of these young men that yout his are, and that you do not want him. to entertain any hopes in your direction, Be frank and kindly and econvinee them that you are trying to avoid hurting them by being eandid serious, even if MY QUEEN. intentions are not now before they have become more deeply inter- ested. If you explain to them that you do this because you are still heartwhole and that you value their friendship, but wish to avoid their wasting their affection where it is not returned, you will turn your three lovers into three stead- fast friends. Do not play with their affection any longer—be true to your innate womanliness and you will be much happier. ‘ ‘ “Two years ago I married a man whom I respected deeply, but did not truly love. Now I have learned to love him, but at the same time he seems to have tired of me. He spends almost all his time with his books, and as his education is much better than mine, I am unableto interest him or to share in his pursuits. Iam said to be avery pretty woman, but he seems to have tired of my beauty, although I can remember when he thought of nothing else. Can you teli me how I cun win back his affection, which I am now anx- ious to have? Mrs. Gracig K,” Your experience is certainly a very sad one, but do not despair, for there may bea way to change the condition of affairs. If you have the time and means at your disposal, we would ad- vise you to cultivate yourself upfo your hus- band’s level. Mere beauty will never hold a man’sinterest for a lifetime. If you could study music or painting, or whatever you may havea natural ‘bent for, and some day surprise your husband with your achievements, you would ‘probably instantly win his admiration, and his regard would soon-follow. Be just as cheerful and companionable as you possibly can at all times. Make yourself indispensible in the thou- sand little ways that present themselves to women, and he will learn fo value you more than he does his books. A library is not a very for- midable opponent, and it is certainly one that will cause you no pangs of jealousy. “Tf there is really a boy like Bert Jackson won't you please let me know his address? I have simply fallen in love with him, and I want to marry him before any other girl gets a chance, I like the rest of the men all right, but Bert is my favorite. Lizzig J,” We agree with you that Bert is a very fine young man, but it would not be fair to the other girls if we gave you his address and gavethem no chance. Bert is bashful, although you might not suspect it, and if all the readers of ‘My QOueen”’ made love to him at once we are inclined to think that he would hide from you as effectually | as he did from "Matt Jenkins.” “Tam afraid Tama very wicked girl, and as 1. eannot ask any one else for advice, 1 must come to vou, dear Miss Shirley, I have heen engaged for a yearand a half toa real good fellow who thinks a great deal of me. Last summer IT met a man who interested me greatly, and Tam afraid I really loved him at the time. Anyway, T hecame engaged to him, and since we parted at th ever shore I have corresponded with him regu a Now he writes me that he is coming here to Eomichbooks.com —