Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-20
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
Give Him Rope.

But he really loves me" walls Dot
HE must. We've been going together
for Ave wears and in all that time hes
never looked at another woman.
know he hasn't. He's thought OF no.
thing. dreamed of nothing but our mar
riage.
"And now. Just when we're on the
| verge of the long planned-for event
he comes to me with this ghastly story
with this ridiculous childish Idea
Some girl in his of1ce-just pretty
little thing. half his age. l pelieVe--
has vamped him and he's gone crazy
about her.
TT can't be true. 1t can't. I've
Thought about 1t until my head aches
and I'm still convinced that the whole
thing is a mistake. What shall 90
to save Jack from himself? Snail
refuse to let him go?"
Certainly not. my gal. Don't do
ANYTHING SO silly as TO tie Jack up 10
contract which he prefers to break,
In that way you put a cage around
the prisoner and he spends the rest
of his life trying to break through the
bars. -.
No. indeed. give him away. Send him
along cheerfully to the fiuffy-halfed
doll who waits for him.
And don't despair entirely. The re-
suits may not be so horrible, you know.
Believe me, If all the pickering cou-
nIes in the world would only agree TO
seDarate and 60 for while with other
oeople thev'd never bicker again. once
thev were together after the separation.
You and Jack have been seeing too
much of each other Five years oil
courtship never did anything for true
love. You've been engaged too long.
One of you was due for spill JACK
taken ii. Now Just you step aside. Let
hin, run away with his pretty little
doll. He won't marry her right away,
YOU know. Even Jack would feel slight
ly embarrassed over going through with
a ceremony which is your due. No, ne
won't marry her just now. He'll make
love to her and promise her all the de-
votion In the world and you'll have TO
sit on the sidclines and cheer. Tnat
won't be much fun. but If YOU have the
spirit to go through with the perform
ance your reward ought to be forth
coming.
THE chances. YOU see. are hundred
to one against this new love OF his. She
represents a reaction from five years OF
hiln1drun1. common-sense courtship.
She spells a new kind of romance 10
this boy you're going to marry and
though the part you must play Is
bitter one, your courage viii help you
through.
Give him the rope to hang himself
with Present 1t 10 him lovingly. with
many sweet words of affection and
great talk of undying friendship and 2
Jolly little twinkle In your eye that VIII
surprise him.
Don't be dramatic and noble. Be
attractively fiippnnt end amused.
Make Jack wonder why you're so
anxious to see him go. Yes. give him
| the rope and sit down TO watch the
! hanging. / doubt that 1t will ever
/ come.
| VIXEN the bad little boy is given the
plaything he so earnestly desires, he
/ very eften throws 1t away in few sec
onds and comes running back to admit
| that he was wrong In asking for IL.
| Holding him to his word won't help
vot But making him holG to his word
| to the other girl should cure him of
| this new infatuation within fort
night.
fCopyright. l92a1
Mimi will be glad 10 answer any I'M
u1tries directed TO this paper, provided a
stamped addressed envelope Is Enclosed.