The Famous Writer Tells a Disappointed Girl That Many a Happy Marriage Comes After Disillusion. By Beatrice Fairfax, 1 Whe Octupies a Unique Position in the Writing World as an Au- thority On Problems of Love. E read and hear much WwW about the joy of youth. Less is said of the misery | of youth. Certainly if joy is keen at this Springtime of life, griel also is despairing. For we haven't yet acquired the poise, philosophy and humor of later years. Yet there is compensation. Por many a young <irl withot realizing it finds a certain ro- mantic enjoyment in her own heart-breaks._ Is she not for the time a tragic heroine? This com- plex emotion is prefectly sin- cers--it is a phase of the dra- "matic instinct inherent in youth. Let's hope Blossom - is con- soled just a little by her saving grace of romantic appreciation. "Dear Miss Fairfax," . she writes. "Several times I have started to write to -you and sev- eral times I tore up what [ had written. I just couldn't portray wna: was deep-rooted in -my neart. v ; "It seems an age-long story, whith poets have ever chanted: 'We met and parted.' "It was just last Summer that Don--I'll call him that--and I met each other. We were both on our vacation fn the most beau- tiful section of God's country. We were together from morning aati] night. After one week, he told me he loved me. "As for me, I was awfully fond of Don. It thrilled me to hear him utter his devotion. But on the day of my departure I found that I also loved. I was ready to tell him; 1 did--I spoke the truth. Ours was such a beauti- ful love--so fresh, clean and 'rue, "He remained many weeks after I had gone. Each day he Wrote me a beautiful letter. I worshipped his letters. They were such an assurance. On his way home he stopped for a visit siege of serious illness which kept him from writing. To make sure, why do you not make in- quiries as to his whereabouts from acquaintances you have in common or through the college he attended? It should be a simple matter to find whether he is enrolled there this year, and if not whether he left a forward- ing address. Yes, you can find out definitely whether he has been prevented by illness or acci- dent from seeing you. The chances are that realizing he could not marry for several years he ran away from the situa tion. If you find he's not the man of honor you thought and has chosen to give you up, whai can you do, my dear, but let Yim go? Let him go and profit Jy the ex- perience. "Love me little. love me long," runs the old soag. Possibly af- fection so ardant on a week's ac quaintance may lack wearing qualities, Next time, let"the man who VOWS he loves you prove his sin- cerity and seriousness by a pro- posal of marriage before you con- fess your love so eagerly. I know you are determined never to forget. You are certain there will never be a "next time." But there will be, Blossom. Wait and see. Old Mother Nature and old Father Time have ways of their own in dealing with heartbreaks of eighteen. You will forget the bitterness and remember the les- son of this experience. You've no idea how many happy women have through mistakes and heart- breaks finally reached the peace of love that endures and fs kind. DON'T BE AN| OLD "DUNNO" By Lucy Lowell-- she-was" about the dearest, sweetest girl in P= man! Don't you feel sorry for him? they became engaged. But now-----every time another girl draws © always thought e world--until the. answer--she's jealous! So wary of her own charms that she's /scared to death he'll run away--and he will! The best way to j ind a fish is to play out your line and dangle the bait alluringly, mot jerk the line quickly at the first nibble, for SECRETS OF HEALTH AND ~ SUCCESS By Charles A. L. Reed, Former President of the American Medical Association. Remember the Danger of Diseases in Children. O you watch for the little D things which, {f let alone, may develop into actual disease in your babies and little children? Do you, for instance, study, actually study, your baby's cries? That's the only way your baby can talk to you. It is by his cries that he makes known his whims, his wants and his necessities. It is the mother's 4 task to tell which is which. . Remember, therefore, that Many cries are not evidence of pain and that a little erying is a normal thing, and is'the evidence of good health. } Remember that a child 'of any age, to be healthy, must show continuous wth, both mentally and pb ly. Remember also that the baby should be carefully weighed-- entirely nude, if possible--and an accurate record of dates and weights should be kept. You may sometime and very suddenly find this record a mat- ter of exiieme importance to the baby's physician. Remember that the baby's growth should tend in the di rection of symmetry and strength. The vigor with which he will grip his mother's finger and the re sistance he offers when ahe tries to straighten his arms and legs, should be noted. Remember that the solidity of his flesh is another index of health. Remember that the baby should show a tendency to sleep. AN healthy babies should sleep from twenty to twenty-two hours out of every tyentyfour hours. Remember that if, while slesp- ing, the baby is restless his post. tion should be gently changed that he will generally awaken after three hoursto ask for more * food. Remember that the healthy baby is a hungry baby. He wants &t the city where I live and we saw each other very often, "Each meeting was perfect. Life was just as I have read an angry river, bringing Bp against" blue-white forks of lightning. We were _ within speaking distance, she is up in arme in a second and takes great pains to inform the intruder that she is trespassing. "He's MINE!" 1s her constant ery. then the fish will fight and eventually get away. So it is with love. Proprietary airs and suspicious jealousy won't hold kim. He fight and rebel and eventually get away. Sa, watch your step! Love--real love--is trusting and unselfish T HE road rushed ahead like about it in story books. We loved each other and vowed we always would. "The last time I was with him We were as happy as ever, We had an appointment for three nights later. He didn't come. He hasn't come for seven months which have seemed like seven years. I haven't heard from him. I don't know where he is. Why basn't he come? "You have helped so many. Can you give me any encourage- ment? Do you think he will come. back? I-feel-and know it Is not becausé he Las stopped loving me. But I fear his love Was so great that itl frightened hin: and he tried to escape. You 88e be is only twenty-two. This is his last year in college. Per haps he was thinking of hrs career, "Bat it he had only told me! I expected nothing of him. I was perfectly willing to wait. "I am eighteen years old. I hesitated to my age for fear you might feel that I am too Young to know what love is. It ours wasn't love, then what is love? "I am waiting anxiously for your reply. But I ask you not to tell me to forget. I couldn't even if I wanted ~~ And 1 don't want to--I want to remem- ber, forever." You have asked dificult ques- tions, Blossom dear. It's possible though not probable, that your friend has been through a long driving straight into the storm, A sheet qf rain hit us broad- side, and the engine died. 1 climbed out to cover the radi ator, carelessly leaving the door ajar. The tempest caught it and left it hanging by one hinge. Our efforts to replace it were vain. I coaxed the engine to turn over and 'eventually we came to a dilapidated little garage. Inside I found a melancholic young man staring vacantly at the rain from amidst the awful lest clutter of tires, auto parts, oil cans, maps and what not I've even seen. He neither looked at me nor moved when I told him about the door. - yy dunno as I could fix it." he answered sadly, "But re & mechanic, aren't you? is is your garage, isn't it? You must know something about cars!" 4 "Yes, but the garage business ain't so good mow. And some of them doors go on easy and some don't. I dunno as I could put yours on." ; "Can't you try! Look at the storm! We want to out of it. Putting the door is a dimple matter." "Well, I dunno. Anyways 1 dun- Ro as you'd want to pay what it'd be worth, goin' out gettin' wet and all." And he continued to gaze at nothing, every line of his drooping. gaunt figure A mile Of course he's hers, but she shouldn stantly advertise the fact. He feels like a billboard--all placarded 't think it necessary to con- and so much more palatable than with blatant signs--""Mine!" "Hands Off!" "No Trespassing!" And FASHION FADS AND FANCIES By Mildred Ash--d RTEUL artifice has taken A the place of natural sim- plicity when one chooses a boutonniere. Flowers that look real enough to have grown in a hothouse are not stylish for lapel or shoulder ornamentation, for preference is given to a single stiff flower lacquered in Chinese red or yellow, Scarfs are ever new, for they are constantly appearing in new incarnations. The very latest va. riation is in the shape of a shawl, which as it. hangs about the shoulders forms a semi-circle. Of crepe de Chine or georgette, such a scarf is lovely for €vening wear. Challenging convention, kid gloves absolutely defy all prece- dent and are going their own riotous way, conceiving wild con- trasts of color and material never before dared. A French kid glove has a cuff of three finely pleated, tiny ruffles of silk, while still others h¥ve'wcuffs trimmed in silk fringe of frills of narrow lace. If the shoe pinches, it is being worn by the wrong foot, for ne foot properly fitted in the new by one day to me," that big Arab aid the strangest thing this afternoon." "What, Bobby?" I asked. "Ev- erything seems strange to you naturally in this country. Things are so different." "Well," said Bobby, "I never Saw a man in any country take & perfectly good gun and throw it in the river." J "That is extraordinary, I will admit," I said. "I wonder what made him do that" The next time I had an oppor- tunity to speak to the Arab ,Bob- BUNNY SAVES A BABY'S LIFE. O you know," said Bob ! cause the first streaks of dawn were in the sky and the light was just starting to come through the flap of my tent. "Foxy Grandpa," whispered Bunny, "come Quickly and bring your gun." I jumped up, reached for my revolver which was under my pillow and followed Bunny out of the tent. Silently he led the way to the next tent and then back of that one to the other. Then he stopped and gave me a fright- ened look. I moved forward and looked. No wonder Buany ) scared. For there, just about to nose his way under the tent and crawl in was the meanest looking hyena I ever and forgiving. And besides, honey is much Sweeter than sour pickles vinegar. And men love sweets! ~--POPINI. CORRECT MANNERS | By Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman. Who Gives the Order? EAR MRS. BEECKMAN:" D What is the proper way to introduce a young * lady to a middle-aged man? (2) In a restaurant, does the young lady give the 'order, or the gentleman? B. E K. YOU don't. Always introduce a man to a woman. This is one of the first laws of making in- troductions. Say, "Miss Ladye, may I pre- sent Mr. Mann?" (2) The lady gives her order to the gentleman, who is her host, and he gives it to the waiter. Straw Hat and Tuxedo. Is it proper to wear a straw hat with a Tuxedo while acting as usher at a wedd'ng? The wedding is going to be held in the evening during June, C.J [EVENING clothes are the real ly correct attire for the wed- ding, but if the gentlemen have foqd, he wants it often and he wants it when he asks for it Remember that the h y baby keeps all the food you iy him. He doesn't vomit. He #5 free from gas in either his stomach or his intestines, be entirely painless. Remember that the healthy baby should look healthy. His skin should be clear. The color of his lips and his finger tips and his cheeks should be pinkish. He should show an increasing ex- pressiveness of features. Copyright, 1925, by King Feéatures Syndicate, Ine sings to us, knowing well our need. 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