Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-05
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car has told you when you wish to
go any place to let him know, should
you do so? THANH foO'
"a A chaperon Should accom-
pany the party. One boy could SIT
on another boys lap or on the
door of the car
90 Do not ask him. After you
had asked the favor he would not
feel so inclined to take you places
at your wish. Let him do the in
viting when he chooses.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: / am II
years old and l have gone with n
young man a little older than
am. He took me to dance one
night and we didn't get home until
II and my father and mother were
very angry. He asked me to go to
another dance and they would not
let me. My father was going to be
out of town on Sunday and my
mother said l might have the boy
over for Sunday night.
He didn't come until three-quar-
tiers of an hour late and my moth
er was very angry. She was cool
all through dinner and in the even
ing he took me to picture show:
Since then he has spoken to me
when he sees me, but he has not
asked to come over again. l like
this boy very much and do not
want him to be offended. What
shall 1 do? FRANCES.
There is nothing you can do but
let him go, if he chooses to be Of
Tended. Speak pleasantly when
you meet and he may ask to call
again. You are very young and
your parents were justified when
they objected to your being out
until II o'clock.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have a
dear friend in the service, whom l
care more for than life and who
has always declared he loved me.
A friend of his and mine found out
we were corresponding by looking
through his letters at camp and
he writes me that his friend has
told him things about me that
would damage my name. | an
swered the letter and said that /
would not thank them for talking
me over and that 1 was only fool
ing my time away with the fellow.
Ibid this to stop gossip, Then this
boy told my friend and he wrote
that l was false to him. He said
he loved me, but never would re-
turn to me. and that l could have
the other boy.
Should | write to him and apol-
ogize for the letter l wrote his
friend, as l only did it as l did
not know for sure what had been
said? My friend will sail for
Frence soon and l do not want him
TO leave feeling that 1 am untrue
to him. | cannot be satisfied with.
out him, because he is always on
my mind.
l wrote him a letter telling him
l was true to him and of his
friend telling him a story only to
cause trouble, but yet he believes
his friend. He said l am just like
all the rest, false in my heart, and
that he was going to France to
make the Germans suffer as l had
made him.
1 want your best advice.
AMERICA FIRST.
Write the boy letter and say
that you are sorry he has decided
not to be friends any more. Sa!
that the letter his friend wrote you
made you doubt him for a time
and act unwisely. Enclose the let
ter from the friend so that he will
have evidence.
Do not make your letter an apol-
ogy. You do not owe him an apol-
ogy because your trouble is simply
the outcome of misrepresentation
and misunderstanding. If he does
not answer you or still insists up
on not seeing you again, do not
write him another letter.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have a
gentleman friend in the army and
he has told me that he loves me- l
have received several letters from
him in which he says he does. l
have also written him that l love
him. Now have found out that he
is writing to another girl the same
way and she thinks he loves her.
What shall l do?
BROKEN-HEARTED.
Do not write to him again. II
you hear from him, ignore his let
tiers.