The reading room
Heart Throbs #24
"Don't Steal My Man" follows a woman named Dorothy who realizes she made a foolish mistake falling for a man's romantic routine and hopes for his forgiveness. A man named Lon appears at her door confessing his own regret for pursuing her and asks Dorothy to forgive him, revealing he has never truly loved anyone but her. After reconciliation, Lon's father approves of Dorothy and arranges for Lon to take an interest in her, declaring his intention to make her his wife. A second story depicts Mary's long-standing unrequited love for Jack, which eventually leads to a complex romantic entanglement involving Jack, his friend Don, and Don's date Jill, culminating in Mary finally kissing Jack under the mistletoe at a pre-graduation house party.