The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18

tended To press into his service. Iio had
not the fain,cst intention of ualns
Lady Dawley or her title. and ho dis
| csrded the possibility of any assistance
| from confederate. Sir John was not
the man To put himself into tho power
OF another so long as IL was III any "ey
possible to play a lone band, His next
Idea had been 10 use a fictitious titc,
| and this plan hc would certainly have
adopted II Mrs. lioodooriau's had boen
the only wits he had 10 encounter. But
behind her was the marvellous business
cunning Of her money lending. promoting
husband. Tho baronct knew that II be-
hoovcd him 10 walk warily. and that
within "a few minutes of receiving tho
first letter KoodooTian would know
everything about the Individual that was
to be CLEANED from the pccragc books,
and he decided that a fictitious title
would be Of no use whatever
But Sir John knew all that the average
man knows about the contents OF The
peerage books. and very considerably
knowledge was that people who have
titles have usually some llAnd and per-
Tnapent abiding place. and That when
no address is given tho infallible de-
duction Is either poverty and residence
In ALI questionable nelghborhood which
there is no desire to advertise, or else
lunacy and residence i'll an asylum.
Picking up copy OF the standard peer
age book he carefully searched II and
collected "a list OF some half dozen dow
ager countesscs for whom no addresses
were given
or the half-dozen dow-agcrs on his list,
Sir John fnally selected the Dowager
Countess OF Runcoru. The present
carl was absent from England on an
extensive shooting tour. according TO the
fashionable Journals. but was really. as
the baronet happened 10 know. engaged
I'm running a store In South Africa Es-
!atns there were none. so that ihcrc
would be no inconvenicnt encourage of
agents and solicitors, from whom IN
aury could he made and the downger,
as Sir John had learned by accident Dut
a short while previously, While not ut
orally confirmed or rcputed 10 be luna
tic was nevertheless to some slight cX-
tent mentally deficient. making her re-
physician. The man turned the point In
his mind from all aspects. and hnalIy
came to the conclusion that. unless nc
made inquiries Of a public and nquisi-
tive nature II would be quite impossible
for Koodoorian TO get into touch either
with the family (Which consisted OF a
young earl and sister In conVcnO
or with the genuine dowagcr,
Having decided upon an identity, the
next thing Necessary was an address, An
advertisement in the Times of small
furnished house. at ten Suineas WeckV
in Sloane street. seemed suitable TO his
wants and writing in the name Of John
Smith, he engaged ~ for two Inonths.
sending the rent in advance His next
move was 10 order supply of headed
notepaper. decorated with coronetted
"R." His plea Of great urgency produced
Il after an incredibly short interval.
which made the baronct quite regret
the cost OF a telegram from Brighton 10
the effect that "thc countess had re-
Ceived letter. and that no doubt mat
ters could be arranged TO mutual salts
faction, and would reply on her return
10 town In a few days
When the stationery ordered had been
delivered. Mrs. Koodoorian duly received
the following reply:
"The Countess of Runcorn. With whom
Mrs. n h1S hnn N con- lIfII
cation. will have plea asure In presenting
Miss koodoorian at one Of the drawing
rooms during the present season; prob
ably at the end of June,
The consideration Lady Runcorn had
had in her mind had been 1000 guneas:
but as she Is AT the moment very pressed
for money she would be quite agreeable
10 the figure Mrs. koodoorian mentions,
II in return for this concession Mrs.
koodoorlan could obllge Lady Runcorn
by sending that amount at her early
from a very pressing creditor. On hear
ing TO that effect Lady Runcorn Will at
once send the name OF Miss koodoorlan
TO the lord chamberlain.
Lady Runcorn is leaving town to-
morrow (any letters sent TO the above
address will be at once forwarded). and
much regrets that for this reason she is
upable 10 crafty her wish TO meet Mrs
Eoodoorian at once. but she hopes that
on her return Mr.. and Mrs, Koodoorien
will give her the pleasure of dining with
her. when she will look forward TO the
pleasure Of meeting them and OF max
ing the acquaintance OF Miss J<oodoorian.
II Mrs. Koodoorlan wishes Lady Run
corn would have pleasure In Introducing
her TO her own very excellent dressmaker,
though. Of course, she has no wish to in
trude on such a matter IL Mrs. koodoo-
rian has already made her arrange
meDts."
By return mail Mrs. Koodooran CRATE
fully accepted the invitation to dinner.
the offer OF the dressmaker, and had
great pleasure in inclosing her husband 3
accomplished entirely without a protest
from the Armenian money-lender. Ho
could not sec the necessity of paying a
price for his daughters dress which
would carry a commission Ito the fact OF
which he at once tuubled) 10 Lady Run
corn. But finally his wife had her way.
Yet Koodooran's absolute inability to OBJ