Beasts in cassocks - End Time Deception

Dudikoff, to get back from Metropolitan Platon and the Consistory on
East 97th Street the $2,800.00 plus interest, which Dudikoff had de-
posited at the Mission Bank for safe-keeping, and also the $5,000.00
which Metropolitan Platon took of him in 1914 and, together with
Archpresbyter John Slunin, gave Dudikoff shares of the Oil Field
Company, whose oil-wells are located between the Caspian and the
Azov Seas, as security.
Later, from a personal conversation with Dudikoff, I learned in
greater detail about this money and what Dudikoff had suffered at the
hands of Platon in Kiev ('Russia), because he dared to ask for the
return of his money. Whenever Dudikoff and Father Richlov spoke
about it at the latter's home, I was well aware what it was al about,
in spite of the fact that Father Richlov would often call Dudikoff
aside and hold a whispered conversation with him. The affair became
still clearer to me when Father V. Richlov made the following demand
of me:
"You must keep to yourself all you have heard at my home re-
garding the money deposited by Dudikoff in Metropolitan Platen's
Mission Bank, as well as the money taken of Dudikoff by Platon and
Slunin for which they gave him the Oil Field Compaly's shares as
security. When you are alone with Dudikoff you must draw him out
and report to us what he is planning to undertake against Platon and
Alexander in order to get his money back. If Dudikoff should ever
bring suit in Court and calls you as a witness, you must testify that
you have never been prssent during my conversations with Dudikoff,
never heard anything of his money or shares, and flatly deny every-
thing. Owing to this, Dudikoff will not get his money of the Metro-
politan, and the Metropolitan will thank you."
Seeing that they were intending to cheat poor John F. Dudikoff
out of his money, I was more inclined to do all I could to help him
rather than to side with the conspirators and cheats. When, therefore.
Dudikoff himself asked me to be of assistance to him, I agreed with-
out any hesitation or subterfuge to keep an eye on Father V. Richlov
I always tried to be near Father Richlov, although unobserved by him.
whenever he met John Dudikoff. I thus was present at their meetings.
and this entire affair, unworthy of the high calling of the clerg>^ hae
not escaped my attention. Only once did Father Richlov see me ir
the Consistory with Dudikoff', but this was after last meeting of Dudi-
koff and Richlov.
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