Page 12, The Herald, Wednesday, June 4, 1979

DEAR ABBY

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By Abigall Van Buren

1978 by Chicago Tribune-N.Y. Nows Synd, Inc.

DEAR ABBY: I’ve stolen all my life. I started taking

amall things from my friends. I’ve stolen money from -

my mother’s purse and also my father’s pocket. I've
even shoplifted just to get away with something, I've
never been caught. I guess I’ve been lucky, or maybe
Tm just good at It.

I'm also a terrible lar. [ make up things just to get
people to listen to me. I don’t have any friends, and I'd
like at least one. I work hard to impress people but
aways end up making a fool of myself,
. Pd like to be a good person but I don’t have the will
power to do what's right. Dishonesty seems to come
more natural to me. I need help before I end up In jail,
8, Dear Abby, what can you do for a 15-year-old
failure? I can't talk to my parents.

ANO-GOOD GUY

. DEAR GUY: A guy who knows his faults as well as
you know yours lsno “fallure” in my book.

You are fair enough to blame only yourself far your
weakness, smart enough te know that you Ile to attract
attention, and sufficiently honest to admit you want
friends and a clear conscience.

If you have a school counselor, make tracks far that
office. If not, tell your parents you have some personal
problems you would like to talk over with someone at
the mental health clinic. Once you get the help you
need, I'll bet on you.

DEAR ABBY: You wrote, “Under certain cir-
cumatances, a child CAN be darker than its darkest
parent.” -

Abby, since there are only two parents involved, you
should have used ‘‘darker” instead of “darkest.” Just

thought you should know.
ENGLISH BUFF

DEAR. BUFF: I knew. But “darkest” somehow.

sounds better to my ear, Just as “put your best foot:

forward” should be “‘put your better foot forward" If
one wants to be absolutely correct. However, I'll opt
for putting one’s best foot forward-whether I'm
referring to a person or a centipede.

DEAR ABBY: I called a young lady I know and
Invited her to altend a sailing regatta with me on the

_ ith of July, It’s one of the nicest affairs of the season

and entails the races in the afternoon, followed by
dinner and dancingncing at the yacht club.

Instead of saying yes or no, she asked me to cail her.

around the 25th of June and she'll tell me then.

Abby, if she turns me down, I'll have to ask
somebody else, and by then all the best girls will have
been asked. Why do you think she’s walting, and what
should I do?  ,

PUZZLED

DEAR PUZZLED: She could be waiting to see if she
gets a better offer. Call her and tell her if she can’t
give you a definite “yes” now, you'd like to call
somebody else. (That shouldtake the wind out of her
walls.) ae

HOROSCOPE |

FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1979

ARIES

(Mar. 21 to Apr. 19) ba zm
Stifle differences before

they begin. A talk with a close

one will clear the air. Later,

you may be uncertain about

joint investments,

TAURUS

(Apr. 20 to May 20) OGar
Put that moneymaking idea

to work, but avoid financial

entanglements. A close ally

may be indecisive or prone to
wishful thinking.
GEMINI n

(May 21 to June 20)

An excellent time to share
mental interests with loved
ones. Be protective of health
and avoid misunderstandings

at work,
CANCER
(June 21 to July 22) BEY
You may have to revamp
your thinking re a creative
project. Private discussions
with a family member go well.
Make sure to keep con-
fidences.

LEO
(July 23 to Aug. 22) JOG

You'll reach an un
derstanding with a friend, but
it's not the time to invite
others to your house. Postpone
domestic entertalning.

VIRGO
(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) "PA,

You have good ideas now
about a career project with

financial potential, but it's the -
wrong time for discussions

with higher-ups.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) art
Get in touch with thoge at a

distance, but don’t becdme

involved financially just now.

A trip may involve extra cash

outlay,

SCORPIO

(Oct, 23 to Nov. a1) MARE”
Careful research will lead to

answers re a tinancial move,

but it’s too early to act. Avoid

foolish expenditure in the p.m.

SAGFITARIUS :
(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) 4c
Despite a good talk with a
close one, you may have
second thoughts later. Don't
let suspicions mount or
inhibitions take hold. =~

CAPRICORN , |

(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Wii!
You'll come up with a
Solution to a business
problem, but you may not be
at your best in a social
situation. Avoid over-
tiredness. -

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) ai
Talks with those as a

distance go well, but it may be

hard to maintain § con-

eentration on career interests.

Don’t get careless,
HEX

PISCES

(Feb. 19 to Mar. 20)
Advisers may veto a project

re domestic interests or offer

Suggestions contrary to your

thinking. Distant interest

may seem muddled,
YOU BOHN TODAY are

perhaps. because of your need
for appreciation. You work
well with others and have
artistic and literary in-

- Clinations. You value your

Place in the community and
would make a good teacher or
guardian of the public

welfare, You'd succeed in the _

theater, and you can write,
palnt, design. Develop your

' creative gifts and your power

of communication for your
best success. Law,
salesmanship, and businesses
allied with the arts are your
natural milieu. Birthdate of:
Thomas Mann, author; Maria
Montez, actress: and Nathan
Hale, American patriot.
©1977 King Feslures Syndicate, tnc.

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Saturday’s Cryptoquip — SPRY GLUTTON DELIGHTED IN
HIS GUSTATORY PLEASURES,

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1979 King Features Syndicate, inc.

By Stan Lee. and Jolin Romita

CATFISH

NO ONE KNOWS
HIS BACKGROUNP--
His FAST!..

, BIR Dy Crdcngo Trtune-}.Y, Mews Bynd. inc.

CIRCLE TH’ IONS
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REEMAN

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“Your mother left her teeth in our bathroom.
They‘re just starting to slow downt”

B.C.

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DOONESBURY

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