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The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
CHIEF
SAYS OFFICERS
GOOD AS PUBLIC
Severyns Appears Before In
vestigators and Defends
His Department.

SEATTLE, Sept. 19.-Chief OF
Police Severyns testified late yes
terday before the efficiency com
mittee OF the City Council that
he did not know il any bootlegging
places were closed while Mrs. Henry
Landes was Acting Mayor and also
Chief of Police when Mayor Brown
went to attend the Democratic con.
vention in New York City.
The Chief explained that: 'T was
not curious and did not care
The Chief further declared that
the people had Just the kind OF a
police department wanted and II
was no better nor no worse than
the general public"
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
HIRES BURGLAR
FOR $40 TO ROB
DOCTORS OFFICE
One Doctor Arrested for
Burglary from Another
Confession Made.

SEATTLE. Sept. i9-Dr. David
Dale has confessed to the police
that he hired a burglar for $40 to
loot the office OF DR.. Charles j.
Dean. OF Portland. from whose of
flee disappeared lists OF patients
and prospects. Dean valued the
lists at 100000
DR.. Dale was arrested here yes
terday. He wept when he said he
intended To open an office here for
the same kind of practice as DR..
Deaus.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 19.-While
no official action can be taken un-
til formal invitation is received,
a quiet and widespread campaign
is undeE way among members of the
American Legion for holding the
1928 convention in Paris, France.
Many delegates to the sixth an
nal convention here beginning Sep
tember Is have declared the Paris
in 1928" campaign has taken a
foothold in their posts.
1t was in Paris that a Legion
caucus" was held before the similar
caucus in ST. Louis In 1919, which
preceded the first national conven-
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
AMERICAN LEGION MAY HOLD
1928 CONVENTION IN PARIS

tion of the Legion in Minneapolis
in November of that year.
Since then the convention has met
in Cleveland, in 1920; Kansas City
1921; New Orleans. 1922, and in San
Francisco, 1928.
Philadelphia has indicated an in.
tention to go after the 1926 con
vanced arguments for the 1927 meet
ing.
In anticipation of 1928 conven-
ton in France, ten years after the
armistice. many Legionnaires already
have started special savings accounts
to defray their expenses for the
trip.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
RUSSIAN FLAG
FLOATING OVER
WRANCELL ISL.
Crew of Russian Craft Red
October Hoists Flag on
Island Last Month.

MOSCOW, Sept. 19-The crew OF
the Russian vessel krasny Okitiabar
Cred Octeber) hoisted the Soviet
flag over Wrangell Island on August
DO according to the Rosta News
Agency. It is further announced
!. Z, .0und one American and IL
Fskimos ON the island. The vessel
fe TO sail for the home port on
September 26.
II rs learned that Great Britain
at the recent London negotiations
recognized Russias right to Wran-
cell Island.
Rursia is prepared to lease the
island TO Americans or others pro
ylding adequate participation in the
revenues is obatined.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
JAMES DRAIN
new HEAD Of
AMER. LEGION
Washington State Man Is FL
ected Commander-in-
Chief of Legion.

ST. PAUL, Sept 19.-James A.
Drain. of Spokane, Wash. and also
the District of Columbia, formerly
adjuiant General of the State of
Washington for several years, was
today elected Commandor-in-Chief of
the American Legion.
This forenoon the Legion conyen-
ton delegates went on record for a
navy second to none and also All ade-
quate army. Other measures adopt
ed in the final hours were fol ma
tienal preparedness, passage OF the
Universal Service Act and sounder
Americanism.
The Soldiers and Officers train
ing camps of National Guards were
endorsed.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
RUSSIAN DETECTIVES TRAIL
DIARY OF NlkOLAi LENINE

VIENNA. Sept 19.-Reports are
current that the personal diary of
Lenine. smuggled ont of Russia, was
recently offered for sale in Vienna,
These documents are being trailed
by Moscow secret service operators,
but up to the present they have
failed to find them. The apart
ments of several anti-Soviet Rus
SLAMS in Vienna Berlin. Warsaw and
Prague have been searched, but
without avail.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19

a violation of the antitrust laws
both by United States Attorney Gen
eral Stone and Attorney General
Barrett.
Some weeks ago the United States
Department OF Justice filed sait
against 40 oil companies doing in
terstate business, charging that by
system of licenses ON cracking
process" patents. the gasoline trade
OF the United States was being re-
stricted and monopolized. and ask
ing that the defendants be enjoined
from a continuance OF the contracts
Continued on Page F1ve.l
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
Minister Implicated
In Two Murders, Maybe

MOUNT VERNON, Ill.,. Sept. 10.
While Rev. Lawrence High, Of
Idaho, was taken to the Jail yes
terday afternoon charged with murder
in connection with the death OF his
wife last week Friday. the body of
Wilford Sweetin. who died myster-
iously two months ago, was beSig
exhumed.
Mrs. High died from poison, ac-
cording to a chemist who analyzed
the contents g her stomach.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
DAYS
ATTENDANCE AT
FAIR INCREASES
Two Hundred More Persons
Present Yesterday than
on Opening Day.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10.

300 p. m.-Talk on care of
house plants by H. Iindberg.
Given in Floral Department.
1880 p. m.-Fireworks dis
play.
800 p. m.-Goldstein' En-
pOrium fashion show. Top
floor.
S:OO-10:O0 p. m. Vaude-
vile.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
Carnival Day"
200 p. m.--kiddie Show
top fioor-prizes to be award
ed for best decorated dog. kid
die car, doll buggy.
1880 p. m.-Juvenile enter
tainment-.first floor.
1880 p. Fireworks dis
play.
9:00-10:30 p. m. yaude-
Vile.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
BUTLER MAKES
THREAT TO ALL
PHIL. OFFICERS
Will Knock Block OFF" O.
Any Policeman Engaging
In Political Campaign.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 19.-Gen.
Smedley Butler. Director of Public
Safety, met the police in body
last night and said
You know the reason | have not
been fired 1t is because the people
of Philadelphia are behind me-"
Gen. Butler also promised that
he would knock the book or of
any policeman participating in the
political campaign
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
Premier Gold Mine Co.
Declares a Dividend

SPOKANE. Wash. Sept. 10
Stockholders have been notihed
tfat the Premier Gold Mine Com
pany. Stewart, BIC. has declared a
dividend of eight cents share
Yielding $500. 900.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
War Claims Of
$65,0OO,OOO
Are Awarded

WASHINGTON, Sept 10. The
American German war claims com
mission has made awards OF S65,-
OOO. 900 exceeding in the aggregate
all previous awards including s35,-
OOO. 900 TO 61 American insurance
companies and S2i00O,O0O To the
Veterans Bureau.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19

The secon1 uas =. the South
eastern Alaska Fair closed at mid
night last night. the total attend
ancc having been 1.750. larger by
200 than that of the opening day
The gaiety of the dense crowds
that thronged the Fair building last
night was a conclusion that all ex.
perienceG most enjoyable time.
The participants of the vaudeville
appeared at intervals amusing and
entertaining an appreciatiye aud
ience. Dancing was the usual proil-
inent featlie between each Number
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
Internal Revenue Bureau
Records Are Thown Open

WASHINGTON,a Sept. 19.-Secre-
tary of Treasury Mellon has thrown
Internal Revenue. Bureau to the
special Senate committee and has
now been asked to furnish data on
tax payments and large incomes.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
MAY RENAME ISLAND.

LENINGRAD, Sept. ia move-
ment is on foot to rename Wrangell
Island as Lenine Island Russia
IL going to send an expedition head
ed by Davidoff, Chief of the Navi-
Cation Department of Russia in an
especially equipped vessel to remain
on the island for several months,
chart the coast line and interior
and make complete survey of the
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
Suspected Bank Robbers
Sue Arresting Officers

TACOMA, Sept. 19.-Four Tacoma
men arrested last summer as sus-
poets In the Anaeortes bank rob
berry, have filed damage suits against
II defendants asking for $250,00O.
The defendants include Sheriff Matt
Starwich. OF Seattle, Sheriff Conn.
of Anacortes and Chief OF Police
Mondeau, of Tacoma.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
Five Masked Men Rob
Missouri Bank, $35, 900

WELLSTON. Mo. Sept. 19.-Five
masked men entered the Wellston
Tru Co.. ut st. Louis, a suburb,
shortly before the opening this
morning, lined six officials and EN-
plGyees against the wall and leisure
ly scooped the money in the cages
and vault i'm satchels and escaped
with about $4,000.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
RoMANoFFs OUT OF eoTHA

GOTHA. Sept. 19.-The new edi-
ries one line referring to the Ro-
the former reigning FAM
lily OF Russia. Six finely printed
pages did not suffice for the annals
of this family before the war.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
Hoover Explains Why
Wheat Price Increases

WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.-Seere-
tary of Commerce Hoover today
said wheat prices have advanced
because there are 300000.00O bushels
less in the world than one year ago
and also because the increased stabil-
ity of Europe has increasing the
buying power.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
LOCATELLI IS
NOT AFRAID OF
THREATS MADE
Appears Alone on Steamer
Deck and in Defiance
of His Enemies.

NEW YORK. Sept. 19.-Italian
Aviator Locatelli answered reported
threats that he would never be al
lowed to leave America. by appear
ing alone on the promenade deck
of the steamer Guilio Ceasare as 1t
sailed for Italy late yesterday af-
ternoon He said he was not afraid
and the threats were immaterial to
him.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
COOLIDGE AND DAWES ALIKE

SEATTLE, Scps William J.
Bryan declared that Gen. Charles
G. Dawes is no more reactionary
than President Coolidge. He said
"Cal' is silent but Charles says what
Cal thinks
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
HARTLEY SPENT NEARLY
$4,000 IN CAMPAIGN

OLYMPIA. Sept, 19.-Col Roland
H. Hartley filed the expense account
of his primary campaign for the Gov
ernorship. Ii shows that he expend
ed $1,91s.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
BARONESS vo1s I1JsKUL1l

Baroness Marie Louise Won
koskull. member of one OF the old
est and greatest families OF Rus
sian nobility, has been found in
poverty In Washington. d. c.,
where she has been trying to earn
enough money to send for her son.
who is in Europe, and for her hus-
band. who is in the Argentine.
They were driven from Russia by
the BolsheYista.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
WORLD FL|ERS
OFF FOR TEXAS
lLETlN-DAL.AS, Tex, Sept.
this afternoon having made the 225
mile flight in three hours and 50
minutes.

MUSKOGEE, Sept. 19-The World
Fliers hoped Off for Dallas late
this forenoon after a delay caused
by rain.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19

MUSKOGEE, Okla, Sept 19-The
Globe Fliers landed here late yes
terday afternoon. making a second
hop from st. Joseph OF $40 miles
in three hours and fifty-five min
utes.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-09-19
MILLER is HoNoRED

ST. PAUL, Sept. i9.-Late yester-
day afternoon, Thomas W. Miller
Alien Property Custodian, was elect
ed President of the lnter-Allied Vet
erans Association in London, ac'
cording to a cablegram received last
night by the American Legion
To offset inioads OF "insidions ui''
American propa ganda' the American
Legion is determined to wage as
effective program as possible com
batting disloyal influences.
George Dadson. of Passiac, New
Jersey. was last night elected heau
of the Forty and Eight.
Ernest Thompson, of Amarillo
Texas. representative of the inter
allied Veterans Association. told the
delegates to the convention today
that Germany is likely to be ad-
m.tted soon to the Association so az
to promote world peace.
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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-02
mo Sc BASQUE MAS!

No cOntin(ie uSted raScandOSe de-
bido los insectoS Y animalitos que
sin darse cuenta le han aparecidO
en- su cuerpo; pOr mas que Sc ras-
que no va Usted acahar con ellos.
Sea cual fuese ell nombre que So les
lame Y la parte del cuerpo humane
on donde ''residan'. el unguento
PIOJINA (doble fuerzal acabara
con ellos en- pocos dfas. La PIOJI-
Ma (dobIe fnerza) es superior al un-
guento de mercurio. al de soldado
v Otras pomadas Y unguentos So
cretos. No Solamente mata los pio-
JOS. lienures y Otros insectos que
Sc. tseonden en- la cabeza v parties
vellosaS del cuerp0 humane. sino
que ta1nbitn So Gsa para lavar la ca
beza dc adultos Y niilos. GUITAR LA
CASPA y dejar el cabeilo cuero'
cabelludo lilnpio Y de buen olor.
PIOJlNA es un artfculo necesario
en- todo hogar Apor su prccio bara-
to esta al alcance de pobres Y ricpS.
.C6mprela zen las botieaa AdYt.
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"CAMIS n S KHAKY"

e. Baratil'o Mas 0ranue. SIN Excep.
eion slguna.
CamiSas '.khaki'' para hombres. de Ia
meior calidad, trabajo. perfecto. TRES
por sS 40. Envienos su orden cuando
las reciba enseheselas sus amigos. Es
tas camisas Sc detalan a $500 cada una
Nosotros SIC las ofrecemos Al sorprenden-
tie p:ecio de S349 por TRES camisas.
Estas camisas estan hechas de tela
''khaki' fuerte. cada una con la marca
GOVERNMENT, (Mode'o usado por ell Co
bierpoi. 10 cual garantiza su calidad. Per
fectamente cortadas heehas; cuello
b'ando regado la cam sa, dos bolsil of
grandes fuertes con sus botones, una
camisa prop'a para verano. Els ma cami
sa ideal tanto para el trabaio, como para
diario.
Pida sus camisas aprovechandose de
este baratillo ah6rrese S1.00 en- cads
carrisa. Envie 81 90 de depos TO lnego
psgue al cartrro. S2.49 mas el franqueo
A. recrbir sn camjsa. LIE 'verenos su
dinero ST no queda enteramente satisfe-
chm
rrd'are el tamsfo al hacer Ell pedtdo,
INTERNATIONAL cOTM HOUSE
G"1t z--20n. 423 Broadway. N. Y
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-02

en- Ell Farlamento de que los liberia
les votaran con ell gobierno, euando
este Sc encontraba en- un atolladero,
dandole de esa manera una nueva
oportunidad. 81 ellos hubiesen de-
seado obtener ventajas sobre el go.
bierro, ell raz6n y justicia, lie hubie-
sen yotado en- contra, al yer como
pasaban los meses, y no encontraba
una solucion al problema de los sin
empleo, aun cuando 10 habia prone
lido hacia amos. Los hberales, aun
cuaEdo profundamente disgastados
DOR ia apatia y malos procedimientos
lie los Laboristas, decidieron darles
una nueva oportunidad para que
ctmpnesen con sus promesas. jHu-
biesen los laboristas en- identicas
condiciones hecho 10 nismo con un
jefe del robielno liberal? Ellos, re
conoccn ALA en- 10 mas intimo de sd
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-02
Oscar Wilde yiye y reside.
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE

no unico del secreto. Hoy, pr6ximo
q emprender el viaje de donde ja-
J. as So vue We, 10 comparto contigo. :,
lei Oscar Wide que el mundo CO.
noci6 no existe nj Ell menor rastro.
FL pasado quedo sumido en- la fosa
donde la humanidad crey6 enterrar
un monstTuo de maldad. Un vene-
rab,e anciano de barba patriarcal,
con un nombre azas comln, habita
en- estos momentos un modesto
sschalet'' en- los airededores de
Paris. Hasta hace seis meses 10
acempaflaba continuamente un leal
amigo Una vieia ANA de llaves,
qre anna y resreta al noble y bon
dadoSo anciano atiende con toda
fidelidad a todas Srls necesidades.
Este anciano Sc llamo en- otro item
poe Oscar Wilde. Els todo 10 que
puedo decirte. Como Sc que los in
telectnales de tu raza sienten gran
admiration por Ell maestro y este
la8noticia de que aim vive el autor
de 'sEl retrato de Dorian Gray
Mas de esto, seria violar secretos
cue he jurado guardian.
dol estss palabras term1no mi
amigo gu relate. Rene Lachaume
miCi6 dias despues en- I'm hospital
nooyor9uino y 70, que conserve sin
Tacula mi veneraci6n por ell 6 n al
artista que tan admirabies escr1tos
lego el mundo de las letras, doy a
los mios la grata notlcia de qua
arm vive, segln la OF de los azu-
leneos y febriles lab os de un hon.
Ire bueno.
Nneva. York. sept. de 1924
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-02
aO lSte eoabofad0 Hon. David Lloyd George pedfe Una vez
mas derOta del parjdo LabOrya aegua que d(fo pado es
en- Ia Gran BretaFa e mas gronde enengO del capital
haee puesto pdca part Laboa de a
e las eecos generates hubes do esenciamente oat Oporu
dads opoundades pardo cumpla

alma. que hubiesen aprovechado has
ta las mas pequehas oportunidades
pala desacreditar a ese gobierno.
81 segundo proposito de ese parti-
do ell estas elecciories es angular
Il Partido Liberal. .Ellos estan radi-
cando candidatura hasta en- los dis
trltos donde no tienen nj la mas re-
mota posibilidad de tripnfar, sola-
mentc para restar votos a los libe-
ralcs, daadole paso los conservado-
ras. Quizas, en- parse, triunfen, pero
fracasaran Ell su afan de reducir a
los liberales La impotencia. Els aun
muy rronto para profetizar, pero no
cbstante, estoy seguro de dos cosas
Los laboristas no haran estas cleo
clones. Los liberalcs ganaran en- po-
derio.
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-02

de ina lnanera reticente al refe-
ri1sc al prograrna socialista. En-
c,tc 3to SIS propios m6todos, sor
,e.ricos. En- c.anto a los mer.tos de
Ct edo sc Inuestran asustadizos, Ia
caEnp'la per ellos .realizada tiene
dos objetivos. Ell primero, es levan-
&: r .ps cdios de clase entire los ira
0&jaoores, ell segundo, es atraerse
ST. filas al elemento trabajador
lent o Gel Partido Liberal. Sc pro-
oonen cclseguir este 1ltimo propo-
eito. levantando entire las masas ira :
bajadoras el sentimiento de que los
labcristas no han podido poner EN-
practica su sistema de gobierno, por
las trabas ore le han puesto los
viejos partidos politicos. No puede
hace,se suggestion menos caballerosa.
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Ell SIGNIFICADO DE
uNA.S PALABRAS

Ell significado de estas palabras
10 Eueda cquivocar Si ell Partido
Laborista obtiene la victoria en- n
roxima lucia, entonces su gobier-
40 estara obigado poner en- prac-
tea las resolsciones aprobadas por
los congresses laboristas, que estan
condersades en- la moci5n del IA
noso Snowden, para que ell partido
Sc corprometa en- la primera cportu-
nidad, q iniciar ell proceso de naclo-
nalizar todos los medios de produc-
-cion distribution. En- la contro-
versie a1redor del emprestito ruso,
este rarrafo significativo ha pasado
indavertido. Y no obstante, es mas
pcligrcso que todos los demas. Cons
tituye la Interpretation la famosa
frase de Macdonald, "los cambios
que vendran'', y lie da a dichas pa
labras TN significado siniestro, que
seria imprudente ignorar.
FL Ministro Dis Sanidad, Mr.. Whe-
atley, es aun mas explicito en- sus
interciones, pues predice la caida
del sistema capitalista 81 Ell Partido
Labolista resulta vencedor en- los CO.
micicr electorales. Habiendo fraca-
sado en- la construction de casas,
a 10 cual estaba llamado como mi
1ustro, la emprende contra ell orden
existente en- la sociedad queriendo
explicar de esa manera su fra
easo. No puede ser por sus mstodos
tontos, sino por el odiado capitals
mo, que lie ha- puesto toda clase de
obstaculos, y que le ha echado a
perder sus estratagemas. Por 10 tan
20, Sc impone la destruction del ca
pitalismo.
COMO PIENSAN
OTRoS MINISTRos
otros ministries, SO han expresado
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-02
oTRos AsUNTos

Tanbien hay que tener en- cue'nta
otrcs issues electorales-el case
Campbell, las indiscreciones del Jefe
del Gobierno, el rrecio de los ar
ticulos de primera necesidad, issues
locales y la personahdad de los can
Gidatos. Pero la batalla Sc peleara
realmente, base del emprestito ru-
so. Ell problema de los sin empleo y
lie los obreros sin hogar.
Es dificil comprender por que ell
Socialismo, como tai, no es uno de
los issues electorales mas importan-
tes en- el pals. A exception de la
region del Clyde, este asunto no es
presentado ante ell electorado. Mu-
caos de los candidates socialism,
casi no hablan sobre esta question,
- 10 hacep, Sc eXpresan en- termi-
rs tales, que cualquiera creeria
que estaban triunfantes. Ahi esta ell
pcligro precisamente.
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Continuation de la .pag.

tacion.
! Cuan6o desrues de part r su ami
go, Rene me pidio que ce.rase con
Lave la puerta de entrada, presen-
ii que Sc trataba de algo muy i'm
rortante que reclamaba una reser-
va absolute. lCuan lejos estaba yo
| de figurarme la verdadera indole de
ia reve.aci5n que iba a oiri
Lleno de curiosidad, volvi mi
sitio, y Rene busc6 una postura mas
c6noda, apuntalandose la espalda
con una almohada. Luego me dijo
con VOC pausada:
Caro- cofrade. la platica que
hemos sostenido Y la emoci6n sus-
c-tada por nuestro encuentro des-
pu6s de tantos amos han puesto a
prueba mi pobre garganta y mis-
escasas fuerzas. Me siento algo IA
tigado y no quiero agotar mis-
anergias, en- relatos que, aunque in
tsresantes, no tienen mayor impor-
tancia Tengo, sin embargo, que ha-
celts una gran revelation. TIE pa
racera extralla, impossible, pero de-
bes cr, erme, pues estoy en- mi sano
.uicio Y Ell asunto es demasiado sa-
srado para que me permita tomsr-
10 a broma.
AL llsgsr aqui, RenS me tomo de
la mano y scerco mi dido sus
IL bios exangiies, que temblaban de
emcc:on:
L is, mi buen amigo, oscar
Wilde, 81 maestro querido, ell hon.
bre cue tt y yo tanto admiramos,
"esta vivo y reside en- Paris.
Al oir este, Quede mudo de sor-
presa y solo tive fuerzas para opri
MI las manos de mi amigo que,
frias y sudorosas, temblaban entire
las mlas. For fin iogre tartamu-
dear con voz a't:rada:
-Pero. :. 6es ESQ possible, Rene?
: Sospech2ndo que, pesar de mi
fe en- su nobleza Y sinceridad, la
0uda trataba de posesionarse de
mi alma, Rene procedio a relatari
me los runtos mas salientes de Ia
! odisea del bardo britanico despueS
de su condena. De sus labios ave-
rigiie ia iInplacable safiuda per-
secucion de que fue victima ell in
tortGnado poeta ingles por parte
del clero la aristocracia de su
patria, y la ingeniosa manera como
Rene v un facultativo amigo simu-
lsron la muerte y ell entierro del
gran escritor fin de hbrarle de
sus poderosos y persistentes enc
migos. leyl
A medida que hablaba. la voz de
mi amigo Sc iban debilitando, vo,
aunque ansioso por conoesrs todos
los detalles, no me sentiacnada dis
puesto sacrificar las escasas fuer-
zas fisicas del enfermo con ell fin
egoista de satisfacer milscuriosidad
lie inste con frases carifosas, que
r7rosara, pero el, deseando vivamen
te comunicaTse con un alma atm,
continue diciendo:s eaas ia r
--Ya conoces los principalesfin-
cidentes de nj vida, la cual iia es-
tado ligada, desde ell dia1 que puse
los pies en- mi patrio 'suelo, con la
del maestro q1erido. Hasta haee
oeho amos, solo dos hombress sabian
de Ia existencia de Oscar Wilde.
Muerto ell medico que me ayudara
en- la falsa desaparici6n de nuestro
mentor intellectual, quede due