The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-13

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hardships at the hands of g
words: young man, remain
PAST" II is a wonderful let
He tells us that, shortly aft
accident of some sort that he
her TO the country for GONZALES
her all Of that.
But later in his writing, We
miration when we learn that
nevertheless returned several
her. Profound admiration for
when one returns TO an aban-
doned project, whether it be a
mining claim, a woman, or a
book, it is reasonably sure TO
be because he thinks there is
something still in it for him.
| not. how In telling OF the neglect
and indecorous conduct OF his wife,
this man keeps constantly before the
readers mind that he WAS THUS RE
PAID for all his Kindness 10 the
woman he says he "fcll In love with"
Ing married this girl. who WAS the
"plaything Of men" he never forgot
or probably let her forget for
minute-thnt she had "A PAST. Yet
he has the nerve 10 tell VA that he
married her after falling In love with
her
| wish 90 go on record as saying
that a love big and fine enough to
have compassionately lifted this girl
and put her in a place OF honor
among her fellows II "A love too big
and fine TO ever think OF being RE-
PAID.
who has not past7 Not all OF
us have one like the woman this man
tells OF. But there is none OF us
who began her life with the proposal
OF marriage from the man whom she
now calls husband. There IN a PAST
In the lives OF every one OF US. This
girl was the ''plaything OF men
What men, And do those men have
a PAST today7 Our friend who Is
giving young men advice does not
stop 20 think OF the vastly greater
good he could do the present genera
ton OF women 0having failed in his
little Humanitarian project with one
woman with n pasu by warning the
young men TO be careful not To make
a PAST for some other girl.
It's n fifty.fifty proposition. this
matter OF PASTS. etc. do not be-
liove In "A double standard OF moral
lily for men and women. II this girl
under discussion was the playthlng
OF men and can be referred to as a
woman with a PAST" then so must
you brand every one OF those men
who had her for their plaything.
And III wager IL never occurred to
'E." 20 warn any girls against a
single one OF those men with
PAsT1 who used the girl he married
as their plaything. Nope. as a matter
OF fact. probably most OF those men
are married and have women and
families. and are even good enough
to hold positions on the police force
in their home towns
] am n woman. yes: and married.
yes: and I have a PAST IS years
long: and a son. and a daughter. My
daughter IL almost old enough to
' run around 10 dance halls. and to be
the piaything OF men. LAiso TO have
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no oonsoiousn's' y. u.' oAosnoe'
'he sno"eose :" SCI anu ,1e u,oer'
.anains OF ner own s'o,'ous na.uie
30 mat tne open road, 'ne 'nouiiu.n
u"i' uesn AR, pooA, "'nu IN uie
ces, uie music oi "s'e1ian. 'ne
oehe"icuon OF suns u''nss
nave fnore iurc io' ner IMAM ''i' aie
oahoe mans III ene "o'n-
And. II she becomes the plaything
Of men. II VIII be because there Is
that pcrversity I'm her nature which
must find Its outlet in that way, ana
NOT because she falls, the dupe to
the passions and iusts OF men with
ounD PASTS.
avn sorry that the girl e. pulled
out OF the mud and married. did not
rise TO the standard he set for her.
Most OF US fall and do not rise again