The Plea which I make to the girl herself is that she use, to the full
capacity, her power to inhale those things that shall give inspiration
for pure, helpful living. Every girl has that power. Some use only
two-thirds of it, some one third, some have forgotten its existence. If
a girl wants to really live she must "breathe deep," with her soul's
windows open wide to the atmosphere that will give her strength. If she
is obliged to live with those who do not think of these things, whose
own spirits are starved, she can seek friends who will help, she can go
to the places where her mind and soul are stirred as well as her senses,
she can find in good books great uplift and courage. She will, if she
truly wants inspiration and help to live nobly, attend regularly some
church where the service makes her long to be her best. She will, if
possible, join some class where she can study the life and teachings of
Jesus Christ, who _now_ even as when He was here, lifts those who listen
to Him out of failure and discouragement into hope, in whose presence
every girl may breathe in the atmosphere filled with life giving power.

If a girl responds to this _Plea_ to open her soul to the great Giver of
life, I can _Promise_ that she will find true happiness and joy.




XVII

A PERSON NOT A FACT


Every thoughtful person craves facts. They are cold, hard, sometimes
disconcerting but they carry weight. "It is a fact, it has been proven,"