The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-16

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fendine dances I took mother
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was 50 happy We actually
passed As sisters among strangers
and both had lots q run. She
seemed = dcarcr pal than ever.
How changed all that Is now
began 10 notice she never danced
with men her own age. b.; with
my boy friends When a friend
called on me. she'd always be
madeup 20 the limit. and rarely
would leave us alone To visit She d
be kittenish and sometimes. actu-
ally be nirty. Don't think l am
Jealous or suspicious.
But this Is not all am prae-
tically engaged 10 young man
I've been going with for the past
three months. love him and he
insists that ne loves me. A few
evenings ago ] got the shock OF
my life. ] am employed IN an
office and ] brought home few
reports / wanted To reoheck. NY
friend called by and wanted me 70
20 10 a movie. When he saw that
] was busy he asked mother II
she wanted to go and she ssid'
"Yes" didn't exactly like IL,
but didn't think much about II.
When finished my checking |
was tired and went To bed MY
room looks out on the front porch.
I swoke about u 30 and looked
IN mothers room, but she had not
come home. went TO my room
worried. Finally, ! heard them
coming.
They tiptoed up the steps and
whispered for while and then
he kissed her good night. No,
Il wasn't just a bind-peck KISS
but lasted all Of 10 seconds! /
felt positively disguised and
heartsick. too. and then I became
angry. My fiance and my mother
embarrassing me-the two /
loved most in all the world7
What shall I do2 Shall / leave
home? / make enough 10 support
myself and mother has sufficient
income to care for her. Neither
my fiance nor my mother know
that I saw that good night kiss,
and they both act just as though
nothing had happened.
In my heart ! cannot blame my
boy friend as much az my mother,
knowing how she flirs and kids
and leads young men on to pay
her attention. In spite Of II all,
still love my mother and worry
about what might happen to her
81 ] should leave. At times j feel
actually older than she.
Won't someone please help me
end show me what is the right
decision for me to make? Crate
fully. ETHEL.
Are you sure that good night
kiss actually lasted 10 seconds,
Ethel? When one is highly ex-
cited, time cannot be gagged
accurately. Be that as 1t may,
your mother is surely out of
line. What say our readersg