The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-04
Cynthia Crey's
LETTERS


story ! have to tell.
When ! was a girl OF 10, I was In.
noeent az any child. Ny father.
who wanted me 20 have every op.
portunity Of growing 10 be a good
woman and to be protected from
the wlles and evils OF the world, en-.
tered me In one OF the best girls
boarding schools OF our home city
While attending that institution.
! became infatuated with one OF my
classmates, who seemed very sweet
and genteeL She was pretty. and
had lovely, dainty froeks. and many
things which | had never had. al
though my father could have az.
forded far more than she possessed.
Our friendship grew, and many
times shc took me 20 her home to
spend the week holidays.
She introduced me TO many Of
her admirers" and we were never
In want OF escorts or at a loss 20
know how We would spend the next
afternoon or evening. became
vain and cancelled from the eompll-
ments paid me by these young men.
and lost all control OF my Inward
self.
One evening he oame-styilsh.
handsome and rlohl He nagaed,
ooased and pleaded. I fell .
stopped low for him and his com
rsdes--I was a suitable companion
for my sweet ehum." ! lived like
that for over n year.
Now, two more years have pass
ed, and ! have met the mantle
only man that really counts In a
woman's life. He has asked me to
be hls wife. and have accepted his
love. He 10 a good, healthy-minded
man, and he thinks | am good and
pure, and Innocent. on. " he really
knew what I ami know I arm not
good enough for him. but ! have
tried 40 hard 10 live down the pas,
and do what 10 right
Dear Mlss Grey, should I tell hin,
what I am, how I have slnned7
Doubtless he has made mistakes,
too. but . girl 10 supposed 10 have
mooesty and maldenly reserve TO
refrain from such wiekedness, and
more power TO protect her sacred
self
had every chance In the world
TO lead q decent life. but ! cast IL
all 20 the winds, and have suffer.
ed for my thouohsicssness and folly.
ONE WHO FELL.
A.-This letter should serve as a
warning and eyeopener 10 every
mother and father. II should be
sufficient 10 explain why Cynthia
Grey In prejudiced against parents
who shin the responsibility OF their
daughters upon private boarding
schools. especially before they have
been thoroughly warned against
the temptations offered by worldly
people. In this respect. innocence
IL Ignorance, and In invariably the
destroyer OF maidenly reserve and
innocence The girl who IL In.
structed how to preserve her limo
cence In just as innocent as the
one who In ignorant OF this great
SEXUAL problem.
To the little girl I would say: Let
reason rule. Do what your own
heart and conscience dictate. for
Cynthia Grey cannot solve your
problem. The probabilities are that
she will reap tho bitter results OF
her mistake sooner or later. mol
matter whether she tells her future
husband or not II she tells him.
tho chances are he would never
marry her. and II she does not tell
him and he learns II after he is
married. the chances arc that he
will leave her when he finds IL out |
SO there you are. IL In possible
that she might lead such an erem-
piary and upright life. and might
devote herself 30 faithfully TO the
man she intends 20 marry that shs
can show him truthfully she is
different woman; that she has re-
pented. and would never. under any
circumstances. follow the old path.
say this is possible. and IL is pos.
sible. under these conditions. her
husband might overlook her trans
gression. Whether she should tell
him now is a matter for her to de-
eide.