The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-06-12
fCYNTHIA|
GREY'S
ILETTER S|

WIN thNNlSbl III yOul
columns the matrimonial diff
ficulties of man and maid.
My experience has been some
what different from that of
the majority who seek your
counsel.
l have a good stock ranch
and comfortable income.
Three years ago | wanted a
wife. Within the space of
fifteen months | was turned
down" twice. Heart-broken
and in despair, ! came to Ia
coma, but i'll luck logged my
Footsteps. ] even advertised
in an eastern journal, but
could not focus my affections
on any one OF the candidates
for my hand: but the atten-
ton flattered my vanity. II
was companionship ] craved.
A young man of similar pro-
pensities took me around and
showed me how to paint the
town red. Now ! am a real
live sport. ] enjoy all the
good things OF life and help
others to get a share of them.
No wedding bells for me. l
come and 60 at my own
sweet Will. | have many ac-
quaintances of both sexes.
live at a good hotel, drive a
Winton auto, and in general
] am care-free, gay Lo-
thario. 1t will take clever
trap to catch this little bird.
Still, If ] met the right kind
of a girl, | might surrender
Internationally, who knows?
| can hear your readers say
that there must be something
wrong with him, about his
appearance or his personal
ity, or something else. My
first love rejected me be-
cause l was too religious;
the second, because | was
not religious enough. SO
there must be something to
my credit. am 25; nearly
six feet tall; dark; erect;
with clearskin; ] enjoy the
best of health: have never
had any illness since child
hood.
Now Miss Grey, do not
lecture me on my faults.
plead guilty in advance.
But would you, with your
intimate knowledge of heart
affairs, recommend me to
leave the solid rock of bache-
lordom and embark on the
treacherous seas of matri-
mony? Is II selfishness on
my part. Is II pure cussed-
ness7 Or am | too much of
a missy and afraid to take a
chance?
For goodness sake let me
down easy. l.. NJ. T.
A.-Will wonders never cease
low marvellous that one who
o busily engaged i'm keeping pa,
nth the bright lights shOul
teal few moments from his col
inual round of pleasure to ~
uaint Cynthia Grey with the u,
antages derived from basking
he lure of such an intoxicatin
fe!
Now, my "gay young LOthario,
cts get down to facts. Tire
ears ago you decided that 70
1anted to help on your stOC
anch and figured that matriinOn
Iould be altogether the cfeape,
nd most satisfactory way out. S
OIL sailed forth into the wOrl
4, search of a rOse-petal mai
'ith a scrub-girl's experience
nd naturally you got stung. Van
" took an awful tumble. Wit
our exalated views of self va
that any mere gi
,Ould be tickled to death to ia
nto the tracks of such a hant
ONE lord and master, and whe
on found that the fairer &c
ave some opinions of their owl
on received quite a shock, didn
ON? You know as well as / d
hat you could have found a GOO
fife il you had been worthy {
err; but you don't want to fac
acts, that's all.
The lure of the bright ligh,
ways offers temporary relief
vanity so you Joined I'll
anISs of the jolly good fellows.
IS long as you find the road s
leasant and the rock of bachelor
ON so solid, why leave it [
iake the life of some girl mi
rable? There's no hope for 70
ntil your hyperbOlical ego hs
nm its course, and the fog of e,
erience has dimmed your brigl
ghts and You find yourself grol
ng about i'm the polluted darl
ess which has settled about 70,
he shadows will disappear OF
y one and you will come to Iii
nth a jolt, crumpled in healt
nd spirit, at the foot of a stee
ill on a bed Of thorns--thel
gay Lothario," you will apprec
te the full effect of my words.
OIL would like to see in