Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-07

OS1iE hAos 1AOIupSOhs OhS VI my
daughters boy friends brought a
soldier to our home to call. The
soldier and my daughter seemed
to become infatuated the very night
they met. After he returned to
camp they corresponded. He went
to France and was injured and for
a time she did not hear from him.
He is back in the states and they
are corresponding again.
1 picked up a letter the other
day and l couldn't resist reading
it. II was a love letter. l don't
know what to do. My daughter is
only Is and I do not want her to
write love letters. 1t is embar-
RAISING for me, because l cannot
tell her l read the letter without
offending her. What would you do
if you were in my position?
MRS. SMITH.
Your daughter has reached an
age where h.r judgment should be
trusted. Say nothing about read
ing the letter Do all you can to
encourage her confidence and
make her feel that she has your
sympathy and understanding. At
fairs of the heart usually turn out
all right if they are allowed to take
their natural course. You really
have no cause to worry because
your daughter has reached an age
when it would be difficult TO pre-
vent love from entering her life.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am very
unhappy. 1 am engaged to be mar
ried and I love my fance more
than anything in the world. He
loves me, too, and does not want
to give me up but he will not
marry me until l learn to control
my temper.
Almost every time he comes over
something happens to make me
angry and then I say terrible
things to him or some one else. Last
night I was putting on my little
sisters shoes and she was crying
and acting terribly. / got impa--
tient and flung her of my lap onto
the floor and she hurt herself.
Then he told me that l must con-
troll my temper for six months
without losing it once before We
could marry.
What would you advise me to
do? I try hard now but it doesn't
seem to do any good.
HAZEL X.
You do cot try hard enough TO
control your temper. 1t is a mat
ter you will have to overcome
alone. Now that you know You are
on six months probation, you
ought to have a great enough in
centive to conquer your temper.
Close your lips tight when you are
angry and do not say anything.
When you become cool yoC will
not feel the same desire TO be I'M
kind.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am of
an average build and do not dress
strikingly or in expensive clothes.
But everywhere go the boys act
crazy over me. The other girls just
stand and stare. try not to let
on, but It embarrasses me very
much. try not to talk TO them.
What can l do? BLUE EYES.
Seek the company OF girls. II
YOU are dignIhed and encourage
only the young men you admire,
YOU need not be troubled. Your
falling is probably lack of dig
nifty.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: ! am near
ly IS years old and want to leave
home. Can leave without my
peoples consent2 CAZENOVlA.
You are still a minor and there
fore cannot leave home without the
consent OF your parents. Do moth
ing hasty when you become OF age.
The protection of a home means
more than a young girl can real
ize.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am mar
ried and have three children. My
husband the last year has told me
several little things that are not
true and do not know why he
should.
- ~ He aeuses me of being with
other men, but it is not true. ! am
in very poor health and do not go
anywhere except to step over TO
neighbours house Then he sends
the children looking for me.