St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-08
FOR GIRLS TO READ.
New Ruic That His Recently Gone
Into Eject Mt the Postofncc.

WV hult
Into Eject Mt the Postomce.
It was addressed to a man, but none
the less It is a letter for girls to read
Dear Grant" It said Somewhere
have seen this: one is never the
common sinner II means more to me
now than ever before.
This morning I went downtown, as
we agreed should, to get your letter
at the general delivery department Of
the postofiice. ! found there were two
windows for women, but there was a
long line In front of each; SO | took
my place at the end of one line, feel
ing rs uncomfortable as IL everybody
knew that | was going to ask for my
letter under a false name.
Don't be impatient with me for
that. | hadn't forgotten the argu.
ments in favor Of keeping our CORE.
spondeuce secret, and know father
and mother do seem to us unreason.
able and unjust, but, you see. to them
am Just their little girl, and--well.
I couldn't help feeling strange
soon I noticed that the line didn't
msve. A loud.voiced woman was hav.
ing an alteration at the window. Art.
or a while the woman next in front of
me asked a stranger who stood look.
ing on what was the matter, and he
came close and explained In a too IA.
mlllar way. which somehow included
me with her, about a rule which had
gone into effect this morning. com.
pelllng every woman who applied at
the general delivery window TO give
her real name and address. The de.
partment. he said, was primarily for
the convenience OF people who had no
fixed address In the city. and Il had
been misused. n great deal OF crime
was known TO originate there. And he
went on to say that he had been there
all the morning watching the fun,
add that Il was mighty interesting 10
co how many married women came
there for mall o Grant. felt
ashamed
ny this time a young girl behind
me began TO ask questions. Then she
and a stlll younger girl compared
notes. I couldn't help hearing. They
had been answering some horrid mat
rimoninl ads under assumed names
The little one said her mother would
/ lust kill her n she found out and
the other one suggested that II theJ
should give some out.of.towu place n
I their home address. and then insisi
/ that the false names were their own
they would probably get their iettcri
all right.
at made me sick TO hear them plar
n 10 coolly, and yet. Grant. for one In
slant I actually considered borrowing
the idea and getting your letter tha
way. Then I looked up. and not tot
feet on stood man that lives near us
II was Just like a fash Of lightning
the curious. unbelieying stare he saw
me.-and suddenly saw myself In !,
the common sinner
THAT In all. waited Just lonl
enough 10 say 10 those silly girls wha
I should wish somebody 10 aay 10 ml
little sister In the same circumstances
and then came away without gettinl
your ietter-whieh wanted more thar
words can tell.
"And. Grant. please-please under
stand aud GymrathiEe when ! say tina
! cannot have letters. even from you
NJ the expense OF doeeiying my fathe
and mother, II our love for each othe
ia all that we believe. Il can live dow
opposition; II Il must be, Il could evel
outlive an enforced siienee-but II cal
never stoop 20 anything that eyel
seems vulgar or tricky. y."-Youth'
Companion,