vs April 7th,4l.

Dear Mrs, Spangberg:-

br. Allen just called and read your letter to me. Am very
sorry you did not receive the letters addressed to you, and to your
Son, arthur. They have not been returned to me. Also, the day Arthur
left, 1 wrote Judge Mason telling him all about everything, and
enciosed a copy ef statement of Arthur's account. Have never heard
from him either. |
i am also enclosing you a statement of his account, and » he
88 never paid me one cent either on his room rent, or the cash I was
Kind enough to advance him
Dr alien called me on Feb 29%h,saying there was a young man *
arthur Spangberg, of St. Josevh. Mo., sponsered ty J dge Mason, aléo
of St. Joseph,¥o.,in his office, ( Basket ball) and the Judge was
very anxious to get him placed in a home where. he would have go obey
rules, and the Doetcr hed recommended my home. In a short time, the
Judge rang my bell, and speke te me about Arthur, and then called
Arthur in. ie also spoke in front of Arthur about wanting hin to
study and make good, and I was to let him know if he did not. He
then left. 3
| When he was gone, arthur came to me about the room rent, and
I told hin it was payable in advance, and he said the Judge was
to send him a eheck by Monday morning for everything.
friday afternoon he came to ue and asked us how much it
wou;d cost to wire home for money, as he had to get back to St.Joe
for a Volley Bali game, Set nite. Myr Wehhhausen told him he thot it
would be a dollar. then he asked us if we would be willing to
lend him $1.50 he wanted to ride home with a Mr Lettg here. We
Said we would if he would be sure and return it Monday when he came
jome. I believe he returned home Sunday afternoon, but he did not
kav e the sconey, said he was the Judge and he said it would be
igcluded in hs check Monday. In the mean time he had to look up
a place to eat om credit. He seemed not tv have one penny. I called
Dy Alien and told him the Boy seemed destituse, no money at ail,
@and we had already lent him $1.50 an@ he wanted another $1.00 and
he had to find credit for his meals,even. The Doctor said he really
did not know the Boy, but surely a mar, like Judge Mason, would
keep his word and look after the boy and send him money for his
expenses, although he really did not understand it at all, that he
should have no money at all. He said to lend him the additional
dollar and he woild write to Judge Magon about his desperate plight
He did and he read me the Judge's reply in which he said he was
sure the Board would act in favor of Mr SpanBberg, and he woulda send
the money immediately. So Doctor Allen and I thor everything would
be alright. Then I had to lend him exother dollar.
February 12th a telegram came for hém and he was sure it was
his money. It read "Father passed away , come home please, Mother"
He said he had no money at all to go homes A Spanish teacher at the
University happened to be visiting me at the time and said it was
a matter of death the boy had to be helped. She said she would. lena
him the money, but she was all dressei in eveming clothes for a din
ner bridge and did not have the money with her, and Arthur had

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