Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-08
SUB ROSA
ny MIMI.
The Girl 0bsession.

Dick writes today from the very
depths of despair. He's so unhappy
that he doesn't care who knows 1t. II
isn't Just that his heart has been
broken, That would be bad enough
But the horrible part of his tragedy is
that the cause of it all has become an
obsession ~>cs him. He can't forget
her. He cant ~top thinking about her
He longs to be cured. to get rid of the
thought of her-and he knows he will
never be successful
He was engaged to Inez one Summer
when he went away to the country for
brief vacation.
There he met Edjth--just pretty
blond flapper without brain in her
head. Something about the color OF
Edith's hair and the moonlight play
ing on it. and a few thousand other
things made him lose his head
Within two weeks he was making
violent love to the little blond and
Inez had heard of it,
Dick awakened one morning to find
his engagement broken--his prospec-
tive mother in law raging wildly
against him--and his own father SC
angry at the turn of affairs that he
had actually cut Dicks allowance II
wasn't very pleasant. In fact, it was
overwhelming
Well, what did he do? Did he rush
back TO his fiancee and beg for her for.
giveness? He did not.
He went to little Edith. who opened
her big blue eyes very wide and called
him her poor Dicky boy and did moth
ing else.
It was then that Dick realized how
madly he really loved this small blond
person. 1t was then that he began to
propose to her on the average of twice
week. And 1t was after her seventh
refusal that she became his obsession
For when she finally gave him the air
he went all to pieces. He can't sleep
he can't eat, he can't do anything In
the world but think of this lovely
creature who's bewitched him.
What's the answer? Simply this
my boy, that you've got to change your
point of view. Look at this thing
clearly You weren't really in love
with Edith when 1t all started, were
you? No. you weren't. Just the MOON
light and the Summers warm breezes
and what not. stirred your senses
Well and then?
Then the little fiirt responded bit,
danced with you, told you that she
liked the color of your eyes and you
were all set for regular Summer fir
tation.
You know you might have had that
Irritation and returned to your Ine2
repentant and sorry--never thinking Of
Edith agif1--if news of the scandal
hadn't leaked out.
When Iancce and father threw you
over, Edith suddenly became the most
important woman in the world TO you
simply because for her sake you'd
given up everything.
Once you got the idea in your head
that you'd voluntarily sacrificed your
fiancee and your weekly allowance for
her sake. you we're firmly convinced
that you were dotty over her.
And, Of course, she wasn't dotty
about you. She wanted a little Sum-
iier Irritation, nothing more.
So that when you frightened her
with news OF your great sacrifice she
promptly gave YOU the air. She didn't
want men around who took themselves
so seriously.
you're not suffering now because of
wonderful love. You're suffering
from bitterness that one to whom
you'd been 50 generous could have
used you so badly,
Pick yourself to pieces, my boy. Go
back to Inez, ask her forgiveness, and
get over the idea that you've been IN
love with Edith. You haven't
mimi will be glad TO answer any in
quiries directed to this paper, provided q
stamped, addressed envelope Is Enclosed
Also she will be glad to send Food for
Conversation" and How to overcome. Self
consciousness.
Copyright, 1927