The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-02-24
If A Man Takes
LibertieS.--


too, and among the many know
we'll this question, II seems to me is
| forever cropping up. One girl friend
( Of mine went out to Montana some
years ago. When l last head from
her it was about this very question.
In the little mining town where she
lives, cheap and undignified relations
between the two sexes prevail. She
Is an energetic girl, with splendid
ideals; she is trying to better the
conditions by means OF social
club;
IL can only get the girls to see
and meet the responsibility! (she
writes) l try to show them that If
they are finer, the boys will be fin
err; that boys behavior always de-
ponds on the girls; that as long as
they allow liberties the boys win
take them; and that 1t is their fault
when the boys drift into the wrong
paths"
VI
From New Hampshire high
school teacher a middle aged lady
this time. wrote me recently about
| young fellow in whom she is much
Interested:
IF only can keep him from the
:, influence Of the girls here who think
they are not having good time I'M
less they are holding hands Or spoon
ing (do forgive the ugly word, my
dear)! Unless you have worked
against the influence of such girls.
as l am trying to do, perhaps you
do not know how tremendous 1t Is"
But l do know, very well; only !
rebel against laying all of the blame
on the girls, unless / admit for once
and for all that the men are nothing
but a set Of weaklings. This l de-
cline to believe.
Besides the cases have cited there
are others where 1t seems to me that
the men are very decidedly to blame
even while we cling to and reiterate
the old belief that 1t all depends on
the girl; mean such cases as arise
between business man and the
younger and more inexperienced girl
who works in his office.
Tho Case Of oenevieve
|, I have In mind a very high type
Of girl Of twenty-one-I shall cal
her Genevieve.. She was confidential
: secretary to business man OF forty
married man of position and large
r affairs. Before she took this posi-
, ton. Genevieve. had lived a meager
deprived life. Before she knew 1t she
, had fallen in love with her employer
, He is fascinating man. Perhaps un
, der all the circumstances 1t was |
: natural thing for her to do. Blu
3 she is the kind of girl to go to he
grave before admitting 1t.
. The man, however, must hav
y guessed; or he, too, with howeve
little right, may have fallen in low
with her. I do not know as to that
}. What l do know is that he put he
p through a hundred tests, renewing
n them. day by day; and even the IN
Q al test. at last, of telling her no,
4 essential she was to his happiness.
It The invalid mother is entirely dc
r pendent on this girl. She was there
h fore unable for the time being t
n give up her position. Added to tn
q strain of home difficulties was tn
a. daily strain and test to which sh
If was subjected in her work. 1t amour
y ed really to fine kind OF torture.
a. All this she stood In way
e. make one proud; she never SO niue
IS as touched with the tips of her fiji
Is gers the companionship he not onl
n offered, but begged to be allowed
N give.
Well, 1t makes very noble stuff
g some girls, an experience of this So
r when they triumph over 1t, but
t. what might be said to be an awfl
N sacrifice OF the manliness of men
e And know another private sc
a. rotary, good deal older this time
years She had always led She
e. tered, inexperienced life. 81 am ju
Id an old child" she used to say to m
in She fell hopelessly in love as sue
of young and intense nature can, Wi
IN her empioyer-a young man social
M above her. He was engaged to
or woman of his class. He was goiI
Is away to meet his fiancee at some !
m shionable summer resort and came
DIS bid this woman goodby.
Don't ask me why I've been SUI
fool as to fall in love with hin
Id she said, telling me of 1t later.
~ don't know! Sometimes ! think
ry never would have been, If 1t had n
no been for his telling me how mu