Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
Cynthia Disapproycs

Dear Cynthia-Am constant reader
OF your column and having read "Unbe-
levers" letter 7 wish to say that feel
very sorry for him. l know just how
he feels.
He seems to have treated her fairly.
Although / am girl, I do not sympa-
thize with her. He seems to havo been
made the fool Of In my first venture
in the game of love ! was treated some
what the same. I went with a young
man, and although We were both very
young, first love makes a big impress
sion in ones life. He said he loved me
and, Of course, believed him, but shall
never forget how l was deceived After
six months he stopped for no reason
whatever. and knowing positively | haa
done nothing to displease / was at
loss what TO do. 1 grew thin and pale
and was n nervous wreck from the loss
/ of his company. Well. time passed and
I began to think of revenge. vowed
| in time ! would break his heart. and any
one else's who came In my way. And
l kept my vow.
He has come back since then and
begged me to forgive him, but laughed
at him. First ] made up my mind TO
forget. I changed my place of employ
ment because i was constantly re-
minded of him there. Secondly, ! went
| in for sports. l grew Jolly and radiant
| with every one | came in contact with.
Having light curly hair around my head
/ became known as smiles" | became
| acquainted with n Spaniard. tall. hand
some, twenty-seven years of age. lie
called on me regularly and grew to love
| me. / was his life, he said. ] laughed
| to myself and knew he would pay dearly
some day. ! led him to believe l loved
him and most likely would have been
J married this year $50 he thought). He
spent his money lavishly on me and
| ! enjoyed II. Why should l love ham
only for the good time he showed me?
! had been fooled before. Could any one
believe again? Was ! to blame? He
spent all the money. i believe he had
and then told HIN to go and. never
come again; Furthermore, told him 1
/ hated him. He was dumfounded and
! heartbroken. Why should / care? He
came once again and was not at home
He disappeared after that. But had
kept my promise. During that time
two OF whom / admired and liked. They
were aged twenty-one and nineteen, re-
spectively. The one aged twenty-one fell
in love with me. but | could not return
IN me. but when he found that my Low,
was for his chum Of nineteen years he
became angry. l have learned that h,
drinks now and he blames me for all
wrong. for I did not lead him to believ,
I cared. But, Cynthia. after all the one
have pretended to love there is one
love true. Yes, honest love. ! woul,
not deceive him Tor the world. Yet h
knows how have deceived others. an,
he Is doubtful He Is extremely hand
some and has a grand disposition, bu
being born in Italy and / being a
American, he thinks I am playing wit
him like / did with the others. I hav
told him / love him and am very care
full not TO excite his jealousy. He ha
said he loves me, and do you give m
hopes that he will be constant? Do 20
; think that in time he will see I am tru
this time?
was like "Unbeliever." would laug
at any one who said he loved me. bu
for all the young men l have bee
/, among, and there have been a goo
) many others besides those ! have mer
toned, I love this young man. He CAV
me a beautiful ruby ring for Christina
and seems to love me. l think that
he should fan me, ! believe would d
the same thing all over again, onl
break more hearts than did before Ca
any one tell me II am wrong? l am
] CURLY LOCKS.
: You did very wrong to play wit
Y Young men as you did and / cannc
quite blame your present suitor for h
doubts, Remember two wrongs nevt
make a right Because young ma
j made you unhappy was no reason fc
5 YOU TO try 10 make others miserabl,
r hope you are sorry.