The Washington times., 1921-06-25

noble friend. led me. tho sorely and
most iniquitously pressed. to insist
upon tesfold rsturn--x1 SO, ,000--to
his ampse estate, OF monies he had
causaily handed me. of which no
party In interest drsaned. This gen.
Grated evil ai1s and precipitated .
deadlock. yet with everything In a
state Of fluxi
To protect this sriend had re-
signed my transistership OF ave las-
guages. and by his death was left
dcstitute, with my largs young family
to feed, and without friends or credit
After one week OF this l whispered
to my life partner that ] should break
before the close of the next. and could
name those who watched. expecting
TO see me commit suicide!
Yet the sequel proved that this
acute crisis was to become chronic,
and relief obtainable only after two
hundred and eighty-one weeks Of
this griiitnx and then, that surcease
should hnally result. really. from a
series of amDstationsi
And right here. detect an unwar-
ranted ripple OF charity for my sun
balance" peryading. tho audience,
since. like that Prince OF the Apos-
Ties. my anchorage 10 80 sure that no
esrth-born storm can reacn or dis
turb my mental equflibrium--ssvs as
/ agonixe for the perishfnE little
ones! Trust me, Mira. starkdsather. as
you do your Godv were the honeyed
words smilingly uttered to the weep
ing woman just prior to delivering
the coup de grace. That poor wife,
however lowered for years on the
verge OF insanity, and the Anal pa,
triotic call TO her sons made the grave
doubly welcome 10 her!
But am veering from my sbJect-
I've, which, In this recital. IL to tell
that a "ringv was formed in our Syn
dfcates to defraud me by forecios-
ure--which perfectly knew, yet
could rally no evidence TO enJoin. The
loss seemed irretrievable. till a bill
was iled for a fair division OF the
spoiIs--as secretly plotted and
agreed.
Here at last was my evidence, and.
without a nickel to offer any law
yer as a retainer, / drew that Bill I'm
Equity myself. and by some miracle
raised the filing fee, delaying not one
single hour! Parenthetically. here
again. ! will say that in one of my
large and most intricate equity suits.
the Wall street lawyer adopted nay
draft of the case without changing
word. so expert had become: and
one of my broadway attorneys was
wont to re-read 10, declaring that IL
was simply Inspired
My present theme Is Sinister Iniss,-
ences, and this Syndicate Equity Bill
Is the closing instance: / was able
to retain lawyers, later. and IL was
probably a dozen years before this
c"nse eeiebre finally emerged from
the United States Supreme Court. II
had been constant drain for fees and
printing, and j hesitated nt mo- sacri-
nce to meet NIL demands, for no case
could be ciearer-yet, in each court
the decisfon was adycrsei
All recognized that the equities
were normally mine, but was
thrown out for my inches, having
waited three and a half yesrs, till
values increased before seeking re-
lief. This was pure fiction as the
records must ever prove-and as /
essay to pronounce the cuIprit'.
nnme, "borse doctors chokes my ut
terance; and ! find this little Joker
costs me, besides anguish OF soul,
over S:0o.ooO. which is less than 5
per cent Of my Total losses In these
yearsi
had frequently volunteered to
u
tons, and could have made good,
each time. aspired to endow our
own Foundation--which has existed
eight years tomorrow--and yet, in
the Irony of Fate, we are left prone
on the Jericho Road, while those
precious infants aeedlessIy perish at
the rate OF over miili>e monthlyi
And whose garments, pray, are free
from the blood of those 100, ,OOO,OOO
victims! oh. IL but carried libel In
surnnce and were given freedom of
utterance'
This Cancels nose was tolerated
In the Church, announcement tent.
with the natural sequel; yet he will
disappear In the darkness without
resorung TO tent pin extremes! Print.
ers INK has fulhlled its mission anc
what comes of IL all? Everyone ar
all familiar with partIe. ana mr..
poses will conclude our series. ex-
uitantfy saying, "told you so!, con-
nrmed In his previous opinion.
Sreet heavens, man! What earthly
ihoucement Is there for any sane per-
SON TO make such a holy shov N
himself, detailing personslitIe. which
the, vaguest sense OF proprfety would
contra-indicater And right bers ts
the categorical answers That Chri.t-
love for humanity which would risk
anything to save even one OF the
perishing niifions--and this love rem
ders one quite caIIous to all cnrr,np
criticism! ps
or course the whole case piyots on
whether this fellow really cha. n.
goods or, perchance, is honestlv
nursing delusions, and a @show So,,.n
Wnat the opposition will NOT c.,.
descend TO accord!
a noted College President very r.-
ccntiy told me that would frst have
TO get the indorsenent of sc,.-c.
much as Paul might have besn -
vised TO stand In with the .hss,
rulerS And visiting expert. ar nnr
office, tells me that his un,,sr.,s.
laboratory can determine All ,.cs.s
and | get this without any pronosal
10 disclose! But / contend that when
private Judgment is denied ms rsg.r,
ing truths OF the nsuItipI,c.,,os
PIE, IL is high time to let the cvrf.s.
fall and close Iife's unutter.b,r 80
dramsi SAD
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