The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-03
Tragedy of
Waiting for
His Letter
BY MARTHA LEE

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is the one who gees away and then
stops writing. You can't beat that
with your little beater when yours
on the receiving end. And there
isn't any feeling in the world like
that of watching the postman. "
No disappointment equals that of
an empty mail box.
That sort of thing happens so
often. A boy makes ardent love to-
a girl. and the girl, being susceptible,
as most girls are, falls for it. She
considers herself, in her own mind
at least, engaged. She is happy and
contented in the thought that at
last she is loved by some one, that
at last her life is as surely before
her as a straight road, and that all
she has to do is to walk down that
road.
Then the boy goes. away-to work
in another town, to school, for
vacation, trip-any Of. those
things. He writes faithfully for
about two days or two weeks or two
months and then, for no reason at
all, with no explanation at all there
is silence. The girl, thinking her
letter has been lost in the mail, or
that he is i'll and unable to reply,
writes again, to find out the trouble.
Still no reply. Perhaps. if her love
is greater than her pride, she writes
another time. Or if it is not, she re-
trains from sending the letter that
she is constantly composing in her
mind and broods.
The following discIoses a case in
point: al
Dear Miss Lee-For so long I've tried
to make the best of things and have
failed miserably. Let me start at the be-
ginning and tell you everything.
Last summer 1 met a boy from neigh
boring state, senior in one of the leading
colleges. We fell desperately in love with
one another. AS I live in small town,
and have never had much of a group of
boys to choose from I was so happy to
think that was fortunate enough to meet
this boy. who fit every detail of my ideal
fellow. In a week or so after we\had met
we were secretly engaged.
His job took him far away from this
town. where I live and we correspondent
regularly. We were both looking forward
with anticipation to a date in the near
future when we would once more be to-
gether All this time my closest girl friend
was going with boy who was close
friend of my hance and their affair was
nearly as serious as ours.
Suddenly, for no reason that I can
imagine. my hance quit writing to me. ]
was nearly desperate. 1 waited until
knew he had gone back to school and
wrote him there. I received no reply.
1 still loved him and knew that al
ways would. but / was determined to for
get him, so I went out with every one who
asked me. Every one 1 went out with 7
compared with my former 1ance, and
found they were all lacking.
Miss Lee what do you suggest. Do you
think should set about to forget him?
know that he loved me and to all ap-
pearances, as far as 1 can figure land be-
lieve me, have thought about this enough
to arrive at some conclusion) he had
honest intentions. He was not the usual
type of boy. He did not care for wild
times and never drank that I know any
thing about PEGGY LOU.
Peggy Lou, that was asummer TO-
nance. Your fiance was away
from home. Perhaps at the time
he really believed himself serious.
He might even have been, during
those summer months. But it looks
very much now as though he would
like to forget those months entire
ly. Wipe them out as though they
had never been.
He is dishonorable not to write
and tell you he has changed in his
feelings toward you-dishonorable
and cowardly. If he would once
tell you himself you could really
believe that it is hopeless and put
it from your mind, but as long as
he keeps you in doubt 70 uare 60
ing to continue to hope. Why not
write him a letter and tell him
you want it directly from. him, in
his own writing, that everything is
over between you. Then there will
be a fnality about the whole bust
ness.