The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-07
THE PERILS OF YOUTH.

/ What nave Won Their. Freddie -
/ asked Archie. d. he came in mcEpecr
/ eddy and caught his roommate rather
/ hurried showing letter into an inside
! pocket. Il don't want TO pry into your
affairs, Won know. he added. but I'm
little biz suspicious about your in.
terest I'm that tall young female Der-
scn EOu were telling me about"
Freddie flushed Uncomfortable. but
ms2aEed 10 laugh with seeming dis
dain.
Dom YOU worry about me and that
young lady ne TeJorted. A il hap
pens this letter i about . club some
Of the boys are thinking of getting
Hr- They want me TO become a char
ter member.
oh, a club, Is it," said Archie.
tossing his OvercOat upon The bed and
surveying his friend WIKI interest
We'll, that's little news from head
CHARTERS, too. So you're going in for
the society game in earnest. are youg
Going 10 pass up your Old chum and
pe regular little cIU0man' Al
well. he continued with A sigh 81
suppose il was bound 10 CONT. I'm nor
very entertaining appreciate thar
fact Enjoy life while you're young
that : the idea--and leave me here
with my old pipe and d book night
after night"
oh, you make ne tired" said
Freddie. You don't suprose we're
gong 80 try % put the swell clubs
OUT Of business, do you2 This il lust
intended "a q little social meeting
orce week or so of. lat Of the fell
lows who run together aDa-and sort
o. like each other Maybe would like
To jOin2' he asked As an afterthoUght.
No, Freddie. not for mine" said
Archie I've managed to dodge that
club peril all my life, and I'm too
old to begin now But. as usual. I'm
willing 70 give YOU the benefit of my
varied experience"
Who wants it," demanded Freddie
You talk as if d fellow who joined a
ltttle informal pleasure club was cut
ing loose from everything else on |
earth"
Freddie. Nou Young fellows never do |
But I'm going 10 overlook all that in |
m usual maeHanimUus way and tell |
YOU few things before YOU take /
tee fatal leap. In he first place" he |
said. selecting the easiest chair ia
tn" room and settling into its depths |
With p sigh, don't let them fool YOU
= it'll that yarn about It's being Just 4 /
little informal meeting. That's the !
way all the big clubs started-the /
clubs that take hundreds of men
away from their comfortable homes /
night after night
Why. al this very hour" thunder |
7d Archie, there are countless scores !
Of men climbing into uncomfortable /
veuing clothes. choking themselves |
half 70 death with high collars and |
getting ready 20 pike away 10 the |
-CUI-dCStTOyin% clubs of this great
lily when they might all he com
sol ably sitting around AZ home in
slippers and shiUtSlePVPS. reading tho
evening paper. And every one of them
va lUred into This horrid fate by
originally joining a little crowd thar /
Crmed a pleasure club"
Wat do Won care so long a. they
want 70 do ir9" TcrOTI1d Freddie. Il
iIr't oNpccr to spend all my evenings
Il 1hi- club"
The only reason care" explained /
N"chIe. is chat 7 sea yoU Freddie. W
) hose future and whose happiness
laye more than an ordinary intarpS-
aiEE for he same old argumar-
hat caug D. all the others No4''.
ign The charter Toll OF this innocent :!
lille organization and they'll explain
hsr the dues viii be SO wear and /.
hat 4 Won 2 cost You d cent NOR /
Iaf me Old COnl9-OU. The fest
ms Won know the clue VIII give q
ittle stag, and each mambe~ Will b /.
Mo ted 70 die down Cor about f~s
Massive metal dollars % pay for sand
'irbo- and an Orche<r IN 70 entertain
lCr Of 'ireSOma clUmps that 90
found there 70 ser free feed
OF course I'll expect % keen nv
nd no. admitted Freddie
You viii. Won VIII" aid Archie.
hats the club spirit. all right
an see they've go YOU hooked land
j strung and hung over the side or
he boa Bu- even tie stag party Il
Won't be 50 bad-Jlar VIII be ONLY /,
preliminary 20 The real object of this |.
aaefuI club into which you are rush
~ with open eyes As soon as they F.
- We'll under way and see they have i
81 and the res of the real cIubmrn
y Noticed 50 You viii stand for any
hing the OniCerS VIII pull of a receD-
ion aud ball iad:--' nisrt' they call ]
Tuar.S What's back of he whole
h.2 Freddie
Nothing of .aa sor-., Insisted I