Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-15


years of age and live with my par
ents and two brothers on a large
farm. l have never been away from
home in my life over three days,
and 1 have worked hard all the
time But they don't seem to ap-
preciate it at all. 1t has been
long time since they have bought
me clothes to wear. | milk four
cows night and morning and skim
the cream, and l cash all the
checks. We have a large house,
built IL years ago, and my parents
have bought only a few pieces OF
furniture to put in it. From cream
checks that amount to So and 81
a week l am trying to save to get
some furniture and some clothes.
Besides 1 can't have any men
callers without getting a terrible
scolding 1t doesn't seem to make
any difference whom l keep COM
pany with, they speak of him as
fool and Ioafer. The men whom l
have kept company with any
length of time were honest farmer
boys.
For three months last winter l
never left the place, although there
were shows and social affairs that
I was invited to. My parents never
once told me | should or could go.
Do YOU think / am treated fairly?
l feel that l haven't the freedom
other girls have and 1t is hard to
go on like this with nothing to look
forward to.
would like to become nurse,
as they are needed so badly now,
but 1t seems l haven't ghost OF
a chance. LONESOME MINNIE.
You are quite right in not want
ing to be imposed upon If you can
possibly help it. Your parents are
doing you an injustice in making
your life all work and no play. The
world is so badly in need of nurses
right now that it is quite possible
that you could make some arrange
ment with a hospital to take
course in nursing and earn little
money at the same time. Take the
matter up with the head of a hos
pital or first talk it over at the Red
Cross headquarters in the nearest
town.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have
been going with young man. Two
years ago l went with him for
short time and liked him very much.
But there was another girl who al
WAYS made trouble between us. We
often talked about her making trou-
= Hot hIf Cfill hn would
not tell me what she said about me.
He called her awful names and ev-
erything else and he stopped her on
the street and gave her a little uh~
,-Gerstanding about making such
trouble. After that he left me be-
cause the trouble was still going on
and on. But no matter where l
went he was there and saw me and
would come and talk to me.
We were friends until one night |
was going home from the meat
market. He saw me and asked if he
could see me sometime and invited
me to a show the next night. l said
l would like to go if he would not
be ashamed of me. He said he was
not and never would be. The next
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er and father. We went together
for two months. He left me again
and never told me the reason. OF
course l wrote him letter and ask
ed him the reason
One night he stopped me in town
and told me that we would stop go
ing together because he didn't know
what to do himself. We talked two
hours and then parted. Now he is
going back with that girl that did
make trouble between us and he
called her awful names. He always
thinks so much about himself. He
is taken for respectable man, but
after all of this I am taking him
for a very low class man. Do you
think he is an honest man?
NJ. A. F.
He is not honest. If he were he
would not pretend to be your friend
and talk about the other girl, but
at the same time go with her. Re
spect yourself so much that you do
not feel it necessary to ask boy If
he will be ashamed to be with you.
The boy has proved himself I'M
worthy of your friendship and if he
ever tries to come back you should
refuse to let him. 1t would be good
for him to realize that in your own
opinion you are too good for him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: / am girl
Is years of age and have just fin
ished my freshman year in high
school. l have a question that has
bothered me for some time
There Is a boy halfsyear behind
me in school. l love him more than
any other boy. He is what I call
decent and respectable boy. There
is going to be play that he is in
and / am also. 1t will not let out
until late, and so would 1t be proper
for me to ask him to walk home
with me or would IL show ignor-
ance?
This is the first boy I have really
loved and l do certainly love him.
How can find out whether he loves
me? CONSTANT READER,
You should not ask him to walk
home with you. If he wanted to he
would without your asking, and
surely you would not want to put
him in a position where he would
have to do 1t or be rude. Have some
member of your family call for you
unless he asks permission before
the play TO take you home.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: "a I am
considered good looking, am neat in