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hat she was geing on her daily WIS.,
ak to the girls and bring as many
u them to the refuge as she could
'aid the young woman to me eager
y. Yes. come along with me; I'm
olng hrst to isit a poor girl down
lere over saloon we are trying to
ave. She is very sick, and as soon
IS she Is well she has promised TO
ONE to us In the eyes of the reseu.
n shone the light of saint on heav-
MY mission bent, How | wanted to
DIN her but 1t was almost dark and
mad blocks to walk through the
'ad part of the city. so promised to
20 another time. | asked If many of
ne girls returned to their old life
II shame. 20. no, there are but few
Vho go back" the beautiful young
escuer said, her eyes yelling uD
WITH tears; they do not want to be
iad. Most OF them come to the city
get work. Many of them are the
aushters OF farmers who have been
'ntieed away from their homes with
lowing talks of city life In nearly
II the smaller cities" she continued
there are agents of sin who are paid
~ the wealthy men of society TO
iroeure the rural wild flowers fresh
With the bloom of youth and limo.
ence." My heart sank at this re-
ital and my soul cried out in an.
uish
20, Lord, how long?"
And we send missionaries to chris.
ianize the heathen" "
| pressed the young rescuer's hand
md walked out silently. wanted
lir! And such air! Foul with the
1dors of liquor and filthy fumes that
)oured from every screened door
where the nights revellics had al
eady begun.
thought, 20, ministers, 1t is
lie sick who need physician. Leave
our velvet pews and affairs and go
where you can save souls" Though
lark, | was not afraid. Indignation
had made me strong. felt that |
ilone could meet the world OF vice
II victorious combat Small wonder
hat women like Mrs. Nation become
,razed and 20 to smashing
On reaching my boarding place
old devout member of the church
II my experience. Said she. 20, my
ear woman. these places must exist,-
r t,iey tin not. the dnugnrcrs ur me
iest families would suffer insult and
outrage ] asked her IN the name
II God and humanity II the daugh-
ers of some mothers should perish
hat the daughters of other mothers.
10 better in the sight of God, should
,scape. Hers was wicked philos-
lphy and utterly void of reason, as
II the defenses OF vice are She was
'lso an anti-sufragist, one OF these
women whose one idea has to move
)ut before another can occupy her
exclusive and limited cerebral ac.
;ommodaitnos.
There is a feeling of rivalry exist
ng between New York and Chicago
hat is astonishing considering they
ire so unlike. Dramatic productions
ONE to Chicago all worn to tatters
Utter n few seasons run In New
FORK. and yet Chlcagoans say. New
York is a good place to try thiags
IN the dog" il you know what that
means. haven't found out yet. but
I've concluded the wonderful dog does
iot live in Chicago, because every
hing comes here warmed over with
1ut az semblance Of its original ex-
ellence in many instances. New
Yawkahs Chats the way to pronounce
. think Chicago away out west
xyfHh I fnnIh
, Niger Baby hill IN the dead of
winter without anything to eat. and
ielieve they would change their IDEAS
bout latitude and longitude, and.
Sh' / wouldn't mention II outside
of the family. bat | think it's Sian.
Ter in more ways than one to call
Chicago west The other day got
out so far that | saw patch OF smo.
ky sky and | felt nearer to God than
had for long time; and one even
ing ] caught the rays OF the setting
sun through an avenue of sky-scrap
ms. | thought Chicagos time to be
iwallowed up for her wlokedness had
arrived. and ! stood transHxed like
the man with the hoe" until | re-
membered having seen at some time
In the remote past sunset before
Sarah Bernhardt. the divine, the
woman with past, present and fu-
ture. Is playing at the Illinois thea
tre. and incidentally dined. wined and
toasted by society's four hundred,
who seem to have forgotten her past.
Art and wealth have magic power to
cover sin, AS we are pleased to call
1t. With Richard Mansfield at the
Grand Blanche Walsh at Mcvickers.
and a score of other good attractions
the theatrical season is at its height.
LILLIAN HARTMAN JOHNSON.