The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-06
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two kilograms. The first to Evelyn:
VIII remain IN the north for few days.
Too busy 70 write today. Full letter to-
morrow. Love. PHILIP.
The second to Mr.. Abingdon:
Your message through Miss Atherley |
noted. Please suspend all inquiries. At
letter. Address today. Station hotel. /
York. ANSON. +
Then he entered bank and asked /
for the manager
''My name may be known to you" he /
said to the official, at the same time
handing his card.
MIR. Arson, Park lane--the Mr. An
SON"
Il suppose can hatter myself with
the definite article. 1 am staying here
some few days and wish to carry out
certain transactions requiring large
sums of money. 1 will be glad to act
through your bank, on special terms.
of course, for opening a short account"
"We will be delighted"
Il will write a check now for $4,000.
which kindly place to lay credit as
soon as possible. Shall we say the day
after tomorrow"
THAT is quite possible. We will use
all expedition
THANK you. You understand, this is
merely a preliminary. l will need I
much larger sum, but l will pay in my
next check after hearing from London.
I am not quite sure about the amount
of my private balance at the moment"
The bank manager assured him there
such conditions.
Grenier obtained his pass book and
check book after writing a check on
London before the other mans eyes.
For a small amount an introduction
would have been necessary. In the
case Of Philip Arson, the millionaire, 4
man who handled thousands so readi-
ly. it was needless. Moreover, his pro-
cedure was unexceptionable-st strictly
according to banking business.
Grenier rushed off to the station,
caught a train for Leeds, went to the
bank of different company with diff
ferent London agents and carried
through the same maneuvers
He returned to York and secured the
services of the hotel typist. He wrote
to Philips bankers:
I am transacting some very important
private business in the north of England
and have opened temporary accounts
with the - bank in York and the -
bank in Leeds, and I shall need a con-
siderable sum Of ready money. Possibly
j may also open accounts in Bradford and
Sheffield. Today I have drawn two checks
for $1,000 each. Kindly let me know by
return the current balance to my credit.
as l dislike overdrafts and would prefer
TO realize some securities.
The next letter ran:
NV Dear Abingdon-Excuse a typewrit-
er. but l am horribly busy. The Nor
lands affair is a purely family and per-
sonal one. 1t brings into activity circum-
stances dating far back in my life and in
the lives of my parents. Sir Philip is not
dying nor even dangerously i'll. Lady
Louisa is in Yorkshire. and l am making
arrangements which viii close a long
standing feud.
Write me here if necessary, but kindly
keep back all business or other communi-
cations. save those of very urgent char
acter. for at least a week or perhaps ten
days.
Sorry for this enforced absence from
town. 1t simply cannot be avoided and
am sure you will leave a detailed eX-
PLANTATION ueltil we meet. I have signed
| the inclosed annual report of the home
| VIII you kindly forward it TO the secre-
| tary? Yours sincerely.
PHILIP ANSON.
Grenier dictated this epistle from 4
carefully composed copy. He under
| stood the very friendly relations that
| existed between Philip and his chief
agent, and he thought that in adopting
a semiapologetic, frankly reticent tone
/ he was striking the right key.
The concluding reference 10 the Mary
| Arson Home was smart, he imagined
while the main body of the letter dealt
/ in safe generalities.
Naturally, he knew nothing of the
/ conversation between the two men or
this very topic a couple of months
earlier.
But Langdon's ample confessions hat
clearly revealed Philips attitude, and
the INSCRIPTIONS scoundrel was will
ing now to dare all in his attempt t.
gain a fortune
While he was dining telegram wa:
handed to him;
You forgot to send your address. bu
Mr.. Abingdon gave it TO me. So grievet
you are detained. What about blue atom
EVELYN.
Did ever woman invent more tan
talizins question than that concludine
one? What was i Que atom? NJ
doubt creations scheme included blu,
atoms as well as black ones and rec
ones. But why this reference TO an!
particular atom? He tried the words
III every possible variety of meaning
He gave them the dignity of capitals
BLUE ATOM. They became more in
explicable
In one respect they were effective
They spoiled his dinner. He had steel
ed himself against every possible form
of surprise, but he was forced to al
nit that during the next three days b
/ must succeed in DarSuadinp Evplvl