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Read this history-making news — the unblanched truth about Hitler — in Liberty today. Get the Latest Issue Today Liberty 5/^ 74 Is a Girl's Past Ever Her Own? (Continued from page 35 J you? They always have something to talk about that seems worth listening to. They lead interesting lives. They are always doing something worth while and, since they have nothing to hide, they can share their deeds and thoughts with others. Here's another thing for good girls to think about. I never met a man, in any walk of life, who wasn't honestly and sincerely glad to meet a good girl. Now, don't misunderstand me. That same man might be temporarily disappointed to discover that the girl present was good because a good girl could not possibly fit in with his plans for the evening — he probably had a bit of deviltry on his mind. But, nevertheless, right down in his heart he's tickled and sooner or later he'll call that girl for a date and when he does it will be for a date in keeping with her goodness. Does the word "prude" make you cringe? It should make you beam with pride because when someone shouts "prude" at you, you know that the shouter has recognized in you something lacking in his (or her) own make-up. Goodness, you know, always rankles with the not-so-good and the only way they can cover up that feeling of inferiority is to sneer, "prude." Too many girls stake their popularity on the fact that they are recognized as "good sports" and never stop to realize that they are also staking their reputations on the same thing. When the expression first originated, it probably had a very flattering meaning, but today it is used to cover up most any act and therefore it is no longer a genuine compliment. When you hear some girl referred to as a "good sport" you don't know whether she is being praised because she has just played an excellent game of tennis or whether she is being excused because "she'll try anything once." It seems to be an accepted fact that "good sports" are popular and "prudes" are not. Nothing could be more untrue — in the final analysis. Good sports are dated every night in the week — prudes are saved for special dates. Good sports get plenty of rings on the telephone, but prudes get them on the finger. Men take good sports out — they take prudes home, — yes, right home to Mother and Dad and all the neighbors. NOW we come to the question of just what we mean by goodness. It isn't easy to explain, but maybe this will help. There is only one person in the world with whom you must live the rest of your life. That person is yourself. Be sure that you are the sort of girl with whom you won't mind living forever. At all times you must like yourself because you cannot be very happy living with someone you don't like. Whenever you are about to do something tonight just pause long enough to consider whether or not you will still like yourself tomorrow. Now, we're all human; therefore, none of us is perfect. We all have foolish faults and annoying habits. Don't be too strict with yourself. Give yourself the same tolerance you would give your best friend. There are times when you might be forced into a situation that shows you in a bad light. If it isn't your fault and you can't do anything about it — then don't brood about it, but see that it doesn't happen again. Anyone is apt to make a mistake, otherwise experience would not be the great teacher that she is, but if you keep on making the same mistakes, you're a pretty dull pupil and teacher is apt to assign you a lesson that you'll never forget. Woodrow Wilson used to say, "The truth needs no defense. It is strong enough to stand by itself." That may be true provided the truth is known, but circumstantial evidence is pretty strong, too. If you're seen with a rowdy crowd, you're pretty apt to be considered rowdy by those who do not actually know you. So you not only must be good — you must look good. That's where doors come in handy. You can close your door against people who would ruin your good name. And don't be afraid to close it! Suppose you do sit there alone once in a while — isn't it better to be alone in your own house than alone in a crowd? People should appreciate doors much more than they do because doors can be opened to happiness and can be closed upon unhappiness. A little while ago I said that we all make mistakes, but I feel that we can be forgiven any mistake that did not seem wrrong at the time it was made. OFTEN the question arises: Should a girl tell her past to the man she loves? Yes, I think so, especially if it contains the sort of mistakes we just mentioned. If she does not tell she is always rurming the risk that someone else will. That someone else might not be so tactful in the telling and the knowledge would come to the man as a shock. A confession can usually be forgiven — that is not so true of a shock. Of course, no person, man or woman, ever tells all. He or she might honestly try to, but there is always something held back — something personally emotional that cannot be shared with anyone else. Perhaps it is better to reveal the facts of the case and not attempt to turn your soul inside out for the world to see. Will the man forgive you? If he truly loves you. I'm sure he will. He should. For, after all, when a man asks a girl to marry him it goes without saying that he also automatically asks her to forgive his past indiscretions. Some girls make the mistake of thinking they can run away from a past, or separate it from a future. To attempt such a thing is folly. It will only arouse unnecessary suspicion. Sooner or later, Joe Doakes will show up. If you refuse to introduce him, you'll find your man of the moment thinking, "Now, just why doesn't she want me to meet Joe?'' You can cope with an open mind that knows the truth, but you'll be pretty helpless against a mind filled with doubt and suspicion. Sometimes I think it is too bad that a man cannot look deeply into the heart of the girl who loves him. If he could he would realize that no matter how many men she may have known in the past, she now regrets them all and wishes that he were the only man she had ever known. It is too bad that girls cannot look into their own hearts. If they could they would realize that all the time they are seeking popularity, they are actually seeking love — and when love comes, popularity is a burden and a bore. You have asked if a girl's past is ever her own. I would say "yes," all her own — her own problem. No one else has to answer for it. No one else has to bother with it. Vory, very lucky, indeed, is the girl whose past doesn't bother her. PHOTOPLAY combinpd xcith movie mirror