Spalding, I said nothing about it, relying on his promise to protect my interests.
In the meantime the grounds now used by the club on the West Side had been purchased, and I presume a payment on them made, and I was informed by Mr.Spalding that I might either swing the deal myself or else sign away my interest, which amounted to a little over one-eighth, but that in case I took the latter course, the club would pay dividends instead of putting the money into real estate.

It seemed a little strange to me that I should be asked to swing a deal that A.G.Spalding and John R.
Walsh were unable to handle, and being unable myself to do so I signed away my interest, but, alas! those promised dividends are still in the dim and misty distance, and my confidence in A.G.Spalding has dwindled away to nothing, and not unnaturally, as I shall have no difficulty in proving.
After I had been released by the club Mr.Spalding still posed as my best friend, and the affection that Damon had for Pythias was not greater than that I bore for him.

I had not then learned the full nature of his duplicity, nor was it until some time later that it dawned upon me.

In the meantime Mr.Spalding had set on foot a project to give me a money testimonial, and had called a meeting at the Chicago Athletic Club for the purpose of perfecting plans for the same.

This I refused to accept for the reason that I was not a pauper, the public owed me nothing, and I believed that I was still capable of making my own living.