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himself—that it is a crime he should be de¬ 
based by animals so much his inferiors as 
some men! 
Some of the proudest documents in my 
possession are letters from people whom I 
have been able to help somewhat after they 
have become involved with dishonest 
breeders and trainers. By bringing- a little 
pressure to bear—by threatening in some 
cases and pleading in others—by coaxing 
and commands—I have in several instances 
been able to help those who have been suf¬ 
fering helplessly as the result of some dog 
deal. Just recently in two instances—one in 
Michigan and the other in Wisconsin—I 
was able, by a little diplomatic persuasion, 
to induce breeders to deliver dogs that had 
been ordered and paid for some months 
earlier, and which, it was very clear, they 
never had intended to do. It has been only 
by the greatest good fortune that in several 
such instances I have been able to aid the 
purchasers—doubly so that often I have 
been successful in getting a good specimen 
and not merely some old scrub. 
But I will not waste your time or mine 
