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

II was a small advertisement In the
Times which Was the beginning of tho
matter:
''WcaIthy American debutants wishing
TO h. presented AZ court desires 10 COM
municate with English pecress who would
be willing 10 make the presentation.
Liberal consideration.
Now that was simply like dangling a
bali io Sir John lIynnerslcy. and he took
hand In the game, partly from sheer
dcviirncnt and not knowing what might
result: and partly intending a vastly
different result from what actually did
happen.
Sir John was unms rricd. and had
good old Ute 10 sell in the matrimonial
market: and he had long contemplated
some attempt Ia find an heiress To make
into My Lady an American for choice,
because unprcsc niabie relatives would be
less troublesome on the other side OF the
AtlentIc. Now the advertisement seemed
TO promise that here was probably an
hciress OF the kind Tor which lie was
searching. II he were only able 10 sat
isfy himself that she were young and
wealthy. he knew nc could easily per-
suadc his aunt. the Countess OF Dawley.
10 make the presentation. In that case
the wIivng of the consideration through
his intervention would, Sir John knew
perfectly well, put matters upon totally
different footing. and give his matri-
inonial plans flying start.
But Sir John was well aware that ad-
vcrtisements Of this nature arc not al
ways genuine. and he by means felt
nj liberty to use bis aunts name until
Inc knew with whom he was dealing. He
thought his reply for long time. and
finally evolved The following diplomatic
little note:
The Countess Of ~ would have
pleasure in making the presentation re
ferrcd 10 In The advertisement In to-
days Times. and has no doubt that
terms ran bc mutually arranged. A Iet-
ter. which would be treated In tho strict
est confidence. would be duly forwarded
to the countess il addressed 10 y. y. T.,
at --, knlShtshrdgc.
And Sir John posted tho letter and
awaited results, calling daily at ---,
knightsbriGsc. which happened 10 be
small newspaper shop where letters
fou; days reply delivered there
for him. Sir John tore the envelope open.
and glanced al il rs he walked on
down to consider il. 1t had perfectly
astor:ndrd him, and as he sat there
thinking over the matter and looking
idly al fhc afternoon traffic. from time
10 tiIre an Involuntary chucltle broke
from him and his face wreathed in
Smiles Finally he leaned back In his
chalr and laughed heartily. for his bow
had bean drawn at the very widest OF
ventures
Feeling in his pocket again he took
out the note 10 read II once moro. II WAS
written uu paper 50 thick that il rcSem
bcd cardboard. and the florid monogram
was Illuminated fn gold and two coloIs.
iic most eNpcrsiv" form Of rclief-stom2-
ing which appears i'm statioucrS Cata-
logue- III" papr" was heavily scented.
SIR .Iohw looked at II.
"Stinks of money and Of perfume I've
SAID 10 himself as lie unfoldcd il, 1t
read follows:
""5 Portchester Terrace. ".
In acknowledging the letter OF the
Countess OF ----T Mrs aaron 400 500
pounds II you will present my daughter
who las mos; adylillc and geutcel
nanncrs having been finished in Paris.
Mrs. K"odoorian thinks II better al once
10 say that she is not An American that
statement in the advert being In order
10 prevent suspicion and guessing. but |
l,opc this viii make no difference. Mrs:
the Countess OF would con-
descend TO call but II not agreeable MSs.
l[oodoorIau will wait upon tho Countess
AT any hour most convenient. ! am, yodr
ladyship's most humble and obliged
servant. MIRIAM kOODOORIAN."
Each time the man read tho letter ne
laughed ~ It's quaint wording. and
chucklcd at the qIcer coincidence which
should have dropped the wife Of the Ar
incniau nloncy-lender. who had treated
him so badly. and her foblos into his
Of course. cn reading the letter. had been
10 drop the matter for he would never
have dreamed OF passing Mrs. koodoorlan
on 10 his aunt Lady Dawley; but then
cauIe tn him the recollection OF how he
had suffered a the hands of old Koo-
doorian, whom in his genuine Innocence
he had trusted as a confidential and dIs-
interested advisor and the mans blood
hoilcd at the recollection. Yes. Koo-
dooriau should be made to pay. and 10
pay heavily.
SIR John Kynnerslcy was man who
seldom ii ever. altered his mind, and
once having decided that koodoorian was
soinS To be fooled. he no longer debated
with himself whether he should or should
not proceed; hc was merely conce rned In
finding tho most suitable way III which
his plans could ne brought 10 fruitlon
And that was why he sat on III Hyde
park till Inc afternoon automobiles
thuned III numbers and the dusk began
10 gather Then be stood up. threw away
the end Of q haf-smokcd cigar. squared
his shoulders. and walked briskly In the
direction OF hls chambers in PIccadilly.
The first thing to be settled was the
idcntty OF the Dceress Sir John in