The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-03-17
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By DOROTHY SPEAR
Q Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.


neighboring city.
The two girls were on the train,
returning to college after q vaca-
ton, and the column referred to,
edited by one ''Mavis Beaumont, |"
offered advice to all unfortunate
wives whose husbands had some
habit which was most distressing to
their fair helpmeets.
Frances Clarke read the column,
Nora reread it, and the two girls
laughed at the letters, especially
one which asked what to do with q
husband who WOULD chew tobacco.
Fran" said Nora, "do you sup
pose real people write those silly
lettersf Surely 'Mavis' herself must
fiu out the column. say, Fran,
let's write one and see If they'll
print it, and what the fair Mavis
advises"
. "Let'sl"--this from Fran; land
know whatn be the matter with
our husband. He'll have your trou-
bic, Nora-an over-fondness for pea
nuts"
And the two girls, enjoying them
selves immensely, set to work
Their letter, completed. read like
this:
my dear Miss Beaumont
should be so glad of your advice,
for my husband has a habit for
which there seems no remedy. 1t
ls-peanuts! He eats them ALL the
time-is never without a bag full
(and in the shell, too). He en-
harnesses me dreadfully by offering
them to all our guests-he eats
them, anyway, even if they refuse
and he crunches the shells and nib
bles away on the train, in stores
or in the theater.
IF you could suggest some rem
edy, / should be everlastingly CRATE
full"
What shall we sign it?" asked
Fran. "See, it says, No anony-
nous letters printed or answered
The girls thought. II know" said
Fran. Mrs. George Wright and
We'll put the address as General
Delivery, Hopkinton.' This was
the name of the town next the col
lege town to which the girls were
going.
"And if there is a Mrs. George
Wright in Hopkinton?" said Nora,
and answered her own question:
What difference will it make?
She'll know she didn't write it, and
treat it as JOKE
The train neared the college sta
ton.
Come on, we'll hop over to the
post office now and mail it before
going to campus said Frances.
Two days later their letter APP
peared in the column, and after it
Miss Beaumont's advice:
my dear Mrs. G. WI am so
sorry your husband has such an
annoying habit. Have you ever tried
filling the bag with bad peanuts?
Let me know if this works, and
believe me to be most sympathetic.
Sincerely.
IN. B."
The printing of this letter, plus
Miss Beaumont's answer, tickled
the girls sense of humor.
"You know, though" said Nora.
Its true-there's nothing worse
than bad peanut"
They thought themselves quite
clever and told all their friends what
they had done.
But three days later, imagine the
dismay of Nora and Fran when in
the Matrimonial Difficulties" COL
unn appeared the following:
will the Mrs. G. W. whose let
ter appeared in this column on Mon
day communicate with Miss Beau.
mont at once?"
But on looking at the Monday pa
per, which they had saved, they found
theirs was the only letter signed
Mrs. G. W." The girls looked at
each other. Why hadn't Miss Beau
mont written to Hopkinton-or had
she? What could she want? After
debating these questions, they de-
cided to wait a day and see if the
request would be repeated.
Sure enoughl The next day ap-
peared the following: ''Will the
: Mrs. G. w. whose letter appeared
in this column on Monday, COM
municate in person with Miss Beau
mont at once? Very urgent"
Eye gods!" groaned Fran, what
shall we do7 Well have to 20 and
tess up Nora"
"All right" said Nora. "Tm con-
sumed with curiosity anyway.
So the next day, Nora and Fran
stood outside the Office Of the Daily,
tying to screw up their courage to
20 IN.
"Come on" said Nora, finally.
I'VE who are about to die"
murmured, Fran-and they walked
in.
Miss Beaumont" said Nora to
the Office boy.
This way" said he. and IA the
girls to the Tar side q tt lorRo.
busy room, where at q desk saf an
attractive young woman Of about %.
sATxx,o ladies IN 600 y<,s, ., ~