Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14
THE LOVE GAME.

sWc all admit that the man Is u cau
shose attentions TO girl are wuho"
Intentions, who takes up her tinie anu anu
mcnopolixes her society without eNo,
asking her to marry him But what atou'
the girl who plays with the hear' VI a''
honest man who ~ IN love WIN ho, WI"
lets him fetch and carry for her, who en-
c,urares him 10 spend his money on her,
and who keeps him dangling on, year ater
,e.r while she waits for better eaten
to come along!
she also is n cad but the feminine cheat
=, ~ uamr of hearts is never quite 81
desn,rahle as tho male. because the CARDS
.,e al stacked against her, and that
- s,ne small excuse for her taking
uha, advantage she can.
No man can realize how terribly the
,,,atrimonial odds are against a woman,
I~rausr convention does not permit her
., frankly seek her mate. She can't go
ON, IN the open. and pick out man she
GLss and ask him to be her husband
shes got 10 do the thing stealthily, and
\, hook ur crook. and often by rcsorting
a. tactics that are repugnant to her, and
this has made hcr feel that anything If
far m love. and the war Of the sexes
Vow one oi the things that nearly all
WOMEN know ls that men are like sheep:
thev follow the leader about woman
Tbcy admire the women that other men
admire They go ~ see the girl that other
mo- co To see They want 10 marry the
clrl that other men want 70 marry. nav
j. the rcasn. a girl Is either belle or n
wall flower. for 10 her that hath heauN
o,ber bcn,x shall I've added even more
hundsn,lv. and from her that hath
rot shall hc taken away even the one
s,l,t,r, one that She hat b. II IS TINS
predilcctlon of men tor worShippng IN
. crowd that make, women bind every
mar they can 7" them. m order 70 nave
q corne-'a for the man they really want
Anl sometimes y lntlcts n critl ia''
O. thC hell vcthcr
am not urgIr thI~ as JustIhcatIor tor
glr, playIrg with ar hoitNt heait tut
a't,i M sclt-prc,crvatlor Is tie hr>t law
= rature
Certainly woman Is selfish t. the core,
i ha, !. lump of ice IN her bosom IN
- ,od 4. heart when She Hrre man $
dsyctio,. lta press agCucy fcr herself,
a-d tantelIzcS his love ior rcVernc
Nct ~ have ail seer that XII q of thing
dais scores Of tunes We have secn 3
splcldid man break ms alahastcr box a
~. feet of some greedy and graspRg CIR
who had nof soul CROUCH even 70 SavoI
tAe Ircepsc that was offered her Nftll les
aid he have cor~cicrcc enough ard sym
r-thy CROUCH t. stop his sacrifice ~ th'
hest Ec had - give
~hc had 70 lrtcrtIor of marrying TIE
mar vct 81, let him Hart, oi her al ~
treasurc III bis youth, and romance. I'll q
his power - love purely AMI passionatciN
and deeply. arv woman. hcCausC 4 fiat
.sred her vanity 70 he 50 adored, ard Z
have one more in her string Of admirers
Also he could be reckoncd Is git
edged asset III the way Of presents. are
the,,rc tickets. and rides and a an ever
nresent help in times Of trouble abou'
getting 20 and from places when no othc'
cavalier was available And Tor this smal
gam. Innvumerahle women have robbie,
men of their peace and happiness. and thel
faith IN the whole feminine sex
~ course. the woman NAV say she toiC
the man that she didn love him anC
wouldn't marry him. but while her lip'
aid no her ewes said YES. and sht
fp~.nrd her refusal in such = way that
hope still lived on snd IN this wsy sht
kept the man hanging on. spending hIs
time and money upon her and wastine
the Treasure Of ms affection upon her until
abe uss ready 10 marry someone else
There Is no more despicable thing. nc
crueller thing than for men and women tC
nlay with the hearts Of those who lov,
them vet IN common fairness 20 thcsS
prilanderers we must admit that some
times the harm they do Is uniptentiona
Love Is thing over which we have m
control We cannot make ourselves love
Anv more than we can make ourselve:
cease from loving Nor can We heat up q
lukewarm affection into burning sizzhns
passion And this Is equally true of meT
and women.
60 o,l bx-
but suddenly we resllxe that a footsteI
that thrilled US thrills us no more tha
the litAle wayr of an Individual allur,
us DO more that we are bored TO tear
81 the presence Of one Of whose societv W.
haS thought We could never weary.
We have fallen out Of love as iDexpli
sAblv a. we fell IN love. and we know no
why IN either case The man or woman
we lowed hss not been changed Il is ",
Who have changed and we ran no NOR
70 back 20 that other sell that loved
and admired and was satisfied than "
esp go back into the cradle again
A false sense Of honor end misgudc,
DIV and tenderness have made thousand
of men and women 60 or and MARI,
tine pomer and men that they nave out
grown ard ceased 70 love bccausc ther
Felt thst in such cases the fault was theirs
hIlG filhV tuOIlQ tt iUt SdCTlDCc
80 men WITH death IN their hearts. com,
brk and lesd 70 the altar the girls the
got Engaged 70 before they went fortl
= seek Their fortunes IL the widc world
sd porner make bleak marriages wifi
thc patient suItors who have been court
ins them for wears and vesrs. and whom
they have not the courage 70 refuse a
last
Never was there a more mistaken idea
~ beauty Never crueller kindness
No human being can do another greate.
wrong than 70 marry him or her for pity
IL i only III fiction that q SentirneTlta
Tommy can camouhage his feelin
and hide ms WEAKNESS well enough t
deceive the wife or husband Of his or he
bosom INTO thinking that SKINNED mil
affection IS the cream OF devotion
So a man or woman Is justified in REM
ng r the love game wher ever they fr,
out hey have ceased 70 hold trumps
better - be called gutter than +,
To- al urloving husband or wife But II
grent game, this game Of hearts if yo