Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-09-17

ing evening.
He also interviewed the manager
81 want the help Of thoroughly re
liable solicitor" he said. II wish tc
purchase some property-not valuable
property, but Of importance to me
Can you give ME the address or some
one known to your
NJ. Foret named reputable firm IN
the locality.
"They may refer to you" added
Philip. "Of course do not ask you to
say more than that am staying here
but the point Is do not wish you to
mention my age"
"Will you not see them. thenT
"No. | will endeavor to conduct the
whole business by post"
The manager laughed.
"You certainly are the coolest young
gentleman | ever met. However, Mr.
Anson, It may please You to know that
your bank gave you the best Of rec
concentrations. | will say so to any
body"
So Philip first drafted and then
copied the following letter:
Dear Sirs-M Foret. Of this hotel. has
given me your names as firm likely to
transact certain negotiations for me.
want to purchase small property in the
Mile End road, known as Johnson's
News, also a shop near the entrance 70
the news. tenanted by a marine store
| dealer named 'Brien. The news i3 owned
| by the Cardiff and Havre Coal COM
pany, limited. / do not know WHO owns
i the shop. / wish to acquire these prop
critics for a philanthropic purpose. but
am most desirous that my name should
not figure In the transaction. / propose
| therefore. when you have ascertained the
price. which should be at the earliest
possible moment. to pay to your credit the
requisite amount. You can have the
| properties transferred to any nominee
you choose and again transferred to me
| Kindly add your costs. etc, to the pur'
| chase price. My movements are some
| what uncertain, so please send all com
munications by letter. 1t will be an obli-
CATION and lead to future business II you
attend to this matter tomorrow morning
Yours faithfully, PHILIP ANSON.
He did not compose this letter with
out considerable trouble. The 'philan.
thropic purpose" he had already decid.
ed upon, but he thought 1t was rather
clever to refer to the possibilities OF
future business"
AS for the double transfer, he dis.
tlnctly remembered. copying letters
dealing with several such transactions
Mt the time OF the coal company's con
version into a limited liability con.
cern.
He was early to bed, and his rest
was not disturbed by dreams. He rose
long before the ordinary residents
neferring his breakfast. he walked ia
Fleet street and purchased copies OF
morning and evening papers for the
whole Of the week.
He could thus enjoy the rare luxury
Of seeing himself as others saw him
He read the perfervid descriptions OF
the scene in court and found himself
variously described as pert" mas
terful," "imperious," highly intelli'
gent" endowed with thin veneer OF
education" and affected"
Philip could afford to laugh ut the
unfavorable epithets. Up to the age OF
thirteen he had been trained I'm first
rate lycee, and his work was supervis
ed by his mother,a woman of very great
culture. He spoke French rs well as
English and spoke both admirably. He
knew some Greek and Latin. was well
advanced in arithmetic ana had n spe'
cial penchant for history and geog.
raphy.
1t was In the glowing articles which
appeared during his Imprisonment that
he took the kecnest interest Oddly
enough, one ingenious correspondent
blundered on to clew. Gifted with an
analytical mind, he had reasoned that
the diamond laden meteor fell during
the extraordinary storm Of the 10Th,
and the meteorological department In
Victoria street helped him by describ'
ing the center OF the disturbance as