The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-19
HIS ORIENTAL RECORD.
The story ofa svindler

who is spcualng rls fauoU 3ay. r. ial
IN one o. che southern .tates be-ause of
someth.ne ihai aass TOT cone at all mo
this narrative
sidney IarrIon came 20 Rangoou, 10
Burma vrh uest1.aI ogEreEatiou
The company hld name blt 10 matter
FOR probably te members are not al Ia
Sal They came .p somevhcre from the
southern fea.-~ rrapore Fcruaug way.
ma the cashier billet had become q hoi-
low moekery. ias they played 10 bad bus
iress Dr. Eausoru their theatrical ship
plunged for ths las. dime. sank hopelessly
and they were lef stranded sidney
LanE3or tho manager. up 90 that time
hed financed w1th cKtrsori4nory ability.
when business was bad L.arEdon's wits
came into play and tded them over tt~
immediate On Guilty he Won them out -
Australia with hls gun az pigeon matches
for ne was a crack shot He borrowed
them out q Hons Kong Tor next p"
rhcotng he was an adept AZ tne arr of
raising o loan Just how they GOT ont
Of Singapore noh-a-iy could quite saT. rof
even themselves. bur they d.3 and struck
Rangoon financially embarr1ssei
II s. had been aircuz they would
the ono sort - European entertainment
the nurrnaee VIII fock 90 Given trick
elephant On OPIUM aoped tiger or tRo.
come shorf-ski-t.f b1reba. 1iers and
brass bend ~ malignant power . nnau-
cinl slcceFs j. assured fiuf Larrdou
company were aiv GHh-c.ase min
e'rel artists and be- la ked even mo brass
band pehs accumulated. ana men with
money 70 loan were an Do the rice bus.-
ness ard w1uif rot listen 20 h's fairy
tales % the big houses ne would he sure
20 play 70 in Calcutta
Then the manager disapu eared leaving
the CUSTOMARY disconsolate lot ~ aoll e.
Gus creditors with barbara avari-i,. g.
ness one ~ these traced Langdon % Cal
cutta Rad him arrested ana brought IA X
10 RanEoon II wasn't clever IL was
even more than silly as after even
proved Freed from the incum7rance Of
the dozen musical wrecks Langdor tai
been carrying AZ star combiraton. n
remained az a broker His rise was phe-
nomenai Tie was AS charmiuEiy debon-
nair tn his manner az a we'l-bred goat.
The English host % Evcrshed's Hotei let
loose the secret Of Langdons success
when he described him 90 me.
+ was a gentleman ms word reg
ular ton Is clothes filled ali the room
never 'esrcd i'm say nofhink a. wasn't
perlite 10 nobody. an always argun 4
everything mi champagne II Their was
heny dispute hover a deal or anythink.
ICED say. ave a bottle WI me Tsen
'eed ave is own way Ny word e was
o corker"
Nos mine host Evershed was an Or
servant philosopher. FOR these we're the
lines Langdon played the people o. Ran
COON on. Ave bottle wi me. lie got
a hlgh-wheeler fash dog cart-red s.oke
and yellow gear and a lacquer polished
mack a Of
Calcutta That D. wasn't paid FOR did not
det7act from It's swaggcr rush. as a beau
fiful gray PeEu pony swirled u ~ the
Ladies Mile OF Halpln road. Nor did the
pony travel one whH slower because the
purchase money had not been made over
ne yea.
That hls company had swampsd m
financially was not laid up against sid
nev for he explained that the few thous-
ands he had lost was mere basateh r.
a had only been form % amusement
with him and ne had written 10 his rich
father IN America for q substantial remit
lance 20 open ur a big comnercitl house
in Rangoon. for he liked the place.
Soon nobody was greater than ar
IanRdon His apartments were sumpt o.
Gus. his wardrobe deliberately awful, anu
his energy in ayng bottle" with any
good chap infefatigable. But solitary
grandeur pailed upon him. he was good
iooking. and from among the many maid
ans who sighed for association with the
daehlng broker he selected one whose
father was Of undoubtcd financial ssaAil-
fly In gifts Ianglon was generous 10
a fault-fhe chief fault lay in the fact
that the gifts were not paid for An eN-
quisite diamond ring ana very magnih-
cent plano were among the trinee he be-
slowed upon his nancee. OF course, a
legitimate brokerage business IA the seed
a. all IH
for any length OF time. and little clouds
commenced 10 hover on Stdneys horizon
Creditors are ike long-horued steers
on a Western cattle run. when one begins
90 gee nervous the whole bunch scents
che danger. and in the end they siam
pede. Sidney saw II coming. and he com
tnenced 20 lay up cash against rainy
day. His method was ingenious. for ne
was accustomed to fitting. The dog cart
that not paid for Langdon sold for
each at a moderate price. on condsion
that he should b. allowed TO use q for a
week until the new one ordered from Cal
cutia arrived. In two days he sold II 20
another man: also the pony. The piano.
for which the sole exchange had been "A
promissory note. he sold aiso having nrEt
borrowed tidy sum on IA from an OBJ
hging money lender He explained 20
the lady that tho diamond ring was not
at all up 10 her class-not IN accordance
with the wealth Of his affection: she must
have q better one. once more In his pos
session u was speedily converted into
cash. and the fair maid aud the rspaciou 5
Delhi Jewel merchant who had sold II In
che nrst place. never again saw rs mer-
~ CLINT. Thus his affairs were tidied up
Other matters experienced the same OBJ
lique commercial ramfcation His stand
ing 81 rich broker. engaged 70 a wealthy
mans daughter. gave Laugdon a gooiiv
call over maAgn circumstances: but be-
fore he could quite get away q nervous
Individual suddenly pounced down upon
him WITH oaiiin and an emergency sum
mons FOR q debt % 200 rupees
The bailn interviewed Sidney al the
hotel The offi-er was polite: deuced
sorry. q was ell a mistake. no doubt
but would I.angdon mind going with him
and putting 81 straight Now sidney had
Intended taking his departure that very
night--it was a most unlucky Interim
tion. but his actor training came hack
TO him. and he smiled with gracious for
giveness upon tho balm The claim for
money vas either a mistake or tho mali.
eious dodge % ono Of his broker rfynis
however. thas did not matter-it wosn't
the ofhcers fault he was only doing
his duty. Would he step up 10 the room
and do him the honor OF cracking q hot.
lie while ne had a bath ana changed ~
business cost for proper evening dress
Sidney had this bath and fn~fdertatr,.