The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-20
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BY MARTHA LEE

What can be said Of the girl who
Intentionally plays boy for every
thing she can get out Of him, when
he is seriously enough IN love with
her to get her anything she wants
can not be put in print. Especially
when the girl works his interest IN
her overtime and does not give a
thing, even true friendship, in re-
turn.
It is surprising how many OF these
little high-class gold diggers there
are floating about, seeking the
ruination Of young mems bankrolls
And they are the very girls who look
with scorn and horror upon the pro-
fessional gold digger, the very girls
who would be insulted grossly at the
suggestion that they were not en-
tirely on the up and up"
The chaps who usually get taken
in by this type of girl are very
young, or in the gay forties. The
n-betWeens seem to be able to de-
tect the strain of insincerity.
Love" Is Blind
Because these girls usually are 50
clever they even fool themselves, it
would be next to impossible to con-
vince a lovesick swain that his girl
was giving him a big run-around
for all she could get. A young girl,
who is watching a friend of hers
get "victinized." has written me a
letter on this problem.
Dear Miss Lee: I have 4 girl friend
whom I have known and chummed with
for good many years. She Is going with
4 fellow whom I also know very we'll. I
think q great deal of both OF them and
would do neither any harm for the world.
But I want to do something TO help the
fellow out Of nut into which he has
fallen.
The girl Is an only child and has been
babied and petted SO much she seems to
expect that type of treatment from every
one she meets. This fellow Is deeply In live
with her and has done everything within
his power for her.
He has given her all kinds of lovely
presents and always is taking her places
and doing things FOR her. He is Just too
nice to her, because the more he does, the
more she expects, and the less she ap-
ureciates it. She doesn't love this boy and
has told me q number Of times she would
not marry him if he were the last man on
earth.
I feel 1t Is unjust Of her to take the
gifts he buys With the money he earns and
continue to allow him TO see her constant
". especially since he falls more deeply in
love every time he sees her, when she feels
the way she does toward him.
At times when they have quarreled, she
has said hateful things to him. She
has told him she did not care for him
and never would, but he loves her so
much he can not believe she means these
things and always is ready and willing TO
overlook the remarks. I he only knew it,
she Is expressing her true feeling at these
times.
She goes With another fellow who IS
lust the opposite from the boy I have
been telling you about. He treats her
rough, tells her nothing and makes her
like 1t. And she likes this boy best But
when she wants anything or wants to go
any place she calls on the boy who is
my friend.
do not want to cause trouble between
these two, but can not bear to see this
fine boy make such fool of himself over
the girl. I would like to be able to talk
With him and make him see what an idiot
he is acting, and if possible to give him
little advice on how to make headWay
in case he wants her to love him. Should
I try, or keep my mouth out of the
whole affair? DESTROYS.
Of course you must realize If you
breach the subject bluntly both the
boy and your girl friend are going
to think you would like to go with
the chap yourself. That would lead
to an arrangement o. these friend
ships you seem to value so highly.
There is only one way you can
work it, and that is to nlaneuver
some way so that the girl will show
herself to the boy in her true light.
Unless she does it herself, the boy
never will catch on. He's too far
gone.
You might manage through q
party to get the boy who is your
friend, the girl, and the other chap
she likes all there at the same time.
She couldn't resist showing her col
ors very we'll, then.
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