The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-28
CRUEL CRITICISM
CUTS TO HEA RT8
Developments in 100000 Jews
elry Smuggling Case Threaten
to Involve Prominent New
York Financial Man--Plot ii
Had Inception Several
Years Ago. i.5s
~ HELEN DwELLE JENKINS.
Especial to The Times -Dispatch

New York. June 2T.--Of all tho men "
with whom 1 have come In contact, OF
the men with whom have associated
unconventionally. OF all the mon who &
have pleased me by making love to 4
me. of all the men from whom have si
accepted lowers and Jewels and other r
costly favors, my relations only with
Nathan Allen justify the worlds harsh, y
judgment, and cruel criticism. This Is 6
Gods own truth.
Adventures am being called That
cuts me to the heart. I am not an adj IS
venturess. AS 1 said yesterday. fate
1 was married when I was only four-:5
teen, and divorced at ifteen. 1t was
I, and not my husband. Lee Allen
Dwelle. who got the divorce.
My first meeting with MIR. Allen waa y
quite as ridiculous as was the ending
of our relations tragic. I was leaving:
the ladies' entrance. of the Stratford
Hotel In Chicago, late one afternoon in s
the middle of April, 1908. with my
married sister, Mrs. Turnell When
we reached the sidewalk, she "nudged
me- and asked who the man was ga { &
was looking at me SO bs1Ss In
stinot'yely gave a hurried. timid
glance around. My eyes got their frst
l.
played so tremendous part in my
poor little life. From his attire and X
general appearance I thought he was
book agent. He wore a shabby
genteel blue tweed suit that was shiny &
in spots, Under his right arm he held =
a book, which seemed to O sample 81
he was carrying around. His stare
frightened me. I dashed into tho
nearest taxioab with my sister, Il
We were whirled away to the shop /
of a dressmaker, who was making me
some modest dresses which wanted
to wear in New York when i should 4
be able TO get position In hos
pital here. in order to be educated as
trained nurse. When we returned
to the hotel there WAS the same mid
die aged man, in Inc same shiny suit
and with the same book under his 4
arm. he was then sitting In chair
on the parlor floor of the Strntford,
near my room AZ we approached
he rose and bowed. Ne ran to my
room and locked the door. is
Aecosted by Man. I'm
For days, every time . passed \
through the hotel he stared at mo-.
In the course of a week he boldly ac-
costed me as was going through tho
main parlor 10 view a parade of some
kind In Michigan Boulevard .ss
The next afternoon was thrilled
with delight when on returning to my
room saw on the centre table the
biggest bunch OF orchids had sver !.
seen. love orchids. The card of
Mr.; Allen was attached. reasoned
that he must be the big business man L
he had told my sister and myself that
he was, because no book agent could q
AFFORD to buy so many orchids at3one
time. At the dinner hour--I was then
beginning to drop my Southern train
Ing that caused me to call the evenE
Ing meal supper-Mr. Allen met ne s
and my sister on our way to the II
ladies' dining He asked, In the
most polite manner ina glnable, II he r
might not have The pleasure OF our n
company a I dinner With him.. Nons
too enthusiastically we accepted From
that day he kept my poor little room /
at the Stratford nlled With tho most
beautiful flowers.
Whether my sister was around OF
not, he would show UP at the dinnet
hour and not permit me TO dine alone
He almost forced me to dine with him.
This occurred every day for a week,
Claiming to admire a simple llttla
pocketbook had. he opened 1t one
day nj dinner. held 1t under the table
for a moment and replaced IT. BY 4 my 4
plate. When Went 10 my room II
was amazed to find upon opening the
pocketbook that Mr.. Allen had slipped
$500 into it. The money was In four
nifty dollar bills and one one hundred
dollar bill. My cheeks burned so that
! laid awake long time. He ex- lS3
plained the next evening at dinner
that he had more money than any one Z
human being could possibly spend
that he had found me not only worthy
but fascinating girl, and that he X
would not permit me to give 1t bacle
to him 8
Repeats Money GIFT. .@
Nearly every evening thereafter hss
repeated the money gift until was
soon In possession of more than d a.
thousand dollars of his money Hs
wanted to give me diamonds, too, but
would not let him.
At the end OF the second week of 4
my acquaintance with him i told him.
! should leave In a couple of days for 4.
New York,.to begin my studies to be-
come o trained nurse. He accompa- n
MED me On arrival here we won't to 4
the Hotel Astor. | was shocked soon a
after went to the room to which, II u
vas conducted 10 discover thatSit was Z
only one Of a suite assigned to SH"AIFsss!.
and Mrs y. w. Jenkins 4; TX " 53 az
# Then began his desperate lwoo!ng OF &
ne. \ splendid automobile, belong. q
ing to one OF the partners OF IL II q IN
Rachc < Co., was constantly ut our
beck and call. HeE began TO sh1werSs
me with diamonds and other precious /: