The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-23

and no doubt 1t is sad to be IN
boys at once and neither one of
you. But "childish troubles"
guage Of the old poem. "There,
little girl, don't cry" may be
said to each Of these damsels,
and the poem quoted:
"They have broken your heart, I
know,
But life and love will come by
and by
There, little girl, don't cry"
Perhaps Santa will bring them
stockingful of comfort in this little
verse from Martha Lee.
Nadine is worried because the
brother of very dear girl friend
treats her coldly after showing her
some courtesies. She says that she
is worried because she is afraid of
losing the friendship of the sister.
Are you sure, Nadine, that it is the
friendship of the sister, and not
that of the brother which you real
ly want? If you are, you should
have no problem at all. Treat him
considerably and politely when you
visit in his home. Do not let him
see that you notice any change in
his attitude. That should cause
him to be considerable of you, and if
it does not, his sister will soon no
tice it and sisters have ways of cor
recting bad manner in boorish
brothers. Of course, if it is the
friendship of the brother you de-
sire, this would still be the best
policy, for even boorish brothers
can not fail to admire womanly
traits and gentleness in their sis
ter's friends.
Poor Grace, you have such a
problem. You are 16 years old and
your parents will not let you bring
two boys, whom you say. you love,
to your home, and so you are think
ing of running away. You have an
swered your own letter, Grace; you
cannot be in love with two boys at
once, even at your great age, and
so your father and mother are quite
right. Runaway girls are not very
happy girls. Send me this same let
ter two years from today, and in
the meantime try to find some in
terest in your schoolbooks. You will
be better able to earn a living for
yourself if you have a little more
education, and, besides, it is just
possible that you may find out by
that time that you do no tlove
either one of these boys.
Dear Lonesome and Sad-I do
not know what you can do if
boy you have fallen in love with
and who has never dated you begins
to tell others that you are crazy
about him. You said you never
showed it, or told anyone, but evil
IDENTIFY he has found it out. You
are doing right to act coldly now, as
perhaps this will save you from
being talked about any more by
him.
Sometimes older boys are amused
to see little 17-year-old girl fall
for them. While we suffer some-
what from these endorsements
and unreturned affections when we
are seventeen, we must remember
that the object of our love is not
to blame because we have given
our hearts without being asked.
1t is hard to feel that one is be-
ing made ridiculous, but taink
some such tears come to everyone
at seventeen if we begin to care
for older persons who have never
asked to GATE us. Perhaps as you
grow older you will be laughing
some day at the little boys who
fall hopelessly in love with you,
instead of being the one who is
laughed at, as now.
For Mrs. E. r. c., who has
really sad situation to look out
upon this Christmas week, I should
say that if her husband is cruel,
and she was married to him by her
stepmother without any permission
being asked on her side, that she
ought to be able to tell her story
to a lawyer and get a separation,
even though the husband threatens
that he will kill her if she does. 1t
seems, from the reading of her
letter, that the law might very
possibly give her the complete
possession Of her child also, and
cause the husband to help in its
support if the judge decides that a
real condition of cruelty has existed
for the mother.