The Washington times., 1920-07-26

him was enough. She said she had
never loved him, that she had married
him because his tale Of woe TO heI
had aroused her sysmpathies. and she
believed she could reform him. She
left him and helped the ofricers Il
bring him TO Jail
This remarkable sirl--a girl oi
dual personality, refined and cultured
one morent. and a companion oi
crooks another moment-has written
a self-analysis which IL Is believed
Of value to other girls who are Great
ures Of impulse. Her story tells OF
her mistakes. and from these she ad'
duces bits OF philosophy and advice
to other girls.
Her story follows:
NJ OLIVE FLETCHER ST. JOHN.
II / had only thought before-in-
stead OF afterl
Therein lies whatever OF pathos
might see In my own predicsment
were / one who INDUCED in self-pity
thought too late.
Not too late, either. for / have de-
termined to put the past behind me
and to begin building anew. to try
to recover some OF the Olive Fletch-
er that once my parents loved and
admired.
It's useless. I suppose. for me-
have not yet achieved the come
back" 1 have planned-to preach 10
other girls who have never fallen, but
who are at the edge OF the abyss
But l have lived, i have run the
gamut OF life's seamy side, and
have learned, whether or not l am
able to profit by my own experience.
Like many girls. ! have always
been a creature OF impulse. 1 have
invariably acted according to the
dictates Of my emotions and my de
sires, and have thought, often tear
fully, afterwards. Then II was toe
late, invariably.
Another great failing of mine wal
that / was sympathetic to every one
I always took people at their face
value, and 1 trusted every one. And
many-oh, 30 many-of them have de-
ceived and wronged me in a thousand
ways.
l have lived among crooks. and FOL
q while there was glamour to 1t thai
kept me alive and vibrant For q
while / got the thrills" and the
"kick" of life one so often hears of
WARNS OTHER GIRLS.
But the glamour wore OF. found
constantly 'double-crossing" theil
pals. and who were always plotting
for themselves at the cost often OF
liberty or even death for their sup
posed friends. / found them towards
ell of them, and base in every hbel
OF their beings.
am through with thrills and the
excitements of life. Young girl.
would do we'll, II my experience hai
taught me anything. to forsake the
exciting and thrilling side of life fol
the placidity of the home and the
true love of those who know love,
meaning. Love means. to those wht
tried to drag me down. only baseness
Faith and hope for a better life ha,
no part in their existence.
For a while 1 was foolish enough
to think / could reform "Wingie" st
John by marrying him. What a foo
1 was! Here I have no desire to say
anything about "Wingie"-about m,
husband-Clarence St John. I wish
him no i'll fortune. / only ask TO b,
let alone. But 1 cannot help telling
girls who may be met by the sam,
predicamsnt that reforming a man b,
marriage can never be successful
.NEVER LOVED HIM.,
He will drag you down, II you las
long enough. to his level
The desire to reform . man Is I
worthy one, II you love the man
Unfortunately, never loved win
gle" and never could have. We wer,
Of different spheres, but learned 4
too late. The educated and refined