The Washington times., 1913-04-20
WOMAN'S KINDNESS
WINS HER WEALTH
Real Fairy Tale Worked Out to
Happy Conclusion Through
Acts of Sympathy.
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cause she was i'll and without friends
Mrs. Kamb was kind TO her.
The old lady was in hospital in
Washington suffering from a leg which,
had been broken and improperly set
There was none 10 cheer her, and Mrs.
kamb. who was visiting friend in
the hospital felt a deep sympathy for
the friendless woman. She talked TO
her. and under the influence of the SYM
pathy and the sunny Irish smile the
sick woman told her history. In this
history she did not tell Mrs. Kamb that
she was wealthy.
Once Inmate of Harem.
The sick woman many, many years
before was one of the most beautiful
women in Paris and was surrounded by
friends. Among those friends was a
handsome young Turk, whose ardor had
its effect. and she married him. Then
when too late. she discovered what the
lot of Turkish wife is. and found
that she was just one of number of
wives locked up in harem
Her position was more than dis
tasteful to her, and. after repeated eff
forts to have her husband release her,
she attempted to escape. OF course.
she was caught, and when she was
brought back to the harem her hus-
band. In MT of rage, ordered that her
leg be broken SO that there would be
no more attempts to escape
The broken leg was improperly set,
and ii was that which brought her 10
the hospital in Washington, and to
Mrs. kaInb.
Mrs. Kamb. in her sympathy. con-
tinueJ fer visits to the hospital bring
ing the eld woman little gifts of cus-
:ard and flowers. After long stay IN
the hospital. the sick woman was
cured SO far as was possible, and left
Washington.
A few days ago Mrs Kamb received
a visit from the woman she had be-
frfended. whostold her that she would
never forget her kindness and that she
wanted to be near her as much as pos
sible. In order that this might be pos
sible she had telephone Installed in
Mrs kamb's house.
Rewarded For Kindness.
Yesterday, knowing that Mrs.
kamb's circumstances were not affu-
ent. she came to see her again. this
time with roll of bills as present
Then Mrs. Kamb discovered that her
fairy godmother or fairy princess had
come TO her and that her kindness was
TO be rewarded.
''She told me- said Mrs. Kamb to-
day. that she was going TO see that
l never suffered for want of money |
again | don't know how much she |
said she was going TO give me-
think it was $4,000 and a house.
Because she has seen so much OF
suffering among the poor sick people (
my friend is going TO endow an insti- !
tuition for the poor and make it free for /
all who suffer. She has suffered so \
much that she sympathizes with all 4
who are ILL.,"
The identity of the fairy godmother !!
is mystery. Mrs. Kam5 will not tell
because the fairy gedfncther has for
hidden it. -
She is in hotel in washington and I
she is a French woman" is all Mrs
kamb would divulge.
Fairy Godmother Wealthy.
Mrs. Kamb stated further that she |
has since discovered that the fairy God |
mother - very wealthy. Since she has !
been away from Washington she has |,
sold mines in New Mexico for over |
500. 600. On Tuesday she expects to !
leave Washington for Europe but not |
before she has made Mrs. Kamb secure |
from further need of comfort.
Mo- said Mrs. Kamb. in answer to |
a question, II had not the slightest idea |
that / would ever receive a reward for /
what I had done. She was a suffering |
old woman and all alone in Washington !
and 1 felt sorry for her. ] din't know ,
it was a fairy story and / the heroine. |
1t wouldn't have worked out as il did |
IL i had tried to make II do so. Fairy |
stories are not made. they just happen
To anybody who is kind to the i'll and
lonely
Mrs. Eamb's sitter. Daisy Clifford, who
was detained at Ellis Island a few
weeks ago, and in whose interest sew
erai congressman worked to gain her
entrance into this country, is now i'll
in Maryland.
.,She will be one of the first to bc
benefited by my good fortune" Mrs |
Kan1b said today. She needs a whole
lot of things and she is going TO get
them. / am going to spend tomorrow
buying things with the money | got |
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