The Washington times., 1919-10-28
True Blue.
Even in Adversely.

DEAR MISS FAlHFAx:
have read your columns every day
sound advice you give to the hum
dreds OF persons who correspond with
you, SO / am also writing for some
advice that 1 want most particularly.
Somewhat over three years ago 1
was introduced to nice young man,
and was thrown with him all the
summer, consequently we became
good friends.
He is q millionaire. and, therefore,
has no need Of money, and ! had
plenty OF money in my own right, 50
II was what was called good
match"
Ny parents approved him and were
eager for the engagement, and SO
during the following winter our en-
gagement was announced. i loved
him then, but IL Is not until now that
realize just how much he means to
me.
Then the war came and he enlist
ed. He went over as a private
rather than have influential persons
get him a commission. snd we cor
responded regularly all the time he
was over there. He was promoted
up and up to first lieutenant, and
was SO proud of my soldier hero.
Then one day the dreadful news
came that he was wounded In action.
They did not tell me the nature of
his wounds, and about two months
onous gas had blinded him. His let
teSs after that were all written by
his nurse, and my letters had to be
read to him, but / never thought OF
my love for him as ever being any
thing but what 1t was After that
friends began to ask me IL / would
marry him when he returned. l al
ways answered yes. His blindness
meant nothing to me.
Then my family began to tell me
haf ha xyff
band, and the more they talked TO
me the more / was determined to
marry him
Before the war was over he was
Washington, but l went to see him.
chaperoned, and he was so glad 10
have me come. Then after ne was
discharged from the service he was
brought to his home by his parents
The doctors had said that the blind
ness was brought on 80 suddenly,
and II he ever regainsd his sight IL
would be through some sudden shock
He came to see me one day to re-
b lease ;e,5 me from my s. tSs, 1na
he couldn't expect me to marry him
because of his blindness. He said
that l, a society belle, could never
stand life with a blind husband.
lied loved him. / felt that life
would be nothing Sithout him. So
! put my hand on his shoulder and
told him as simply as could that l
was as ready as ever to marry him,
and that I would not be released
from my engagement unless he did
not want me. This made him 50
happy. and we had the date nxed
for our marriage.
Now my parents are terribly angry
ct me. They say that ! am running
my life by marrying him. Am I.
Miss Fairfax7 Ny sole object in life
now 10 TO make his life happier, and
] love him dearly. l know that he
loves me. and do you think that We
should let my parents come between
US in this7
Please give me your honest, true
advice on this very soon. ana I sure
will appreciate IL. I am twenty-three
and he is twenty-five years Of age.
IRENE.
Some years ago there was
popular song called "Just Becaus
It's You" 1t was just a sketchy
little song. We sang II
We forgot ii. But IT had in It tn
kernel of the true definition Of love
We don't love people because of thi
or that. We love them becaus
hey are themselves and no one els