The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-08
WOMAN'S INHUMANlTY TO
WOMAN.


Less than one week ago the mana
ger Of large dry goods store in
an Oklahoma town stood al the
door AZ the clerks filed in to take
their places behind the counter. As
the lady clerks filed in, one was
singled out from the rest by the
manager and was asked 10 step 70
the business office. She was
pretty girl Of nineteen years and
wore an expression Of tired nerves
but look Of determination was also
written upon her face. When she
reached the office, the pitlful little
check representing her earnings for
three days work was handed her
and she was informed that she was
not wanted any longer
Back OF the dismissal Of the lady
clerk that morning lies story that
would fiji volumes. Since she was
twelve years old this girl had been
an orphan. She had struggled with
orphanage and with poverty and had
learned 10 be sclfsupporting She
secured situation In q Texas town
and engaged lodging at one OF the
best roomng houses IN the city
\ son Of the proprietor made love
10 her He won her affections. the
parents objected and the couple ran
away The boy stole in order to
raise the money TO leave; he was
followed and arrested While in jail
officers, the girls love followed him.
and she went 10 the jail and was
married TO him. She possessed that
womanly trait OF character that is
a stranger TO man-whcn mlsfor-
tune comes she clIngs the closer.
lin this connection we recall what
Irving said; "ln every true woman's
heart there Is spark Of heavenly
fire which lies dormant In the broad
daylight of prosperity, but which
Rindlcs mp and beams and blazcs
in the dark hour of adversely" This
orphan girl was II true woman and
she possessed that heavenly trait
Of character that Irving had ref
ercnce to.
liut there was a terrible fact con
nected with the clopement The man
whom she was clineing to was too
much of brute to even know what
affection IS. He was the hellish
agent Of the white slave tranickcrs
and he was bent upon placing this
innocent woman whore her soul
would be sold for fow dollars
lie regalned his freedom and stin
trusting him she followed him to
what was supposed to be room
ing house. but It too proved to hc
feeder to the white slave industry.
Here the girl half realized what
had befallcn her She broke away
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that bawdy house. and pennless and
robbed Of her jcwelry by the man
who deceived her. she attempted 10
30 back into lines Of honest labor
10 earn her livelihood and 10 place
a crown Of suffering and virtue
upon the brow Of young womanhood.
Scarcely had she secured posi-
tion when she was dismissed. \
breath OF suspicion rested against
her. and that manager dismissed her.
Socicty's laws said TO that manager
that society would not trade at his
store If that girl was retained
Women who attend prayer services
and aid societies might become con
faminated by coming In contact with
"er. Cody men feared for their
wives and daughters to come near
her.
The majority of women are misled
10 some extent when they marry:
men do not always possess the vir
tues ascrTbed TO them, and sometimes
Il is just rs easy to make griev-
Gus mistake as a lesser one. This
girl had made a gricyous mistake. f.
She had not reached her twonties. /
and may perhaps have known little /.