The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-07
Cynthia Grey's
Answers
"such Love Never Comes But

Such Love Never Comes But
Once"
Dear Miss Grey: L am
almost ashamed TO tell you
my sorrow when you have SO
many to share, and 1 only
one to bear.
1 am 10 years of age; two
years ago, L met a young
man three years my senior.
We We're fast friends for q
long time. He respected me
as he would his own sister,
The other members Of his
family seemed so nice, too,
especially his mother, whom
1 thought very dear.
Wei, Miss Grey, one night
he told me he loved me
and that when we We're old
er he was going TO build a
home for our very own. 1
was happy then, for 1 never
dreamed he cared for me in
that way. i loved him with
as true a love as God ever
gave to man, a love straight
from Heaven. 1 consented to
this plan because I loved him.
In the meantime we were to
KEEP it a secret from every
one and be only true friends
preparing ourselves for our
life together.
He worked night and day,
very nearly, and always saved
all he could. We never went
on expensive pleasure trips,
and for a year worked and
saved together.
One night he told me he
used to Ego out with the
boys" and had a ''high time"
and hadn't always been
straight, but he gave il all
up for me. 1 never guessed
what a hard struggle he was
having to make good this
promise, and maybe l didn't
make it as easy as possible.
My brothers were all SO
good and clean, 1 thought all
boys were the same.
We planned to go to
church one evening, and on
his way to our house he met
some of his old companions.
Well, Miss Grey, he didn't
come to our house that
evening. He offered no ex-
planation; 1 wrote a note, but
received no answer. 1t has
been a year now, and the
only explanation is what he
told my friends-"He was
not fit to be my friend"
1 believe he is trying to do
better now, but is too proud
to ask to renew the friend
ship. l shall never forget
him; I gave my first and
best love to him. Such love
never comes but once in a
persons life. If 1 knew
he was leading bet
ter life, 1 could stand it, but
the thought that he has gone
down is almost unbearab1e,
until L think of his mother.
How hard it must be for her!
She told me all about him;
IL was from her L learned of
his downfall. She broke
down when she told me.
Shall 1 write him again and
ask to be released from my
promise, or just let it go the
way it is? I shall never
marry; shall devote my life
to some good purpose and
live to teach little children.
to be big, splendid men and
women.
/ thank you. KOE.
A.-Your story is a. sad on,
nd you have my deep sympathy
ut you are so very young
ok and bar the doors of you
cart against love. A girl al
avs feels more or less the sam
tier her first love affair; thu
, IL she is pure and true an
ncere In her love.
That same love is still in you
cart, and you are just as al
J met another who can claim /
on feel now as though you ca
ever love. again because yo
ave set this young man up {
BUR idol and built golden ca
es around him, and suddenl
; a shaft of lightning his wa!
ardness has shattered them; bt
ke a wrecked building they ca
repaired and time will serve G
heart balm.
If you feel that you can move
AIRY the man, l advise you
rite a brief. note and releas
our engagement.