Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-02
AnArrow Tipped
With Gold
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

THERE is a legend TO the effect
that Cupid went storming to
Vulcan one day because he had
found his arrow useless. TT isn't f1t,"
he cried. ito let fly at q sparrow. and
1t is an age since it fairly went home
to a heart"
Vulcan took the arrow and, after
working with it a while, handed it
back.
The urchin shot out, and rare havoc he
The wounded and dead were untold.
But no wonder the rogue had such
Strengthening trade,
For the arrow was tipped with gold.
G(TAM a young man past 81" writes
Philadelphia youth, and
about five months ago I became
acquainted With department store
girl. 1t was love at first sight. Things
ran rather smoothly until a month ago.
when | received the following message:
Dear Harry can no longer con-
tinue our friendship, as in time you
might take things seriously, and on
your present salary it would be abb
surd.'
II was then earning SIC a week.
Now, wasn't that enough to make one
purple about the eyes?
well, to make my story short. some
time elapsed and l did not hear a word
from her. Last week | received word
that my uncle, who was sheep owner
in Patagonia S. A., had died and left
me 81 600.
Wrote at Once.
"Of course, the girl heard of this and
sent me an invitation to call that same
evening. | consulted my closest friends.
but they shook their heads and an
sWered In the negative. did not call
Now, was right or wrong"
A young man who makes the as
founding leap from an income of SIG a
week to an Inheritance of $11 900 has TO
have a More level head than borne on
most shoulders if he would avoid dan
gerous entanglements, and not mistake
the ia Sc for the true.
The girl was right in telling the
young man frankly and honestly that
she c)uldn't think of marrying on SIG
a week. and thought the intimacy had
bette end before they grew to love
each 'ther so much they couldn't end it,
Thd she didn't love him is evident.
Had ihe loved him she would have lost
all reasoning power. She would have
urged that their intimacy continue
thous he got only Sc a week Love is
ATTENDED by hope. Deluded by that lit
tie attendant. she would have pictured
that life for two on SIC a week was not
only possible, but would be the greatest
joy lie could hold.
Blu since she didn't love him. she
deseres credit for frankness and hon
esty. At least, she didn't accept atten-
tionffrom him; theaters and rides and
gifts with the mercenary desire to get
as ouch out of him as she could, to
disrhss him when a more promising
victil came along.
bpe he will give her credit for this.
And am sorry that she wrote asking
him o call. That looks little mer-
cenay. 1t would be better if she had
waite for him to write her of his good
'ortue, telling her he was now in po-
sltiorto marry.
Mus Be On His Guard.
1t nay be that SIZE wishes only to
congratulate him. 1t may be that mer-
cenay gain is the last thought in her
mint
l bpe he will give her the benefit Of
the oubt And l beg him to remember
thatwhom he meets hereafter will not
he i1uenced in some measure by the
hale his inheritance throws around
him
Tat is human nature. 1t is not a
pleaant trait Of human nature but it
eXiss, and must be reckOned with
Ifhe wants to be loved for himself
aloe. he must put that inheritance
awy in good securities, and forget
tha he has it, He must continue his
wol< at SIS week, and when he finds
drl who will love him on that wage
I lope he will promptly grab her
or he will have found that which is
mre desira BILE than riches A true and
loNng heart.