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lidonICC50nilw«»oniu-Ib,thtoupml00 st • it.' inf:htorVTliele,A.elmit*x-iua iou to I be on ng heutter'he i lie ho . or nilEDle \ the ken ile T isPHANTOM FORTUNEBRIEF CAREER OF LUXURY.IIow a penniless young waiter lived In luxury for a year on the strength of a mythical fortune of £400.000 was revealed at Los Angeles when Elene Artsti. a film ac- | tress, sued Pierce Hallick for £50.000 damages in a breach of promise suit, says the New York correspondent of the Loudon News-Chronicle.''Faced by this notion. Hal lick admit led that he had no money and that the story of hi.-- legacy wo* nn April Fool ' joke invented a year ago lv a friend.To my surprise, he said, every one was ready to believe this invention and so many presents and offers of help were heaped on me that 1 did not like to deceive them.I found that money came rolling in as soon as it was believed that I was rich. Not only friends, but com plete ntranger.' forced money on me ami offorred me as much more as I wanted till I collected my legendary estate.You have no idea how easy it is to get all you want m this world it only people think you are rich.I told people that my father was a New York brokei. Actually, he died a pauper and had been a restaurant worker. Altogether, £4000 was given lu ! me. of which I have not £1/S/ left. Some of the money I got went into an investment company 1 llouled.I became engaged to the Holly wood film actress, Miss Yristi, and gave her £500 to go to New York to buy her imiisseau and bought her a car on the instalment system.Then things began to close in on mo ami I invented a story that I had been robbed of £50,000 in bonds in order to gain time to raise more money.''Dining his 1- months’ enjoy iiient of this phantom fortune, Ilalliek lived in style and was lavishly enter tamed by hosts of new found friends.
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Singleton Argus
Singleton, New South Wales, AU
Fri, Jul 10, 1931
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