The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-03
|CYNTHIA1
GREY'S
|LETTE RS

the best judgment of any per-
son ] know Of, SO what would
you do in my case?
] have been going with a
young lady four years my
senior and she Is as good a
girl as ever stepped in shoe
leather. She used to wait at
a hotel where ! stopped.
went with her to dances and
took her to the shows, and SO
one day she told me she had a
better job in a town SO miles
from here, where she could
make more money, and SO she
went. / received three letters
from her and answered them
by return mail. One day
went to see her, and while
there l got stewed and took
a train back, and l did not
know that l was leaving
town at all, for / intended to
stay a few days. l went to
talk with her, but you see,
she was working, and had no
time to talk till s D. m. that
night, and there was not a
thing for me to do, or no
place to go, only a few sa-
looms. She got angry, and
have written her four letters
to try and square myself. She
got them, but won't answer.
l have her picture and few
little knick-knacks. Should
send them to her? | guess
have lost out altogether,
but IL there is a chance to
get her love back | would
never take any more drinks.
have over $4,000 in the
bank and make $3.50 per day
and am only 29 years old,
and life doesn't look good to
me now. l feel like getting
drunk and staying that way,
and then, again, / know there
Is nothing good about that.
and then / never would get
her back again. This girl is
True Blue and l would do
anything for her that she
asked il it was In my power.
Now Miss Grey, what shall /
do? A DRUNK.
A.-Your false reasoning Is s,
milar to that of all people VIII,
rink too much that 1 want 3,
~ just q few words in the hop,
lat you will remember then
ext time.
You must first of all be homes
18th yourself. You Say you hat
D place to go but the saloon
hat is not true. You could hav,
ought a magazine and rea,
while in the hotel lobby; 70,
Duld have taken a walk into tn,
iburbs and sat down ON tn
reen grass, with the dome of tn,
KY above you, and the hori 4
our boundary, and you coul,
ave taken time to think hoy
onderful the world really Is, ant
Ow great the Intelligence tina
)nceived it, and i am sure has
Oh done this you would hav,
cen fit to meet the "Irue Blu,
irl." As it was, 1t seems hes
lat the train did carry you ava,
efore seeing her.
Your redemption is started nov
the thought you expressed wlIeI
)u said you felt like 2ettin,
runk and staying that way, ant
len you felt there was nothing
bod about that. Hold to that
nd make yourself the man YOU
ally arc at your best.
With the girl you are going t.
D your best. Don't make am
'sh; but whether or not you evel
ear from her, keep your word
'Oking to the principle of life Il
rect you, just as 1t is doing nov
hen you say there Is nothin,
bod about getting drunk.
Dear Miss Grey: You are
so kind in giving one infor-
nation, will you please an
swer few questions for me?
l have terrible trouble with
my hands. They get dry and
rough and crack and get sore
from doing my homework.
have tried several different
things, but nothing seems to
help. A HOUSEWIFE.
Aft you will make the fol
wing recipe according to diret
ons, I am sure you will find it q
God as any, and perfectly harm
IS.
ORANGE FLOWER SKIN FOOD
White wax, " ounce; spegma
I'll, " ounce! lanolin, 1 ounce
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