New Britain herald., 1928-07-24
\. cnI AND HER AlEs1!CA

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CHAPTER XIX
c,SI AND HER LlEs1!cA
\ never give advice, L\n
sa!a Claire, because thlnk ll-s-'
everyone should go her own way
ard abide by he, own mistakes.
However, can't help saying 10 you
Hitch onto David, Lynda. He Is
very different from Ralph. He may
M, he as rcarvelously thrilling, bNI
he has more 20 offer you IN spite OF
Ralph's money. Ralph never can uS
free 70 marry until that insane we
Of his dies. and she Is IN splenaia
bodily health az the present mo
r,en,. and by that time. "hate>e'
his intentions now, he Val ha\e
grown tired. ! knoH-l nave seen
hin, through TOO many o. his -hr-
ta,ions since he lett college
But | don't want to get married
inst want to do my work, Clare
as well as ! can, and be raid ACE
oua,ely 10, il. m not LOOKING 'ol
a husband, but loh
Yves YOU are, old dear. yes you
are. Every modern girl IN heF
hear, Of hearts, wants 10 marry
quite as much as her mother a!a'
~ her business, as we'll as her Cd
ject IN life. You may deny II 20
everyone, even TO yourself, bul l..a'
viii not change the facts IN me
case Nature and destiny make mar
wage a womans vocation. You WI!
fall in love, my dear. Nature "lli
rake care that her only la" IS
oheved. and pray God it Will be 10
some man who honorably proposes
marriage to you. II you happen ~
he taken with some man who Is ted
"a another woman. you can make up
your mind you are done tor, Nheh
YOU find out that the dreams you
had can never be fulfilled, you set
paniclv.'
LYNDA started to say something
but Claire hurried on.
No, dear, In not giving yoH a
dish OF applesauce. I'm Just trying
to say that the girl OF today mas lots
Of knowledge about some thhgS
that her mother would not have
talked about, even 10 herself, but
she has very little knowledge OF
some things that her mother kne"
al about. Your grandmother caNed
it a question OF morality. Your
mother confessed 20 herself its eH-
peaiency.
We do ret worry much about
moral questions thcce days; II TACT,
I'm not sure that ] kno" what
morality means, but J have learned
raores the pity. what eHpad!ency
means. There are so many cruel
people n the world Who call them
selves moral, that I've passed the
word up, but I am selfish, my dear
and l want 10 live on good terms
with myself ard some DAY ] want
to marry good man. That sels
stands between ne and many
things. u stands between Fred and
incur love, or rather my lo' 6
for him II tails n7e always 10 throw
Fred overheard, out OF my life. Eu'
sometimes | grow tired or. so tired
and I'm afraid 'hat Nh continua
t2NIlc l TnHSt NdS- = III IN lilI
wear ne out,
After al, rha' difference will i
make? I sometimes say 70 myself
] don't amount TO Very much. l n
lust one NOR girl People xiii for
ee' me- and my 'ransgressions IN
week and hes,des. thy have groa !
more torelv}ng o. tra!!ry than Ther
mother VAS young Etan retorncer:
have grown NOR charitable sine
the stage ard screen hav- lef
nothing 70 th@ Imagination nothint
upon which 70 rhat ones CURIOSITY
You cant live ty The oh rules an
longer 1h-re must b. indi 'du1
rules for individual casas.'
Claire - YOU s'nros~ I riIl er't
know as much as YOU
4 hope nor NY dear rhi'd
horl no' II h agony hI-
pass-d through is rho only thin
fha. can '-ach j. 10 Won. II IS a