The Capture of Cecilia.

NZ Truth, Issue 405, 29 March 1913, Page 5

The Capture of Cecilia.

Deposited at the "Door." (From 'Truth's" Auckland Rep.) Booth missed another promising shirt | and scrubbing oporatlvo lost Thursday week at Auckland, when Cecilia *BrosnaJuui cleared out from tho liariw 'Ome at Parnell and went over to tho opposition concern m the knee-drill and soap line, which Is technically called the ••Door of Hope." Some girls who havo been dwellers or the wrong side of tho "Door" call It other nuxnes — wicked, sinful ones — but they aro abandoned wretches and absolutely unworthy to even empty soapsmlj down a drain, lot olono bo entrusted with the responsible duty of propelling the handio of a wringer. Headers of "Truth" will remember that Cecilia was ono of Auckland's hordo of what In known as "flappors." otherwise young girls, who roam tho street* at all hours of the day and night. As previoosly related In "Truth." Cecilia had been handed over to .Booth's Brigadiers until Mr. Cuuen, S.M.. considered what waa the best way to load her Into the straight and narrow path which leadeth unto the collection plan, moral rectitude and cold pork on the Sawbath. Cissy gave thins* a bK of a P®*** nlong by rudely leaving Booth on tho Wednesday. After emptying Booth's du*t Into the geranium pot at U\o Xront g»«*. Cc<-4ll* lit out for home and father, but that parly rudely brought her uiong i« e«e Mr. Cutten tho following morning. Sho was then charged «ith the «u»<-ioot and honorable police stand-by of "vag" — otherwise known «* w » h « crtaC Deteetive-Sergt. Cox plaintively »oM ih« B.U. that CectM* wm only «w*»t eighteen, but w« « wicked gtri and wm beyond control. ***»• wanOy «he had been leading * Tocrant Hf«. B*>« him agrwyl to go to tho Dw of Hope for 13 month* for morU *»<* Isuo2»«ctual repair*. tmt\ «» b«*n« another br&nJ jtnatnboO from th« boraing. Codtta. prwsrfscd to be good-*t*hM>o<W or Hope, saad-og *b»-JW*»