The Indianapolis times., 1922-11-23

Martha Les viii be glad TO give advice on
problems OF Ttmes' readers. For personal
reply. send stamped. self-addressed envelope.
Questions will te Withheld from publication
q. the writer's request
Every once IN q while new short
story Is written about the village
maiden lady who IS courted for years
and years and years by the post
master or the keeper Of the general
store, or some other village character.
Before the story ends, ths slow
lover finally proposes and the maiden
lady is happily preparing for her wed
ding.
That may be all right in a short
story. But in real life. where ro-
nance becomes reality and the happy
ending cannot be fixed at VIII, the
maiden lady would do well TO play
safe.
When she is taken out Of the story
and becomes the modern young wo-
man instead Of the maiden lady,
usually she does not throw away her
best years waiting for some man to
sky, in her love affairs.
Dear Miss Lee: Ny girl friend and have
been keeping company for nearly three years
with two young men. We love theln very
tions. They seem to think great deal OF
us. but never get serious. They CONS out
every other night.
We have no assurance Of winning them
and would ike your advice a. 70 whether
we are wasting our time. Should we con-
tinue going with themf P NJ ", Sn is y years
Well, girls, II is up TO you to find
out what the mems intentions are.
Certainly. as your ages. you would be
foolish to let them monopolze YOUR
company. as long as they do not seem
10 have any intentions OF proposing
marriage.
Perhaps the men are not in a posi-
tion TO marry. either because they do
not earn enough to support wives. or
because they are supporting members
OF their families. BY roundabout ques-
tiO7ing. YOU might be able 10 lear !
sornething about that. You would be
Jstlfed, under the circumstances.
Then, I should suggest that you
usve other engagements. Don't let
the men get the idea you always VIII
80 waiting for them. If they com
plain that you did not save their
regular" nights for them, explain
that girls who are not engaged do
l,ot usually have regular" nights for
cngagements with certain meu. You
see. you must help them along a DIT.
Dear Martha Lee: I am married woman
- years old. I have been married almost
three years and have very sweet baby. Ny
husband and l got along hue Tor about two
years but our trouble has begun am
sure there is some other girl. aS nave
seen them together. have been told Dy
enployes Of the plant where he works that
I hate to ask him. he would deny II
But l cannot live happily bearing this IN
mind If he loves this girl and Will be
man enough to tell me, I surely VIII give
lin up a. he is only making my life
miserable If were away from him L
could live in peace.
I always have been true to him and stay
in my place at all times. Now what do
you think I should do-get a divorce or
1.-Two on like thisf
I try every way in MY power TO make
him happy No other man ever enters my
mind 1 had q chsncs 10 get married four
times before I ever met him.
There Is one man who said he woeo never
Eet married unless I would become his wife
and he "a still single. He tells my friends
he doesn't care for any OF the girls since
I turned him down. was very young
then TO get married. Nov I can realize how
truly he loved NE. and how I brOko ihs