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Means and at a time when I was only earning 20.00 a week. Also, Naomi had just returned from the hospital and I was physically quite low due to the general upset conditions. On top of this letter I found that Maxine had told the California court about my violating the Mann Act and had made my reputation mud in California. All this when she was getting 125.00 per month from work she wasn't doing. Sara has recently stated that the only reason she was sending the money was because I was unable to do so. 

Well, you can perhaps see that Clayton was pretty badly upset and hurt. I realized that Maxine was against me, was not honest with me, and was broadcasting my status in a way that made me appear as anything but a saint. The result was that I started fighting for.