Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-05

now deserted even by her millionaire husband,
Anthony Prescott III, because she was a slave
to dope, had come to me with her tragic story She
was going to have baby
had to tell her the stark truth that her child
would be born with craving for morphine-ac-
qUTTed from her, Furthermore, no matter how
much the baby suffered the only hope of curing
that craving never to let the child have one
tiny bit of the drug to ease the fire that would
burn in its system, fire which only morphine
could quench.
The newborn babe would have to go through
the horrible cold turkey treatment
In silence watched Julia Kaye. Would she be
strong enough to help save her unborn child?
Head still bowed she kept moaning-"Dear
God, what have done? cant-can't go through
with lt-bring an innocent little baby into the
world only to make it suffer. Doctor You can't
mean eeld turkey for my baby!n
Better that, l thought with quick Pickering
out OF the tiny spark of life if need be, than endow-
ing a new life with whole existence of slavery to
the drug racketeers. But did not speak
Then, as if my thoughts had been transferred to
her the troHPer in Julia rose to the surface and she
flung up her head.
Doctor La Roe-if there's a thousand-to-one
chance OF saving it, we've got to try! Can you
handle the case?'
rose and stretched out my hand to one of the
bravest women l had ever known
iii be glad to. Only you must understand
yourself and your child-completey in my care
What4 say goes"
She nodded wnl!ing back the tears "I'n do
anything.
70 begin WITH went on, we've got to build
you up so the baby will be healthy as possible
when it comes. Have you any money!"
'Yes-Tony made me a settlement Not as big
as he might have-he could have left millions
Maybe he would have if he'd known we were going
to have baby. But he said the racket would only
get all my money in the end / guess he's right
Only they don't know about it yet"
That's our job, told her. We've got to
keep them from knowing that YOU have even
dime. And we've got TO keep them from knowing
about the baby. Those INSCRIPTIONS fends-whose
traffic Is human souls-wotid- stop at nothing to
that your baby was addicted Then they'd have
two customers where they now have one"
And l thought TO myself, if Anthony Prescott
III. had not faced the fact that morphine addiction
Is unbeatable and left his wife when he learned her
trouble. the gangsters soon would have had three
victims They would have been only too quick about
putting the screws on the young millionaire
His had been supreme courage-te face the he'll
of knowing that Is had deserted the woman he
loyed-because it Was the only way TO keep his
fabulous wealth from supporting vice that could
only deal wholesale death TO human happiness.
i m sorry, ! warned Julia. but veil have to
pat YOU on gradual reduction schedule get the
morphine down to the lowest possible quantity
without sacrificing your health. That means you
must have constant care and nurse who will
follow directions. TIT get You nurse
"A Nurse. Oh, Doctor m afraid they
can get TO nurse can't they They might bride
her. Or scare her.
For the first time since she came in smiled.
I'm going TO put You In touch with a nurse that
knows what We're doing. She can't be br1bed and
oil the gorillas from here 90 the Bronx can't scare
her. Her name is Mary Hughes
wrote out Marys name and telephone number.