The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-15

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ponents in the famous accounting suit
| in New York, which has been going on
for so long. 1t seems that the executor
of her fathers estate, which was a
very large one, managed to defer settle
| ment for thirty years.
You see," Mrs. Green explains, with
one of her shrewd smiles, "he had a
good thing and he didn't want TO give
it up And now so much has been spent
! they can't settle. They annoy me in
New York with a law suit whenever
they can, and at other times they get
| I'D one here, and keep me all summer in
the heat examining papers twenty
three years old.'
During the course of the trial in New
York Mrs. Green astonished the court
by falling on her knees and praying fer
vently. She is fond Of telling about ii,
and has a lot of newspaper clippings
on the subject.
What / prayed for" she says, was
| that the wickedness of that executor
might be made manifest to New YORK.
I I'm Quaker. In just year after my
/ prayer that executor was found stone
dead in mis- bed, and" she adds, par
entheticaliy, che was living in a bigger
house than Holmes lived in, and he
d
my fathers estate.
81 like Chicago. It reminds me more
of Paris than any other American city,
because 1t is so lively. l like busy
place No, wouldn't rather live
-abroad than here. If l did I'd live
there America is good enough for me;
and then, you see, L have property in
terests," She adds, going back to her
hobby.
And il was easy enough to see that
money is Mrs. Green's passion. She
can't keep from talking about 1t.
What are your political views, Mrs.
Green?"
Now, really" she answered. modest
", with a little smile Pickering about
her mouth and with one eye bit
squinted toward the ceiling, 81 haven't
studied up the question. You see,
there wouldn't be any use. L can't
can't vote
But your views on finance would be
interesting just now" it was suggested.
well, my views have been made up
from some ideas I've gotten from Eu-
rope and-and-other places, and-and
1 never take any interest in politics.
All have TO guide me is the opinion of
bankers, and people who understand
L
ton ought to be mixed up IN a presi-
Dental election. You see, Of course. the
silver mine owners But here Mrs.
Green bethought herself of her sons
candidacy in Texas, most likely, and
came to full steep.
1.-THE Populists," she said, wanted
nv son Ned to run for governor Of
Texas. But I won't allow him to be a
candidate. When people are nominated
for governors and so on, you know,
they expect to get something out of II.
Well, Ned hasn't anything to ask. l
sent him down there to manage a rail-
road. 1 said: Ned, you're not going
down there to ask people what church
they belong to, or who their parents
were. or what politics they are. You are
going there to attend to your own al
fairs. and to superintend that road, so
a. child can send freight over ii at the
same rates as a. millionaire. Ned did
as 1 told him, and now he is one OF the
most popular and respected men in the
state"
1t is evident that she is very proud of
her son. "Oh, l don't know, she ad-
mits cautiously, che may be candidate
for governor some time He's TOO
young, now; only q, and don't intend
to let him get mixed up in politics yet.
People can't attend to SO many things
at once"
Mrs. Green does not believe in wo-
man suffrage, but she declares tnai they
could manage business affairs as Well
as men if they only were attentive.
"They think too much about their
dresses. and they don't wear comfort
able clothes" she declares. mot cnaa
7 don't believe in pretty dresses, when
one is young and has nothing else 10
think OF. / used to go out and be very
CAV when / was a girl, you know she
saws. musing on the days when sne
dined with Martin Van Buren, and Lord
Althrope, and turned everybody's mead
with her wit and good looks.
YES. I'm fond of going to the opera
and theater occasionally, when L have
time. 1 have no fads; I'm not one or
these people you can put in a tin cup.
I don't read much. I have no use Tor
novels and silly stuff But then" she
FASTENED to add, They may be good for
some people don't preach violently
against anything. you know. 1 say, let
everybody do as they piease-only try
to help somebody every day. 1 help
lots of people and get plenty Of letters
thanking me for it, too"
Nv hat CHARITIES are you especially
interested in. Mrs. Green?"
"Oh, well, you needn't say I'm charit-
able. Everybody would be asking me
for money then. l never make any
show of good works
Your husband takes no interest IN
money matters?" she was asked, cauti-
ously.
He has rheumatism" she answered
briefly.
Mrs. Green has kindly face and i'm
presses one as a splendid woman, who
has a single mainland that is the
haording of her millions. Albeit she de-
clared emphaticafly at parting:
I'm not one of these people who stay
awake planning and scheming to make
an extra dollar. If I'd taken all
could squeeze from other peoples pock-
etbookS I'd have a million more, and
that would buy me a lot OF nice clothes.
l lie down at night and sleep like a
child. l get up and breakfast early and
work hard an day. l want 10 accom-
plish something in my life
WILL MOVE THE OFFICE
Rumor in Regard Marshal Pat Maggie Is
Again Received.
Guthrie O. T. Aug. 1.-THE Okla no.