Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Strange Tales
About Those
You Love
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX

S~~h'S w pS al SpluelHlC Ol
letters coming in these days from
girls who are struggling with ter
rblc doubt of the men to whom
they are betrothed. Here's a speci-
men which tells the story:
For two years I've been engaged
to a man who came here from a dis.
tant town about five years ago. Now
someone tells my brother that my
Jack is married and has been mar
ried all the while. | won't let my
brother insult Jack by asking him
anything about it, but it worries me
more than | can tell you. Won't
YOU inform me how to proceed
there must be someone i'll the town
Jack comes from who could give me
the facts in the case. | love my boy,
but I'm sure you would be the last
to reproach me for being on my
guard. "MABELLE."
Indeed, ! am the last to reproach
any human being for a little sane
common sense. fairly ache when
see girls throwing away their
chances of happiness with the lavish
carelessness and spendthrift extrav-
agances of our times.
Sometimes when | see the rat
faced youths with unhealthy CONF
plexions who roam down our streets
with the air of lords of creation and
observe the infatuated young crea-
lures who cling to the reedy arm Of
the undesirable males, | want to go
to law about it! Dancing partners,
escorts to the movies, men to beau
her around. seem sometimes SO nee
essary to the heart of a girl she'll
go without food and drink-to get
the raiment which will lure a man
of a certain type to her side. g.,
If only girls would stand off and
take a good look at the men they
meet and strive to attract! If only
they wouldn't let nature and youth
throw stardust in their eyes!
Heigho! l suppose I'm saying, IF
only youth would act like sober, Sc
rious middle age"
Of course, it won't-but can't
youth take glance before it leaps
If look" is too much to ask
OF it?
How can any girl go about with a
man for two years, come to the stage
OF love and understanding where she
has promised to be his wife-and
then not have the slightest idea
whether he's an honest man or a
liar?
I once knew girl who told me
with perfect candor that whenever
a man treated her badly she blamed
no one but herself. Said she:
"Often | meet chap who attracts
me, but I know he isn't good sort.
I say to myself, Gertrude, eyes in
the boat! Watch where you are
steering, my dear OF course. l
don't always heed my own advice.
Sometimes I get so fascinated that
it just seems as if I can't But |
know who is to blame when it all
comes out badly"
The Girl Knows.
Now that is true of most of us.
We have a sober realization of the
real natures Of the folks who fasci-
nate us. We doubt some charming
rogue and I'VE are "sure" Of some old
sober-sidesS we can't like in spite of
knowing he has an admirable char
acter.
So when a girl engages herself to
a man she knows whether it is to
a man she trusts and believes in or
merely to one she--wants.
There's another side to tit goes
deeper than, the fact that most wom-
en- don't get "roped in" when they
are tied to scoundrels.
It's this. If woman hears ru-
mors of man Cor man of wom-
an) and there's one jot of honesty
in their relationship, what is more
natural than to 60 straight to the
person of whom the story is told
and speak after this fashion:
Dear, I've heard rumor about
you. think it maligns you--but
even if it's true I want you TO be
absolutely honest with me. Your
honesty will give us a chance to
start fair again. You owe it to me,
because I expect it of you. Not for
worlds would I go behind your back
and try to find out ANYTHING you
don't choose to tell me- But | hope
YOU will choose to set me straight
in this matter which is worrying
me So"
After that if there's one lot of hon
estv in the man or woman who is
so squarelv given his chance. what
can he do but be honest in turn?
There are more than $4,000 women