El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-10

66H WEET' writes me the following
letter:
Il love man to whom I
have never been introduced, and
want him to love me. I am 20 years
Of age, and he is IS I have written
for his photo. which he has sent and,
being an actor, thought il was wanted
to settle a dispute which 1 stated IN
my letter to him He has various ad-
mireFs. but 1 love him. and something
must be dOnen'
Ny dear girl. something will be done
and it will be overwhelming and crush
ing when il is done, If YOU permit
yourself 10 indulge in a mushroom love
like this.
The something" that will be done
is what happens when road crusher
rolls over an obstacle in its path You
are deliberately throwing yourself in
the path Of a road crusher that will
crush out all your ife, your hope, your
faith. your future, when you indulge
in love for man whom YOU DO not
know. and one whose calling depends
in a measure for popular success IN
making matinee worshipers OF girls as
1 do not use that word silly to
give offence, but because il is true
description Of you. and one YOU should
recognize, and change, before II is too
late.
You are silly to give this man sec
ond thought and silly to a dangerous
degree in writing to him and asking
him for his photograph
Undoubtedly the lines he speaks on
the stage are heroic, and he does some
noble deed. and YOU. poor child,
imagine that his life off the stage is
a counterpart
Paid for Being Hero.
You have confused the hero who
gets paid so much a week for being
a hero with the man who Is a hero
when there is no one to see, and none
to applaud.
COuntenance with reverence, little
knowing that the face he wears be-
fore an audience is usually the OPP
pOsite of that he wears to those VINO
know him best.
You have emptied out your poor Mt
tie heart at his feet and If acquainf
lance with him resulted in 1t getting
bruised he would care no more than II
it were a football
He must not be too greatly con-
demned for this. It is the class OF
women to which / beg that you VIII
not belong that makes him what ne IS
Notes of admiration and adultation,
appeals for his photograph, homage
from women who are encouraged TO
appear because their appearance sWells
the box office receipts, all serve 10 turn
a head that was never wei fastened
on in the first place.
anu the nero OtA AAAc see-e
the villain in real life, and it is the
women who are to blame.
Something must be done, you say
Ny dear girl, let this be the some
thing" and see to it that it is done, and
done promptly.
Put thoughts OF this man out OF your
mind. Tear up his photograph, and II
you realize that you are not strong
enough to see him act ana keep your
head don't go near him again
There are men in your own circle OF
friends worth a million of men like
him-men who are friends of your
brother. men of whom your father ap-
proves If you must love some one.
pour out your affections on an OBJECT
worthy Of them.
Don't Value Love Cheaply.
Don't value your love so cheaply that
YOU are ready to lay II at the Feet or a
man who would laugh at it. You don't
want to. make a Jest OF the most sacred |
of all emotions; vet I do not doubt that
this man has laughed at you many (
times.
Without doubt he has boosted Of his !