“Please allow me to tell you my ‘tale of woe,’ and then, if you can, I want you to advise me. I am almost sixteen, and I work in a store, but there is a rich man in town who says he wants to marry me. This man has bachelor apartments, and he has taken me to them twice. The rooms are beautiful, and I would dearly love to live there. I do not love him, but I would like to be his wife and live in those pretty rooms. The last time I was there he gave me some wine, and he says if I will come there and be his wife I can have everything lovely. Now, all this is nice, but he does not say when he will marry me. Do you think I can trust him to marry me at all? I shall be dreadfully disappointed if he doesn’t, but if he wants me so badly, why doesn’t he set the wedding-day and hurry our marriage? “Ada.” If you were a year younger, Ada, we would ask the Gerry Society to look after you! Please send me your address and let me come and talk to you, for I am very much afraid that you are on the high road to destruction. It seems incredible that a girl, even of your tender years, should not understand this man, and we wonder that you do not fly from him as you would from a pestilence. Please, Ada, do not go to his rooms again! You will rue it if you do, of that we are certain. We would also like you to send us this fellow’s address, as we are sure he is a rascal and should be watched by the authorities. We only hope that your letter tells all. Do not fail to write again, and give us your address. MY QUEEN A Weekly Journal for ... Young Women CONTAINING THE FAMOUS Marion Marlowe Stories MARION MARLOWE is a beautiful and ambitious farmer’s daughter, who goes to the great metropolis in search of fame and fortune. One of the most interesting series of stories ever written; each one complete in itself, and detailing an interesting episode in her life. Published Weekly. Edited by Grace Shirley. CATALOGUE 1—From Farm to Fortune; or, Only a Farmer’s Daughter. _Issued Sept. 27th_ 2—Marion Marlowe’s Courage; or, A Brave Girl’s Struggle for Life and Honor. _Issued Oct. 4th_ 3—Marion Marlowe’s True Heart; or, How a Daughter Forgave. _Issued Oct. 11th_ 4—Marion Marlowe’s Noble Work; or, The Tragedy at the Hospital. _Issued Oct. 18th_ 5—Marion Marlowe Entrapped; or, The Victim of Professional Jealousy. _Issued Oct. 25th_ 6—Marion Marlowe’s Peril; or, A Mystery Unveiled. _Issued Nov. 1st_ Thirty-two pages, and beautiful cover in colors. =Price, five cents per copy.= For sale by all newsdealers. STREET & SMITH, Publishers, 238 William Street, New York City. Transcriber’s Notes Minor punctuation and printer errors repaired. Italic text is denoted by _underscores_ and bold text by =equal signs=. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of My Queen: A Weekly Journal for Young Women. Issue 2, October 6, 1900, by Lurana Waterhouse Sheldon