Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-07
Indifference of American COL
ony Responsible for Many
Pitiful Cases of Girl
Students.

"A
A MEXICAN girls in Paris have met
~ death. been done to death, or
~ left to die in mystery and in.
4 y difference; but just as most of
life's tragedies remain unknown,
so there are more who stop at the su-
oreme sacrifice of life--but listen to a
Christmas souvenir of the American en-
basst.
The girl had always received monthly
letters from her father addressed in care
of the embassy. Nobody knew her; she
just came and got them. Now that she
was anxious she made the acquaintance
of Mr. Eiescl. and she was so nicely
dressed delicate and reserved, that the
experienced permanent functionary only
noticed after several visits-one wet day
last ;dDece.nber-that the sole of her
left shoe WIS SO worn through that her
bare foot was on the ground.
DO you need money badly?' he asked;
and she went to D eccs. They will turn
me out of the boarding house." she
gaspcd. Il can't lay my laundry: and l
Eava no car fares, and l am afraid Of
far.s; the:e ere had men who walk Dehind
girls and say thing, Father is min.ng
Ig- na@r oUt west; he 1T me come to
cultivate my voice: he always sent the
check and now
Now. our government makes no pro-
vision for such cases, but Mr.. Diesel,
father OF a laIaily. quickly handed her
s6 h fGUTd in lis pockets ard said: Il
VII Hrit5 a Litter to your boarding
hous.''
UEhappl y. our government makes no
provision for wiring such letters con-
' ncingly. The girl retained wo-sa fright
-ned. They would put har out, :,acaIse
the letter aid not guarantee tn, payment.
out when Shc han gwen up all tire 81. they
gave her little room without Goard 10
Trek.
Daily the embassy functionary do;sd her
out enough to live on, but she came to
have a hunted look.
she was the most beautiful ei:l ever
saw tells Mr.. Diesel, 'fbut at Christmas
time had to go to England, anu the truth
IS, l forgot herr
AS she had come for aid and comfort
TO him daily. you will understand how the
distraught girl wanted Mr.. Diesel and
would not believe he was not the-e. She
was agitated. Some one led her sympa-
the ticaily down stairs-which occurred
three different days, and when. the last,
she resolutely sat upon the staircase
waiting, the ignorant janitor brought
policeman.
The police commissaTy-to avoid re-
sponsibility, the leading Paris motive in
all things-sent her to Sainte-Anne's the
great public asylum. for examination
The janitor told the embassy nothing.
Arrival Of Father.
When Christmas passed. therefore, and
the months rolled around to April, Mr.
Diesel was surprised and shocked to re-
ceive an excited man of obvious wealth
and force from western America at once
threatening and imploring:
What have you done with my daugh-
ter? My God, hep me find my daugh-
teri
1t was the mining engineer. Delirious
from typhoid in a hotel. he had not sent
the remittance of one month; and after
a few frantic appeals. the girls letters
had stopped coming to him. Had she got |
his subsequent letters? They looked No, !
all were waiting for her. |
Quick to the prefecture of policei They |
started the great machine working. When |
the great machine works they find any
one you want in Paris. They found the |
girl at Sainte-Annes
She was good and crazy, now Mania |
of persecution" read her ticket. Fear
of Paris. Fear of men who speak to girls
upon the street"
Last June 1 would have ended the tale
here. There seemed no hope. But on
advice of specialists the father took her |
travelling with a troupe of CHEEKY COM
panions; and. suddenly. this last No
vember. Mr.. Diesel heard the girl had |
so improved that they would bring her |
back to Paris for a great last test-could |
she stand Paris?
This is why the embassy functionary |
is invited to very special American |
Christmas dinner-that will owe none of |,
its gayety to Paris charm and brightness |
The girl hates Paris like unpleasant !
medicine-she j. taking-Paris now as |
medicine, recovering her nerve!
In truth or girls, who come to Paris, |
walk-as walked the lady in "Comus''-I
very innocent. amid horrid rout, pro- |
tected by their innocence and plain dumb |
luck against all kinds of beasts, from |
wolves in evening clothes to coarse hotel |
men ready to throw them out into the !
outrageous Paris streets.
The tragic thing is the Indifference Of
our colony, misled by French dread of
responsibility and lulling itself with the
two generous bluffs of IAN Americans
have money" and Our girls can take |
care of themselves" Would you think |
they would let girl starve to death-a |
girl the colony was receiving at smart |
teas and evening receptions?
She came Ito write for the magazines"
At first she had some funds. dressed |
well and got in the swim of good people |
where she always stayed The colony |
called her a magazine writer; and she