Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-17
Get interested in Something Else

Dear cNnthia--Nou have helped many
people in their personal love affairs, and
now | come I" you with mine. Of
course. read your column every eve
ming. and from the advice you give to
others | am Sure YOU can help me out
To begin with, ! am very much in
love. am a stenographer and work in
the presidents Office OF very large
concern. have had very few gentle
men friends. who have been many years
my senior, but never really cared for
them. Although | am young. / am SC
serious-mlnded that do not. as a rule
more mature. My friends have grad
ually married other girls, and | am
alone. haven't any parents and |
live with relative, Being alone and
am more interested in the office 1t Is,
in fact, the only interest | have.
Now, Cynthia. the president of our
concern is very good-natured and
quiet type, Of a man. He is. Of course,
! although he Is man very much older
than myself. is unmarried. Outside Of
business hours he is quite prominent in
society ana is n personal friend Of
some of the weaitn!est and the mos,
well-known men in the country. Al
| though he Is 50 Extremely wealthy, his
, tastes are indeed simple. and many
times he would rather walk several
, miles to his gorgeous home than use
I,
as you appal erily surmiSe | am in love
with this man. He has never said a
word TO me but sometimes I catch him
looking at me with such sad eyes. |
try my best to let him know | love
him, but sometimes when cur eyes meet
II seems as though he sees through my
very soul. | have noticed when | take
hts dictatt"n that he Is very nervous
thoughts as we'll a. h. used TO. Mani
times he become excited when | come
! into his room UueXUeCtcdIy My dear
! ! don't know what 10 thinN or what 20
40. am in the office. the next room
to his, during the day. and in the eve
nings he seems to haunt me.
Nuw, my dear cynthia II seems
almost an impos ssiblity for him to even
think Of me outside of just being "A piece
Of office furniture which Is very essen.
tlal IN the daily routine of the work.
Another point is that he is such a
prominent man both in the business and
social worlds, while | am only a ste
nographer. higher.paid servant. so to
speak BESIDES, we are of Cirerent
faiths
Dear Cynthia. am very unhappy.
and | would more than appreciate it II
you would advise me what to do. Shall
encourage MIN more, or shall be NOR"
distant and cold to him? think lie is
little shy and to win his affections II
would seem 10 me that | would have to
encourage him mere. DO you think /,
would be the difference in our ages?
He is almost old enough TO be my
father but, cynthia. love him not as
father, hut as n sweetheart. Please
please tell ma what to do.
KITTY T.
You had better try to look AT this
matter differently and do not allow your
hopes to run away with your common
sense. Even II such a thing as you arc
considering could be possible, do you
think YOU would be happy with a man
80 much older than you and Cf n diff
ferent faith Try TO find something
that will interest you In the evenings, 50
that you will not have so much time to
think about him His uneasiness when
debating may come from your staring
At him SO hard. Cynthia knows it ia
hard 10 look al this from an unpreju-
diced standpoint but II he does not care
for you. dear, this viii enable YOU I"
get over II sooner, and If he does. he
will let YOU know soon enough, Le, it
ccme from him, II IL Is going to come.
DO not try TO encourage him. Just try
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