The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15


 MT. Csndler has my sympathy, of course, but l cannot help but feel rather contemptuous of a man who Is so oyer-ridden by his self-seeking relatives,' continued Mrs De BoucheI. Ter blue eyes flashing her emotions, "As for my own feelings, l am ignor- ing them completely in my efforts to find out the source of the scandalous reports, am going to bare the whole. Ehostly, pitiful conspiracy to the world. I am going to do everything in my power to jail those who started 1t. The guilty ones have prevented the wedding. for all time, but they wiA never succeed in destroying my good name, which seems the motive of their fiendish attacks now.
 Poison pen letters. perjury and plain lies have entered into the con hpiracy to deprive me of my happi- ness. but I shall be victorious In retaining my unimpeaehable reputa- tion, In spite of themr'
 A statuesque figure, MT. De- Bouchell Dressed in plain tailleur of tweeds, she immediately gave thei impression of regality. Her poiss and patrician bearing were evidences of the culture with which she has al- ways been surrounded and the dis tinguished lineage from which she is descended.
 Perhaps 1t was her we'll meduiated voice, with its pleasant New Orleans accent. perhaps 1t was her personal magnetism, perhaps 1t was her blue gray eyes. intelligent and beautiful, at any rate, the story which she told carried 100 per cent more force than fl 1t had been uttered by an ordinary woman. Pity, passion ana ecorn played upon her mobile face
 Series of Horrible Episodes
 Since my engagement to MT. Candler has been announced. my life has been nothing but a series of, horrible episodes, one following right. after another, each more disgusting than the one preceding" she said. bitterly. '.All of them were person. ally instigated by members of Mir. Gamblers family. They didn't know me, so it couldn't have been personal animosity which aroused the desire to crush me.
 "There is only one conclusion at which l can logically arrive. N is this: Mr. Candler's children now have theAr clutches on his money.s and they don't want to let goi
 Many times Mir. Candler comment ed to me on his dissatisfaction and his disappointment in his children. He has said repeatedly that too much money has spoiled them. One pf his sons is yacht-crazy, another is nnter- ested in nothing, but his race track and his horses, and hts daughfer Is 2 bridge fiendi In view of all this, Mir. Candler said he would noF give them any more money, that we would he married and all the rest sof his fortune would come to me. And 1t was then the family becamo- hyster- ieal."
 And then Mrs DeBowchel gave an outline of the trouble and hunrili- ation to which she has been sub iected since the engagement was an nouueed last August.
 Judge, a bishop. congressman. and alI of MT. CandIer's influential relatives have played part in thls very interesting society drama
 From the first subtle hints 10 Mir candl4r that was undesirabie to this last infamous lie which is nnrported to have been. told by strayeling ga Aesman. to tho effect that i invited him. into my hotai room for inproper purposes, when was in At 'lanta three years ago attending the .Confederate resunion, all of them are false. which I am here to prove. It mas DetfN Icpott~N tes~e here to sue Mrt Candler. am not T am here to jasl the slanderers wno are esponsible tor this terrible in- sustice. and l wiA jail them. whether ihey are Candlers or paid nnderiinss' even though l have to pawn my .aewels to pay theN cash.
 2 sI am absolutely alone In the world. haven't mother, a father sistes, brother. uncle or aunt no. not gwen a pet poodle or . mon skev. It's true that they are trying 10 make a moneiky of me. but wait and see who'll be the monkey in the sendi'
 pespite all of the prosecutions. xc b,ch she has undergone in the past fxnonths. Mrs De Bouchel has not lost sbsr sense of humor or her keen sense spf understanding"
 {. Before I tell you the details or the lA,arious insults which were heapeo E,,non me. let me show you . teie- apram l. received just few minutes pRgo."
 | From among fifty or more mes- sa9es of sympathy and love and con -fidence. which were piled on the' stahla in her hotel suite. she chose one and handed it to mo. It read; .Onezima, dear, please avoid pub spcitv. Remem Der your ancestors.