Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
The Male Climber.

We are constantly meeting girls
who, desiring to get in with our crowd
and know our friends, make a point
! Of being nice to us.
| 1t is no uncommon experience to
ind ones self rushed for a few weeks
by an apparent friend-to introduce
| the new acquaintance to all of one s
| intimate circle, and to find ones self
suddenly dropped overheard by the
| erstwhile chum.
| So we've come to suspect the female
climber-to recognize her by her ways.
and methods-but there are few of us
| canny enough to scent out the male
| climber.
| We are still apt to fall for the wiles
| of the attractive boy, who pretends
to be crazy about us. simply in order
| that he may get into a crowd which
attracts him.
| For instance, Gene Lacrosse came
| to town and made an instant dent on
| gfrlish hearts with his striking type
| of looks-his insolent calm, his charm
| ing wit.
Mary Blake was one of the women
who fell most heavily for him-and
| Mary, being the center of her little
| social world was not surprised to find
| him at her feet in few weeks.
| Her father was wealthy, she had a
nice car, she knew all the best
families, and her house was crowded
| with representatives of all the smart
est people in town.
Gene became devoted. Three times
| a week he came to see his lady love.
| He sent flowers. wrote beautiful let
| tiers, made discreet but charming love.
Mary was in a seventh heaven-she
was not stunning, and the excitement
| of cornering the best-'ookine man in
sight went to her head.
She boosted far and wide of the
attractive mans devotion. The other
girls hated her for it,
And when Gene suddenly decided
| that he'd used Mary long enough to
know the people he wanted. Mary S
crowd of catty friends was wild with
| joy.
Mary, poor child. had made such
piteous spectacle of herself that her
humiliation was well nigh unbearable.
Gene calmly stepped into the little
world of which Mary had been the
center, fi:rted with other girls. ap-
propriated many of his former sweet
! hearts friends, and altogether made
| himself a member of society.
| Mary. of course, was in no way 10
| blame for Genes treachery, for his
cold -blooded calculating.
| There are male climbers in the
| world and they're a deadly species.
The most we can do is to look out for
| them.
But Mary could have avoided half
| the shame which came her way. II
she'd refrained from Growing so loud
| Nv over her conquest.
| There is no need to be SUSPICIOUS
| of every new man who comes romplng
into your life, asserting that he loves
you.
But if you're not over-attractlVe-
| if the boys have not usually made
much fuss over you--and if stranger,
| good looking and irresistible. breezes
| into your life with the assurance that
he prefers you to any of your more
beautiful friends, 1t might be we'll to
stop and ask yourself whether there's
any possibility that a male climber is
trying to step into society through
| you.
Only by keeping our eyes wide open
can we save ourselves humiliation and
pain with these bold bad, deceiving,
selfish lads who use us as a stepping
stone to better things.
| Mimi will be glad to answer any inquiries
directed to this paper. provided stamped,
| addressed envelope is lnclosed.
| Copyright 1877