The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-13
b PATHETIC CASE

Roberta de Janon is the sixteen
yearold philadelphia girl who eloped
with Cohen. waiter IN a cheap rest
aurant. and who was encumbered
with a wife and children. The girl
is an heiress, who, the dispatches re-
late, will some day have control over
many millions of dollars and whose
father and grandfather have been
greatly worried, lest harm come to
our beloved girl
Roberta was found in Chicago, af-
ter she and Cohen had traversed the
road from philadelphia to Nova Scotia
thence through Canada to Chicago
where the foolish waiter had gone to
seek work.
The man had some good qualities.
He refused to take advantage of the
silly girl and carried her through the
trip as his daughter When arrest
ed, he made no complaint, and the
girl is the fount that relates she loves
the man and will not give him up
Meanwhile the Mrs. Cohen has sued
the de Janons for alternating the af
feetions of her alleged husband, and
equity should allow her to win the
suit. True, his affections, hide and
earning capacity will not allow more
tran thirty cents damages. still she
should be paid because the de Janons
insisted that Roberta should have hel
way, no matter what direction she
sought to travel.
1t Is a matter of grave doubt wheth
er the girl in her ambition for excite
ment has not done Cohen more harm
than he did her. He was weak and
never accused of having any too much
natural intellect. which, added to linn
tied opportunity for advancement
marked him for the less than medic
ere class. The girl had been giver
III, opportunity and, if weak, was due
10 the fact that She would not take
advantage of conditions
There is no romance TO the story
II is a case of girl being improperl,
reared. Her father and grandfather
thought their millions would protee
her virtue and make her what a glr
OF her years should be They bought
expensive playthings, sent her to sec
arts and had teachers instruct hel
about topics the childish mind neither
comprehended or sought so to do
She was refused no wish nor tolt
tnat there was duty to those who
love us. Her life was lived amont
people who CARED for naught abou
her save the money they could ge
from her folks She met a man o
ordinary mentality whose position ai
waiter forced him 10 be polite ant
attentive. She mistool his CONNER
c;al polish for a kind heart and, nc
1c0rligg to her own story aud his fol
low Walters co-roh0fativc evidence
sue forced the meetings aud actu7ll'
.sked him ln ciope with her. pledgini
millions Of dolla,s in reCOmpense To-
the loes II family aud good name. The
story is pathetic only In that her peo
nlp we're unfit to have the training q
child. The only bright spot ON th'
blot Is that Cohen had enough Innate
refinement TO do her no harm tina
be returned her TO The home She lef
as chas!e as when be took her away
But her return will not make he
real young woman An interview
in the woodshed with strap OF or
nina'y size and strength will do ih'
romantic Miss Roberta greal dea
more good than q long European tril
or ihe salty tears of father who wa
foolish enough to believe check
cook and good intent would bring III
10 girl to be real woman. Robeat'
needs a strapping much worse than
Iocture on proprielles.