The Ely miner., 1943-03-11

ways beside him. His mother writes
her, too, and thanks her for her
wonderful goodness to her boy.
"Joey hasn't had much happiness
in his life, because of responsibility
for me and for his sister," the moth
er writes. But now Margaret is
married, and am so much better,
and it rejoices all our hearts to think
of the Joy that has come to the best
son and brother in the world"
Girl Meets Preferred Boy.
The trouble is that Vera has met
David, and David is everything that
a young girl dreams. He is 81 to
Joey's "a; he is IN uniform, stationed
In Washington, marked for a dis
tinguished career.
''I went up to stay with my cousin
in Baltimore" writes Vera, "and at
a service dance met David. He is
MISUNDERSTANDING Hand
some, quiet, authoritative, with
wonderful social position, and rich.
When I told him about Joey, and
my engagement, I couldn't make
things quite as definite as they were,
and as a result David talks of Joey's
feeling for me as if it were not very
serious, and of mine toward Joey as
if it were all girls kindness in
time that is emotional for US all.
So that am really In bad predica-
ment, for naturally I am afraid of
losing David if things hang fire too
long, and cannot think now of mar
rying Joey without shudder. For
what I feel for him now I see is
merely affection and sympathy.
Sometimes of late, lying awake and
worrying for the first time in my
life, have felt that it would be al
most the best solution to hear that
something had happened to Joey, for
anything is better than breaking his
heart, and yet I feel that I have to
be honest with myself and David,
too"
It is perhaps quite obvious that
Vera is a shallow little creature,
quite carried away by the excite
ment Of having two handsome uni
formed beaus in few short months.
And it is also obvious that Joey is
to be congratulated if he faces the
humiliation and disappointment that
Vera's treatment will cause him,
and waits to find a worthier woman.
Girl Insure of Feelings.
But at the same time, young girls
are often carried by wartime
changes and thrills, into what seems
a very real feeling, and it is not
their fault that the feeling does not
last. Years ago, it used to be
against the gallant sailors and SOL
diers who loved and kissed and went
away that girls were warned. But
now the warning should go both
ways, and the youngsters who in
dulge IN these fiirtations ought to
be willing to leave them at Irritation
status. My advice to Vera, which
she will not follow, is to wait until
Joey comes back again, and then
have talk with him, give him back
the plain little ring that cost him
months pay, and explain that she
was too young to be sure of her feel
mgs, last June, and wants to wait
for awhile before she marries any,
one.
But meanwhile David's affections
may stray, too. It does not seem
fair, as Vera says, that she is to be
punished for a thing I did IN all
kindness"
Yes, but that isn't why you did it,
Vera. You did it IN passing mo-
ment OF passion; you did it because
at the moment it seemed to you
that you would never love anyone
else but Joey. Being mistaken IN
that, you may easily be mistaken in
what you think you feel now.
Whether you are or not, you are not
being punished for kindness, but pun
ished for thoughtlessness, insincerity