The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-23
Editorial
of the Day
AS ONE WOMAN SEES
(Edi,h johnson, in Oknhoman

N'-Ni.H bpfillSOll, III ONElnOnllt
When Cora Smith told the report,
mterv!rwn & her in Chihuahua thu.
girls are provided win an inst!1.
which oiSht to guide and protect then,
she uticrel one of those truths which
every woman knows.
NO gin! in this world, howevc,
youne;, goes wrong" that this ~.
stincs docs not warn mel II is like
the voice OF conscence--never do uC
vloia'e II that we do IA. suffer some
form of ietribution.
Witn all honesty and candor Cl.-l
Smith ad'nits that shs violated that
Fundamental instinct in woman. When
a woman admits her guilt. usua.
She is willing TO ta<s the corsa
quences. She does not commn the
greater sin of being the white sepul-
chre She is not the hypocrite who
cloaks her sin with the church, with
philanthropic activities, with the smirk.
ing pose of virtue, which in the eyes
of God, I believe, is far more repre-
hensible than the sin, itself.
If Clara Smlh's story of how she
burned her fingers, how she tested
the fire" will serve as a warning to
young girls, then good will have come
out OF evil, as SO often happens in
this world.
There is one particular type Of girl
who should be helped by the words
OF Clara Smith. She is the girl who
deliberately plays the temptress, who
delights in sticking her fingers Just
as close TO the fire as she can WI hout
burning herself. That she harms the
man means nothing to her. Love is
just one exciting, thrilling game to
her.
Il never intend to marry, and | am
determined never to fall in love" said
charming young girl Of good fam,
ily; a girl who has good mother
and who has been reared carefully.
While l never have fallen in love
myself" she said, 81 delight in using
my power over men and in tempt
ing Chem just as far as / dare. 1t. Is
SO interesting TO watch a man and
see just how far one dares 20 with
him, l know that it isn't right for
me to do this, and 1t would break
mothers heart if she knew it-for
she has old-fashioned notions about
girls in letting men make love to
them--bn. the game is so fascinat-
ing that I simply cannot quit"
1t used to be that every normal girl
wanted to marry, that she considered
marriage the one end of her life.
She wanted husband. a home and
children For years she dreamed of
that happy consumation That con-
dtion no longer exiuLs. Countless girls
do not want to marry, though all
of them want TO have love affairs.
And a few OF them, | would not like
TO say more than few, look upon
love as a game. They like the ex-
element Of making men fall in love
with them. Their vanity Graves the
attentions that men will pay them,
meaningless attentions so far as they
are concerned. They like to be seen
at dinner, at the theatre, or motor
ing. as the case may be. and they
enjoy the sheer pleasure of II, which
is the most natural thing in the
world. All women adore attentions,
as indeed they should. Where these
girls do wrong is that they take
everything man has to give them,
while chey intend to give nothing in
rd.urn. Very often they take the
initial step in courtship, hunting out
the man, schemlng to have him in
troduced, devising ways and means OF
securing his interest and attention,
merely for the passing pleasure thar
filtration will afford them
There is still another evil phase