The Washington times., 1937-08-18

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it to you readers to decide w
The problem presented today
would tax the wisdom of Solo
mon, and in giving this girls let
ter publicity I'm leaving 1t TO
you readers to decide what you
think about it.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
ut has always been easier for
me to get along with children
than grownupS. So when I Sc
lected q profession it was nat
urally that Of kindergarten
teacher.
TEACHERS JOB
Three years ago was offered
a position to teach and train the
children of an important fam
lily. We were to try each other
out-the family and during
my vacation, and Il I succeeded
with the children the position
was to be permanent.
1.-THE salary offered was
good, my board and room were
included, and there were other
privileges, such as the use OF
q car. The place was delightful
and I was very happy, I liked
the children, though they were
q little spoiled.
Employed at this home was
q very interesting man, eight
years older than I. He seemed
to be a sort of general utility
man, did a little bit of every
thing, and never pushed him
self forward.
"He sometimes drove the car
for the children and me, and he
attracted my attention, not only
because he was so good-looking,
but because he was so absolutely
self -effacing and rejected all my
attempts to be friendly.
DECIDED TO REMAIN
cat the end of my vacation,
I decided to remain permanent
ly, as the family seemed salts
fled with me-also I had be-
come interested in this man.
Then, from a dropped word, I
discovered he was a relative Of
my employers wife.
II became conscious that
both Mr.. and Mrs. did
not seem to like it when I
made little half-hearted at.
tempts to talk to Md. John,
as everyone called him. Finally
the lady said to me:
of you're becoming inter-
ested in Mr.. John, I think it
would be better if you got an
other situation. It would be
foolish for you to think Of
marrying him.
There's no force in love, as
you know, like opposition, and
when discovered Mr.. John
was as much interested in me
as I was in him, I threw pru-
dence to the wind and frankly
told my employer that I was
leaving.
Ex-CONvICT
"That evening Mr.. John told
me what it was all about. He
had served a term in prison for
q crime-a dreadful crime that
there is no use going into here.
He made no excuses for him
self; said he was guilty, and
that Mr.. and Mrs. knew
all about it.
"It seems that Mr..
knew the warden in the prison
where John had served six
years. He had time off for
good conduct, and the warden
persuaded Mr.. to take
him in and give him a chance.
John, like my employers,
said it would not be fair for
me to become interested in him
without knowing of his prison
record.
strangely, it has not affected
my feelings toward him in the
least, but have given up my
position, and John and I have
agreed not to see each other for
two years.
UNUSUAL CASE
do you think I have been
hypnotized by my own feelings?
do you think it would be
insane of me to marry him?
"Have you ever known Of a
case where a woman in my sta
ton of life married a man with
a criminal record, and made a
go of her marriage?
WAITING"
An unusually interesting let
ter, certainly, and it describes
a most unusual situation.
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| Syndicate. Inc.)
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