Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-10
); ! !; Bf ?z35 45{!3a,
bJ MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

| met boy and he declared he
loved me- | was very young and
my heart was thrilled. Two years
| later he moved away and because
my parents objected he saw no
more of me. After five years he
| has returned and with a wife. He
is working for my father now.
When he first came and | saw his
wife | thought | should die. 1t
seemed that all turned black. No
other man has ever caused the
thrill he caused in my heart. the
sight of him hurt me so greatly. /
have argued with my heart that II
it were real love | had for him |
shouldn't care for the comradship
of other men. but / do. No matter
what sensible things / think. the
thrill still remains. / am "a years
old What can | do to make my
self get over my love for that boy.
HELEN.
Keep on having as good time as
possible with other friends and turn
your thoughts in another direc-
ton. Don't even argue with your
self about the man, because that
encourages you to think about him
just as much as thoughts of love
would. After you become more &C
customed to seeing him and his
wife you will not notice the thrill.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Every
morning when go to work there is
a young lady who walks the way
do. She is pretty and seems to be
a nice girl We live near each
other. but have not been intro
duced. | like her looks better
than any girl l know. 1t has be-
come embarrassing when we meet
because we know each other and
have to pretend we don't. Do you
think it would be insulting to say
| Good morning" and tip my hat
when l met her? l don't want to
do anything that would make her
dislike me- like her too well for
that. IN DOUBT.
| think it would be safe to speak
/ to the girl. She can see by the gem
tlemanly way in which you do it
that you are not insulting her.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: a. II a
boy is engaged TO you and does
not want to tell your parents. do
you think he does not mean 10
keep his promise?
(2) If he does not tell them his
intentions toward their daughter
how should the parents treat him ?
S.
"a When a boy wants to keep
an engagement an absolute secret
il is almost always because he is
not sure he loves the girl aud
wants a loophole so that he can
drop the girl if he tires of her and
no one will be the wiser If, how
ever, the engagement is not a Sc
cret and the boy merely objects .
telling the parents, that Is not his
reason. He probably is bashful ard
does not feel the importance of
the little courtesy.
t2D If the boy does not tell the
parents, but they know anyway
and do not object. they should treat
him as future son-ip-law just as
if he had told them.
Dear Mrs Thompson. Can girls
go to France without speaking
French? INQUISlTIVE.
Perhaps a few are taEtn with
out knowing how to speak French,
but in almost all cases that is one
OF the requirements.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: What
makes the finger nails grow?
RED LIPS
A woman who has her hands in
water much finds that her nails
grow rapidly. There is nothing
else that encourages the growth
except to give them attention every
night and massage them with an
oil
Dear Mrs. Thompson: What care
should the teeth have? Is it neces-
sary to brush them more than once
day? DOUBTFUL.
The teeth should be brushed aft
err each meal. but it is best TO use
only clear water and no powder.
In the morning they should be
cleansed thoroughly with a good
tooth powder. paste or liquid
whichever you prefer.