Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-15

VvyHAT do you think is sign tina
w love has come You have al
opinion, ard. without shadow
OF doubt it is based on experience
Looking back TO that experience, would
you say the writer of this letter is in
love7
Il am youth. and considered good
looking by the fair sex. ! think I am
in love with a girl. but she seems to be
Indifferent to me think Of her day
and night. Is that sign that 1 love
herr"
I say ii is To dream Of a girl all
night and think ef her ali day is con
elusive proof Of love. OF no one IN
the world does a man think so con-
stantly except Of the girl he loves.
There are also other signs, many Of
them more convincing. He sees nc
fault in the girl He is never with hei
so long at time that he has had a
surfen of her society.
The hours fly when with her. and
drag when away The only happiness
he knows when they are apart is count
ing the time when he will be with
her again.
He has no hopes that are not cen
tered around her He can imagine no
iov that is independent Of her exist
ence and. if trouble comes to him, his
first thought is Of the effect It may
have on her
He wants to shield her He longs
for the right to protect her from every
adverse wind that blows. He regards
money as only a means for making life
pleasant for her, he counts all his
friends of no value unless they are
also friendly to her
He Has All the symptoms.
The signs of love are legion, but this
Young man has the one that is unmis-
taxable In the constant thinking Of
her will originate every dream for her
every hope for her. every ambition
He continues. she is very popular
among the boys. and she treats them
all as she treats me. A friend of mine
saw her once. and now he IS apparently
snitten with her. Would you consider
that a cause of breaking off my friend
ship with him. or would you step aside
and let him have her?'
All here is a sign that doesn't point
30 genuine love. No real lover enter
tains the thought of letting some
other man have the girl he loves.
If the most peacable man In the
world every drop Of blood in his veins
. a
pect Let" him have her! Not if con-
slant devotion. II patience, II night
for every inch OF ground with every
weapon love calls its own can win
her!
The man who steps meekly aside in
such a contest Is one Of loves molly
coddles. He has water in his veins,
and lukewarm water at that.
He will never win anything he wants
in life. for the reason that there is
always some other man who wants the
same thing
He viii find there are others who
want what he wants in every walk in
life If he will meehy give up a fight
for the girl he loves. he will more
meekly surrender the round of the lad
der he has reached because some other
man wants It,
He will get nowhere. Indeed, doubt
If he will ever start. for even az the
starting point there are always others
who want to have their turn with THEFT
toes on the line.
A Spineess Love.
He loves this girl on this there is
no doubt But it is weak. spineless
sort of affection the kind that cnngs
without giving support, the kind that
drags and pulls down.
If he goes to her and says. as he has
said TO me in effect. Il love you. l
think OF you by day and by night An
other man loves you. Shall step aside
and let him have YOU"
II he says that. and she has the
sense she needs for her own protec
ton. she will tell him it IS not in his
power TO let any man have her. That
is within no ones power but her own.
But il he feels that way about it..
she will add, with scorn. he need never
attempt to see her again.
Then she will regard him as a closed
incident book that has been read
and that left disagreeahle impress