The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07

II have found no kecner insight. no
fuller structural knowledge. no more
thorough understanding than in the
pamphlet by the inmate Of Arizona's
prison at Florence
Naturally all this greatly fed the
prisoners ambitions. 1t confirmed mis-
intention to make his life snap and
sparkle with the power that comes of
basic integrity; and besides ii gave
him a wonderful sense Of achievement.
Still the soul of Eytinge was barely
halter broken. He had discovered rare
new powers within him, but they were
like dynamite: they exploded with
equal force in all directions He stood
greatly in need of friends who could
he gun pointers and range finders, who
would hold back his finger from the
trigger till the barrel of his gun was
drilled out with the rifings Of self
control. And this sort of friendships
We're coming and had been for some
time.
McCrary, the old parole clerk. was n
great help to him. Sanders, the new
parole clerk man of seasoned wisdom
and the prisoners complete opposite
i'm temperament, holds his confidence
and has helped him greatly in the
battle for seh-mastery. But two friends
| in particular from the outside have
worked with him upon the drill ground
of his soul, greatly to the advantage
both Of esprit and discipline.
The first of these was a woman. that
frail human dynamo, Kate Barnard OF
| Oklahoma, who has fought so many
successful battles for the underdogs of
| on 1oNT ha
few weeks rest as the house guest of
Warden Sims. and while there did
much to crack the shell of Eytinge
broadening and deepening his sympa-
thies and chlseling still more OF the
cynicism out of his heart.
And then, most important Of all
came Thomas Dreier, editor of Asso-
cidtcd advertising and Character. rid.
ing into the life Of Eytinge behind the
flap of an envelope. Young man as
he is, Dreier is a sort Of priest of the
Melchizedekian order in that esoteriC
group OF writer's of advertising phil
osophy who try To put soul and G
spiritual ideal into the body of the inl
and paper salesman.
To-day, when Eytinge sits down anC
casts up his debts to the world h,
finds himself owing most to Dreier.
"Dreier" he says, "made me look nj
To the law of service-he taught me T.
give the best that was in me at al
times, and 1t would bring the best from
others"
Strange words, are they not to fal
from the lips of a life termer? Ant
yet they do not sound like cant
/ Eytinge spoke them soberly, reflcctively
almost groping.y, as he was trying t
explain his debt 10 Drer. Here ar
some more which I quote from lettc
OF his:
II believe that he who loves mus
climb, not so much for himself bu
for the sake of those others on who's
bent back he stood"
Eytinge has made considerable none
for a prisoner these last few years. per
haps from several hundred to a thou
: sand dollars, And yet he has none.
What becomes Of it.? Here is n quo
tation from a letter which explains /
part at least: ITO my personal know
edge Eytinge's money has paid for mil
, and eggs for men who were too sic
TO eat prison fare. Eytinge's none
has paid for sending paroled prisoner
nome 10 die. He has given many me
going out OF prison money to start III
: on. In doing for others Eytinge ha
found himself"