Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28

And here want to say that there was nothing that
dragged me down but drink II was my good fortune,
perhaps to meet only gentlemen Certainly never met
any creatures such Stanford White supposed 10
be- The posed for without exception we're inter
ested my good and their advice always of the
best.
was only seventeen and beauty My
shoulders exquisite had the grace of maiden
hood The great artists We'd with each other for
Then began to meet other models and go to studio
parties They are gay these parties 1t is what is called
Bohemia They called me the little Puritan for re-
membered what my artist had told me, and held tight
to myself
pressed me to drink. One model said:
"She thinks she's too good to drink with I guess
to refuse and liked them all and didn't want them to
drop
and gay, and drank another. And afer that was
among the gayes of the gay at the parties But always
except for that was still the little Puritan" but
also queen of Bohemia.
In those days did not drink greatly But the point
is that had begun. had admitted the enemy into my
gates And there he crouched know now waiting for
the opportunity to spring And the chance came:
married. was still child but loved my husband
dearly. loved him so we'll that forgot to drink
baby came little girl. And then things began to go
badly for We needed money, My husband pc mitted
me to pose again And once again went out into my
old life and posed and met my old friends
1t is not true that drank then. Still, my husband
grew more and more restless He didn't forbid re to
pose--but day he left Then he took from
little girl Helen. And then was served with d.
When they came thought would die. And then the
enemy arose and whispered; "Drink-and forget It."
remembered how gay drink had once made me. And T.
drank again drank myself into a stupor.
When l awoke from it was horror-stricken. And It
to me that my drinking haG not washed away any
OF my troubles. ! read the papers. My husband had
charged that had been unfaithful to him. and that
had beaten my little girl. II lies, all lies Even
when drank was kind to her loved her. But there
II was.
drank again. Instead Of fighting for my good name
and my little girl drank and drank again!
Realization OF what was doing came to from time
to time, but could net help myself At last they put
me in the House or Good Shepherd and just when
released my divorce case came up in New York had
no money or clothes TO What little did have
went for liquor couldn't appeal TO him the Judge
or any How could without money and with the
record had made for myself
The day the divorce was granted was drunk
Last week arrested In Philadelphia for intoxi-
cation released after had taken the temperance
pledge going TO try 20 keep H. II ] could only
see my little daughter and then ! know ! could
keep H. But they will not let me see the ehld-and
/ do not know.
am only Twenty-Five. I am too young to 20 under
And yet have lost everything in the world that would
make me keep uplost II through my criminal folly
and weakness
II had refused that first drink may we'll be that the
crisis would never have come 10 And that Il why
want 20 repeat what said at the beginning OF this
tlelef man Offers you drink throw the glass in his
face.
You can't beat drink. II sapa ambition, will.
character-everything that Is worth while And Ia the
end u has taken from everything IN life that
worth having