Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-14
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Dear Mrs. thompson / am a
young man % years old. | have an
opportunity which calls me many
miles away. | have a girl friend
near here whom l like ever so
much. Would it be all right TO
leave her? And how can | keep her
a sweetheart, and still not keep her
from having a good time?
| may be gone two or three years.
Would you advise me to keep up
correspondence, or have her forget
me? DOUBTFUL DICK.
| You are too young to tie yourself
to one girl by becoming engaged to
her, and so it will be best for your
to leave her with no definite I'M
derstanding as to the future except
! that YOU value her friendship high
/ ly and that you want her 10 write
you often When you reach your
destination you should write her at
once, showing her that you really
want to correspond and giving her
chance to answer your letter.
! Dear Mrs Thompson; | have a
I boy friend in the army who sent me
a war savings stamp for my birth
/ day ! appreciated it very much,
but my girl friend said it was as
bad as accepting money or jewelry
and that | should return it to him.
| am afraid if 7 do that | will hurt
his feelings and l don't want to.
What do you think? BETTY.
( Under the circumstances ii Will
be all right to accept the gift. In
remembering you the boy also did
a service for his country which was
a very good idea.
Dear Mrs Thompson: We are
two girls u and H. We both re-
ceived letters from two boys in an
other town whom we met and have
gone with while on vacation. How
I long should we wait before we an
swer? And what could we write
about to make an interesting let
ter? CHuMS-
Wait week or two before an
swering. Tell them whatever in
terests you most and they probably
Will be interested. too. Also com
ment on what they told you so that
they will know that you appreci-
ated their letters.
Dear Mrs Thompson: l am II
years old, Do you think black
silk skirt too old for me?
DOUBTFUL.
Yes. I think it is too old Brown
blue. stripes or a plaid would be sc
much prettier and more youthful.
Dear Mrs Thompson: have dark
red hair. but I do not like the color
of t. Is there anything that Will
make it still darker?
CAROLINE.
Leave YOUR hair it's natural color
because il is prettier that way than
any wav YOU can color it. have
Irnver Known anyone who Owed her
hair with success. When the ha 7
grows ont at the roots the differ
ence shows and causes the hair tC
be streaked and artificial looking.
! Dear Mrs. Thomson: 7 do fling
in an office. When I started to work
the office how who is 10 but looks
Younger. showed me how to do a
great many things. | appreciated
his kindness. because there was q
red -haired girl in the office who
wouldn't show me anything and
she was very mean. | was always
n'easant to this bov. thinking that
he was IA or IS Now he tries tC
make dates with mo berause ! am
o"lv 10 too. 7 would not go places
with him because | do not like him
in that way and he looks very
Young. do not like to hurt
his feelings hut | have refused his
invitations every time. What shall
I saw the next time that he asks
me to go somewhere so that he will
not ask again?
DOUBTFUL.
Tell him that Won cannot go with
hint is best not too have too in
innate friendships with your bust
ness associates.
Dear Ms Thomson: I am 3
years of aga and have been married
five wears. We have one child. Dur
inc the first wears of our married
life NV husband mistreated me
shamefn1'v abusing and neglectine
me left him once. but returned
at his urgent request and pleading
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