The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-07
TAKE CARE or YOUR DAUeH.
TER

Amelia Josephine Burr. Of the Wig
ilantea, writes as follows
We hear much about the moral
menace 70 q community caused b.
the re.ghborhood Of a large camp.
i is uuhappily true. The purveyors
and practitioners or organized yice
are % the alert for such opporsual-
Ties. But that danger Is NOT the
greatest Conscious and intentional
wisrsness may be met and fought
pn the weapons % Law. but there
subtier and therefore a greater
ger that requires more imagina-
r 10 meet and more deleacy %
combat. because II is dealing with
ef which has It's roots in a yir-
a large camp way established near
4 New England city. OF course it be-
came the central point of interest for
aii the neighborhood. ard on visiting
days the young girls of high school
age fiocked there with especial zest
such girls as ono knows WELL With
the warm. selfish. ignorant. curious
heart Of youth beating high under the
all-bntabsent blouse and the eager
Joyous young feet totterina 70 their
gay SHY shoes upon the eternal quest.
One Of the girls. on summer esen.
ing. saw a handsome officer stand.
ing alone. and summoned all her dar
ing
Aren't ycu awfully lonesomeg" see
asked
"Thank you. we would Be II we had
time. no doubt" he answered. pleas
antly. hut We are usually too busy
70 think much about our feelings
Don yon want to Walk with me II
Are you going homeg" She nod
ded. "Then win take you there
Tnsg walked together to her home
sas "a great triumph at having Sc
cured % Impressive an escort When
thay reached the house. the officer
expressed wish u meet her father
and mother What he bad 70 say ioI
chem was very brief and was a de-
cided surprise 20 the girl.
For Gods sake take care of your
daughter. ! am trying to keep my
boys straight-b but girls ike this
make U difficult"
a cruel aayingg Yes. cruel as
surgeons knife. Truce Yes, true
az the story itself which end here;
/ 40 not know the sequel Tho con
dit.on exists. and We must face Il
There are many boys In the army /
well-schooled against open vice, but
against the most insidious I
Of temptations the temptation that
does not advertise itself as one
no you believe that child was FOR
moment guilty in thought when she !
spoke 70 the officer, though she used I
Tie strcetgiris formula? Try 70 get
her side OF the little drama that
might SO easily have been a tragedy
that so olten has. The soldiers
calling has always been invested
With q glamour OF romance in femi-
nine eyes; and the present world
condition. while exposing the horror
and evil Of war as never before has
par doxieally rather augmented than
the admiration for the indi
idual soldier. The mantle Of the
crusader is upon him leach Of these
loys in kah Is young st. George
aayed against the dragon in SUI
neme war against war With our
llds resolutely fixed upon right
ls and enduring peace. today in
america the soldier is q hero more
han over before. What is more nat.
irai as a result than a heightened
interest and a generous desire 10
make the last days OF our boys on
his soil as happy as possible?
we cannot expect our young peo.
lie TO analyze their feelings and mo.
ives. It is for us to recognize what
ives the great elemental realities OF
he today a stronger grip than ever
low shall we meet this danger? BY
Idle. Against what win
on warn themy The effects Of evil.
oing? The movies have done that
0 thoroughly that they think they
ave no more to learn. And. truly. /