The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-27
. "REMINISCENCES
The Antemortem Statement.

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u was noon the next dav. or rather
that day. when I hurried into the Office.
Mr.. Gizsr looked up reprOachfnIly from
his revised brief on the admiasibiIty Of
aneemortem statements not verified
You Rre aware of course. Buffum.-
he said, that the hearing comes on AZ
! O'Clock. the investigating committee
being empowered to sit during the session
Of the House
= know replied with intention.
MY sister Laura will be- there on time
Il was amazing TO see how swiftly
youthful softness returned To his face.
but a moment before az rigid a. DrAco's.
-Ah. to be surel- he exclaimed. gather
ing his papers together. she will have
to testify to her finding Mr.. SnAhle's
statement and identity his writing. Come.
let IN 20 az once 40 that she won't he
there alone
-OG course the crlx OF the whole matter
In the Admissibility OF that statement.
he went ON a. We walked over to the
Capitol. They will fight hard against
IL; they are desperate. Buffum. ] hope
your sister ISN'T nervous or afraid
Il don't think she has given Il thought,
sir. She takes in the truth and gives u
out again a. naturally as she does the
air
You might say more. The truth IL
the atmosphere in which she exists; it ~
her vital element
We entered the House wing and went
up in the west elevator to the gallery
hoor
There she u now said Mr.. Gizer.
peerinR through the glass door OF the
diplomatic gallery. and susanne Laphoon
In with her"
YES 1 murmured. -susanne Is with
her
Just then Mr.. Philby. chairman Of the
investigating committee and one OF
the leaders OF the House. sidled up a.
IL stage ring under n. ceres q state.
"A word with you. Gizer. hs squeRked
out of the coTns OF his mouth. with eyes
obliqtfc. -end it - j,iss - we'll that this
secretary Of yours should hear whPt
! have 20 say - h" seems IN be SUFFERING
from chronic supersaTvtcsabilify, ahetD,
You know I hsNe taken real interest
IN YOU as . new member with a promIsing
career before you - ~oop - you came
down from tha clouds OF slntimentalty
20 the bedrock foundations Of fact You
cont run the Cow rnnBsnt or tho party
that runs thu Government Eltrr the pat
men - We fird them. utilizing the good
in them. ignoring tn" bed IN them unless
IL can Ia turned to mr. king the good more
useful thSt's politics.
Tho long end short Of It II. drop this
herring. lat the committee make les
original gSpSrt "Nor' tirg Psistox. You
wont sufsr from Il
Til re- - SURF 10 D." q -pecisl commit
t~e on conservation appointsd. Why
shouldnt you he just the man Tor chair
"A. a. A. =
the psople think thrt thy IRE <. tting
WHIT thsy want that's reform
NO Tepli-d Mr.. Civ. his jaws snep-
pirg
sist 4 -Ths p sidsrt hsI tks two
S.rrtors FROM S.quois before him this
morning Their differences ur. ssulrd.
S~rstor Pr'FfoN - to ~ returned lho
rOmipatSoR of MsrctIs Ryi- I'd - Consul
Ger raj - "a H. Withdrawn. S"nPtor
I@pl'oor - wiling thEt th"S.' proc a.
irES rg-irst Ars,u~ P.'afoN .hould ~
arp'~h = in tn interest NJ harmony
Whit do y0I m an. zoe nupky.- J..
scr md - IN. by frirly laughing in
nv frC.s-
just NrsJ YOU MN re'ort a.
-Nogftpg
J,-, then tn" Two zIT.s. Sain@d Nv rhr
House clock. ram" out from the gallery
where th-y had seen waiting We con
Quoted them into M" ~ pldly hlltnE ~oin-
mites ppOrn opfsS@itr, Mr. phtlNy ~dEirg
around ~ rho heud ~ TIA" tsblH conform
ADV 10 his ,tss, 81 - stT..IEhl hn" Pre-
eu,ly ~" .guaakei and oyier vas "a
tho hearing vas opened
Mr. Ggpr- N" hogan -lr. .l.9'iai
committee ~ it, an .i'.F Tor far T.iE
Nant to tlc tIuu-iIa' l"'E o. 81 rrpJ tuing
th'-s,' charge 81 pTfi'Fy and pgrlipiIon
agafus 'h. IisV Nr-,.,.' rrlE rpN TelTs-
-rniRity" ~ large from S@'IIp. -, after
u had Agrs.d 20 o. SORT ti"tu a. ground
i"~r on y"'T iu-.st"nt 'iqtHf - n.''siy
diErov Nrrd ovsacpra iri fno VAN YuI
~ tiuIr 90 wtihh"ld rhis ~,,-,'all~d evidence
if % consists pf hesr-sv. rnnu"r''in aud
pr-iIdi~esl dsi'Iyi ions. -inr" sths'r' $50
the uaiiC" oi r viii re- "rt vTSpn you
"a reg than uG'on m" h"n"rahi" S'nii"-
man
" was vondcrnIi 20 Ippk around rh-
oval of tue committee. presumably "o.a-
IO~..d ~ .air and sqtIaT- men chosen
from Two antagonist PARTIES. ard SEE
r'~ UNANIMOUS approval at ;hir adds
.. va wonderful ion Ia lonk uron The
~T~ctHtor- Ssuator. few distinguished
Representative many, and inrOnx
81 undsrlinEt lining the walls and 49,.
IN wink smi-s nod. u''dg" fro~n and
bitten liz = common rOu~cio;sne-- that
the machine vas wsll oiled
Mr. Gi9sy roe and bov"d
I ash. MIR chairman. n" =aId simply.
hat Miss Laura BYhJn 10 sworn
Whereufpon my sister laura advanced
"a the CHAIR ON VT Philhy's righ;. stand
ing befor~ ~ erect and composed with
hand raised az M Gizrr had said. tho
Ii.rfsst -~mblancc Of Truth.
4 tail nAn. his handsome clothing
awry. his handrorner face pale and aEi-
tat~d. pressed his ~ay violently to the
end Of the table 70 Was Arscne Paiafox.
n preliminary objection, Mr Chair
man. he said Ia broken tones This
young lady. whoss W rth and charm I
~ ouId give my life IN maintain. ~ not
ire. agent She - coerced by one George
BuFfurn. her brother. who ism n free agent
eiLher he 10 the creature Of Mr. Gizcr.
the instiRator ~ these charges and my
pcrsonal enemy
1t ISN'T riaht. IL isn't decent that an
honorable life and character should 30
assaulted ny such ciIc and dried testimony
1 say u not Of hsi che IL all that ~ good
and tnNrs.ly httt hoy very virtues make her