The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-11

Dawson in this instance. was not found.
Miss Vandiver says she realizes the
compromising position her story, coupled
with the fact that she is powerless, ow-
~1ng to restrictions which have been
placed upon her, to offer any evidence as
to its truth other than her own word has
placed her in as viewed by the public
eye.
Il have been told" said she, "by both
Jack and Ravini, my guardian, to say
nothing whatever without their instruc-
tons. and permission. l am told what to
say and what not to say and no amount
or Questioning can move me from my re-
solve to follow my instructions. If peo-
pie don't believe my story, and want to
talk about me, why, let them go ahead
and do it. don't care what they say.
know that am sole heir to Jacks estate
by his own will, and no amount of talk
. ing done by others can affect me in the
least. The will has been made and it will
not be broken. 1 have sense enough to
know that under the circumstances by
which I am governed, no matter how
mysterious they may seem to others, that
still tongue makes a wise head. That's
why | am not talking
Miss Vandiver's story of how she was
made the sole heir of the Dawson mil
lions has in it the elements of a romance.
as well as those of a mystery She
makes it all the more strange and re-
markable by the unaccountable curtain
of mystery by which she hides from the
public gaze all traces and knowledge of
the Identity and existence Of such a man
as John w. Dawson, millionaire,
her alleged generous benefactor.
This young woman who has achieved
such widespread notoriety because of her
extraordinary story certainly occupies an
unique position She is willing to tell
the story of. a millionaire's generosity,
but at the same time she is unwilling to
q offer anything in proof to substantiate
her statements other than her own word.
To newspaper man Miss Vandiver
made the statement that there was no
real reason for any secrecy regarding her
inheritance, but that whatever mystery
there was connected with the matter was
due entirely to Dawson himself, who, she
said, because Of his German obstinacy
wanted as little said about what he had
done as possible" She said he was
quiet and unassuming in his nature, and
that 'notoriety of any sort was abhor-
rent to him. and that for these reasons
Jack had instructed her to avoid any
discussion of his action in making her
his heir.
In the course of her story a few mo-
ments later Miss Vandiver declared that
she was bound to secrecy as to the iden-
tity and whereabouts of Millionaire Daw-
just before he left indianapolis the last
time, which has been but two weeks ago,
he became involved in serious trouble,
and for that reason it was, found to be
best for him to leave the city. Miss Van
diver refused to reveal the nature of
Dawson's trouble or give the address of
which he could now be reached beyond
saying that he was in Germany by this
time, where he would remain indefinitely
looking after his interests. She said that
Dawson had no permanent address, but
that he went from place to place at his
own viii Miss Vandiver said she saw
Dawson at Indianapolis two weeks ago
Saturday evening. at which time he ex-
pressed his intentions of leaving for New
York the next day to sail for Germany.
When asked whether she had heard from
Dawson since she met him the last Time
Miss Vandiver made one of her charac-
teristic evasive replies.
'He may have changed his mind since
then said she, "and may still be in this
country, but where he is or whether or
not I have heard from him within the
past two weeks / will not say"
Miss Vandiver tells her story as she
would joke. To her it is evidently I
matter of mirth and not one of serious
ness. She has made it such an admixture
of truth and fiction until 1t is impossible