The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-01
Heart and Beauty
Problems
BY MES. ELIzARETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: / am TWEEN
ty years old and have been going
with a fellow two years my senior
for almost ten months. Altho he has
L haven't gone with any other since
I left his town and came to another.
He comes to sec me as often as he
can and writes to me every week. 1
cared for him at first, but not as much
now. How shall 1 drop him, as want
to in the near future? He must care
for me or he wouldn't come to see me,
as 1t is about forty miles. and he
comes by train. I am afraid it will
hurt his feelings awfully. How can
make him understand? SYLVIA.
I wouldn't drop him entirely II
were you. Continue to write to him,
but let your letters show less inter-
est. You are at perfect liberty to go
with other boys slylce this one did not
ask you to merry him and gain your
consent. He will understand how you
feel by the tone of your letters. Also
write less frequ entity.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am so
worried I haven't the least idea what
to do. I am 20 years old and am
going with young man four years
my senior. He says e loves me very
much and 1 know he does do not
love him and I have never told him
did, altho he seems to think I do,
|
about what we are going to do.
have never encouraged him sand /
nave told him / would not marry
him. 1 do not want to give him up,
as think it would be mean to do so
when 1 know he Will not be here very
much longer. AS long as l do not
promise to marry him I am not un-
der any obligations to him.
There is a young man in the city
of whom 1 think a great deal. We
have only been together a little.
know he thinks well of me as he has
ofttimes said so to others. He leaves
soon for camp and he has already
come to me and said goodbye. When
he left he gave me a handclasp and
look I will never forget and wished
me good luck. He also asked me to
tell the other boy the same for him.
They were very close friends. 1 am
sure he wanted to say something else.
but We We're in a very crowded place
and he had no chance. I do not want
him to go out of my life like this,
for 1 cannot think of anyone else as
do him. Would it have been all
| right to suggest his writing to me 3?
was so hurt over his leaving 1 could
think of nothing to say. What shall
l do? He will not write first because
he thinks l am engaged to the other
boy. Would it be all right to send
him card? GWENDOLYN.
1t would have been all right to say
that you would be interested to hear
about his camp experiences il he ever
found time to write. You might knit
him pair of socks or send him a box
of candy. 1t is permissible for girl
to do many things for a soldier which
are ordinarily tabooed. II the boy
has no other girl for whom he cares a
| great deal he no doubt will be most
pleased to get a remembrance from
writ
send the socks. Then make a brief
| note saying that you have tried to do
your bit and you hope the socks will
be of service to him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: wish very
much to become a Red Cross nurse
I am eighteen. have just a common
school education. How long does i,
| take before you can go to France?
COUNTRY GIRL
1t takes three years hospital train
/ ing to become a Red Cross nurse A
high school education is required.