The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-08-16

Teller then went on:
my father is alive and WELL"
said Mr.. Rockefeller. HE Is de-
pendent upon no man he would scorn
the p~roffer of financial aid from John
D. and would not take it from me.
HE has means of his own ample
for his needs.
But there is a reason why | can
not at this time tell you where he
is. In a few weeks / will be able to
tell you q story that viii lamaze and
horrify the world.
mo n knows yet that | am writ
ing the story, the real history OF
John DIS life.
q finished it secretly here in my
office several months ago, but there
were imperfections in the work and
| am doing 1t all over again.
Rest assured that it will be right
this time.
Yes" he continued, when | make
John DIS true life history public,
and explain the facts about father,
this country will be too warm for
it's richest citizen.
Go ask John D. where our father
is; tell him that | sent you and that
| dare him to answer.
But the time will soon come W2Aen
| can safely speak. Then 1t Will o
be safe for John D. to appear upon
the streets of an American city. He
would be stoned by the people.
Hints at Awful Secret.
Nothing but flight from the oun
try to some foreign land will save
his life when the whole monstrous
truth is known"
why not explain about your ia
Their now?" the world reporter ask
ed.
No! no." was the sharp reply Il
must consider the consequences GER
tain to follow a publication of the
facts.
''The time is not ir..ep the
THE time is not ripe. l must
shield many hearts from grief. No
good would be done by publicity now
and much unmerited suffering would
be caused.
But it will all come out in good
time. 1t will surprise the whole
world to see the real John D. un-
masked for the first time.
Strange talk for a brother, isn't
it," asked Frank Rockefeller, paus-
ing.
''Terrible talk from one brother
about another, but what I say is lit
orally true.
John D.. is not a human be-
ing.
He is a monster, merciless in his
greed; pitiless in his cold, inhuman
passions.
My wife is a G~od-fearing God
serving woman, and a few years ago
she withdrew herself and her chill
dren from the Euclid Avenue Bap-
fist church. That is John DIS
church.
Would Not Worship With John ID.
MY wife worshipped Their as a girl
and loves the old place, but she did
not dare to kneel in prayer under the
same roof with a man she knew to be
a monster.
Mr.. Rockefeller's mood changed
again and he laughed sneeringly.
Il have been vastly amused" said
he, ''by what you have told me of
your hard search for my father in
Cedar Valley. Let me tell you a
fact:
Il have reason to know that John
D. Himself inspired inspired the false
took you to Iowa. From private
sources of information I learn that
he has started several other mislead-
ing clews in my fathers case.
why does he do it? Because he
is as mad for publicity as for mon
ey.
He knows that father is absolute
ly safe from discovery and he takes
malicious pleasure in playing with
the public.
Behind his mask Of piety and
kindness he laughs at all humanity.
He is literally a mailman who be-
lieves that he is a god that cannot
sin.
This is absolutely true said Mr..
Rockefeller in closing the interview,
and the World will find it out.
with the malice of a fiend he has
! wrecked my business career again
| and again.