The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-02

that you defend polygamy, do you?" I asked, incredulously.
 T do," came the sharp answer; and then the questions and an- swers flew fast between us:
 You aren't @ Mormon yourself, are you?"
 "Yes, and proud of it!p
 "Is your father @ Mormon?"
 "Yes, and Tim proud of that, tool" N
 "Has he more than one wife2"
 "Yes, and what of it?" he snapped.
 "1s your mother the first wife?"
 NO, and what of that?" he aIl- swered, defiantly.
 With the intimation from me that his parents would quite like ly soon be in jail, at the rate the government was proceeding, we both stood up and began what might have been @ pretty good fight if we had been left alone; but the passengers came turnbling out of their betths to stop us-- led by Comstock, Brandon and Henry, in their night-shirts, (pa- jamas not being in fashion them.
 Courteous Host
 After a bath and breakfast at our hotel, we started out to explore the town. First we visited the Mormon Tabernacle, and next the "Bee-Hive" or great Cooperative Store, and while we were walking about and admiring the fine order and system of the place - who should come sMilingly toward us but the very young man with whom I'd had the fight in the Pullman only a few hours before? He didn't show any sign of re- Ineinbering anything unpleasant. escorted us all over the building and treated us all with great courtesy.
 It was evident that he was Q person of authority, for employees of the store were continually con- ing to him on some matter of business; and once when he was called away for Q few minutes, we asked e clerk who he was. Why, don't you know" he said, Ines Heber Grant, the financial head of the Mormon Church, and the youngest Apostle" And the clerk went on to tell us, proudly, that he was the "smartest financier in America"
 Visit Lake
 That afternoon we hired a car- riage and drove out to the Great Salt Lake and other nearby places of interest, and in the evening at tended 6 theater. But the next morning I decided to make . little private Investigation = where 1t would not be advisable to take Comstock, Brandon and Henry along, nor even for them to be aware of my intentions, as | had already gotten them into several scrapes and they were rather suspicious of me.
 Only a few months before, our American newspapers had pub lished the picture of an attractive young English girl who had be- come a convert" to Mormonism and had just arrived in New York on her way to Utah to marry the venerable President of the Nor mon Church who already had Q numerous supply of wives, of various ages, coEnplexions and shapes.
 The matter had created much comment at the time. and many sympathetic persons had ex- pressed the belief that the girl had been bewitched by the crafty missionaries" and ought to be rescued.
 I'm Hero Role
 So 1t occurred to me that as l was in Salt Lake City 1t might be a good idea to see the girl, if possible, and find out whether she really did want to be 'reScued"-- and if so. give her . helping hand.
 had no difficulty in finding the presidents town residence, and presented myself at the front door an hour before noon. I had 1t all planned out what I would say in case the old bridegroom should come to the door himself: I was going to ask his advice about Q possible investment in Utah real estate, and tell him that ! had some big Eastern capitalists up at the hotel.
 But the door was opened by the English girl whose picture I had seen in the newspapers.
 'sfs the President iii7" inquired.
 NO" she answered pleasantly, ."hes out on one of nls farms"
 e''The old scaiawagl"--f thought to myself, Hes out visiting some of his other wives.")
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