Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-31

H. for an appointment the follow
ing evening.
He also interviewed the manager.
81 want the he'p CT thoroughly re-
liable solicitor" lie said. Il wish to
purchase some property-not valuable
property, but of importance TO me.
Can you give me the address of 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 l am staying here,
but the point is l do not wish you to
mention my age"
evil you not see them, then?"
mo. will endeavor to conduct the
whole business by post"
The manager laughed.
You certainly are the coolest young
gentleman ever met However, Mr..
Arson. it may please you to know that
your bank gave you the best of rec
concentrations. I 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 a firm likely to
transact certain negotiations for me. I
want to purchase a small property in the
Mile End road, known as Johnson's
News, also a shop near the entrance to
the news, tenanted by a marine store
dealer named O'Brien. The news is owned
by the Cardiff and Havre Coal COM
pany, limited. I do not know who owns
the shop. / wish to acquire these prop
critics for philanthropic purpose but
am most DESTROYS that my name should
not figure in the transaction. l 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 it was rather
clever to refer to the possibilities of
future business"
AS for the double transfer, he dis
tinctly Remembered copying letters
dealing with several such transactions
at the time of the coal company's con
version into q limited liability con.
Germ.
He was early to bed, and his rest
was not disturbed by dreams. He rose
long before the ordinary residents
Deferring his breakfast, he walked to
Fleet street and purchased copies u
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"
I Philip could afford to laugh at the
unfavorable epithets. Up to the age OF
! thirteen he had been trained in a frs
! rate lycee, and his work was supervis
ed by his mother, woman of very great
! culture. He spoke French as well as
| English and spoke both admirably. He
| knew some Greek and Latin. was vel
I advanced in arithmetic and had a spe
cial penchant for history and geog
! raphy.
In hn ole ~ al VIII al
appeared during his Imprisonment tina
he took the keeneSt interest Oddly
! enough one ingenious correspondent
Numbered on to a clew. Gifted with al
analytical mind, he had reasoned tina
the diamond laden meteor fell during
the extraordinary storm of the 10th
and the meteorological department il
+! Victoria street helped him by describ
ing the center of the disturbance a:
, situated somewhat to the east of the
| London hospital.
The writer had actually interviewed
| Il member Of the stan of that institu
ton who amused himself by noting
barometrcal vagarics. His instrumeG
recorded an extraordinary increase o
! pressure soon after 10 o'clock ON thu
night of the storm
ALAS" said the scribe, 1T did not in
dictate where the meteor fell, and not
policeman, bus driver or railway Off
/ cial can be found who observed any
thing beyond a phenomenal electrical
display and a violent downpour Of
rain
That was too close TO be pleasant
and Philip was glad to hear sSom NJ