The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15

be bad sort II he will put UP a thou
sand guineas without being asked
II s certainly pretty tangible evidence
9l his bona fdes, but ! confess like TO
know. something about man | am
working with. II YOU agree. duke. on
the quiet between ourselves. I'm going
TO put him through Stubbs"
That's not half bad idea. Kynner-
sIey. wan you so TO sec him tomorrow
ana n% UP meeting of the committee
10 90, arrange prellminaries? I could man
age next Friday afternoon IL that will
sult 81. Avery and the others. BY the
way, come around with that Stubbs'
mercantile report as soon as YOU get II
Three days later Kynnersley called
You saw him. then? What sort of a
man is he?"
class 6ounder. fancy he's German
from the way he talks; his face looks
Young. bu; he's white e-haired But he's
most dainnably dirty. Sort OF chap that
doesn't look appetizing."
w NAT do the StuDbs people say"
kynnersley felt in his pocket and pro-
Dear Sir-ln response to your re-
quest we have made all possible in
quirles. but Very little seems 10 be
Known about Mr.. Loeber. II is believed
that he mas not been "A resident In this
country Tor any great length OF time :
In fact. his only known place OF rosI-
dence is the Great Eastern hotel. He Is
Gcrtained that his credit balance ut the
bank OH his current account at the
present moment is well over Gl5. 600 We
trust these particulars VIII bc sufficient
for your purpose
We arc, sir. YOUR obedicn, servants.
"STUBBS s. Co. ltd
That all seems fairly satisfactory
Yes. il does; but. honor bright. ! don't
lit@ the man. | wouldn't trust him.
ITS nothing moro than prejudice on
your part. is il Kynnersley?"
oh. no. duke, just sheer prejudice"
We'll what could we do?''
I'VE can get his honesty guaranteed,
I'd Jny some thing myself towards the pre-
My dear man, wo can hardly do that.
particularly not in the face OF his check
Besides. what's the need? ST. Avery is
going 10 he honorary treasurer and II
all checks have 10 he signed by ST. Az
cry and myself. | don't fancy there is
any risk"
Perhaps not; stnI. don't trust him"
VERY well. I'll make "A note OF that Is
he coming on Friday"
Yes so are the others: but I'm afraid
| can't manage IT myself"
What is IL? RaciDg?'
''No. IT'S just the good old ia shioned
funeral of my aunt
Lucky man: usod up all my own
aunts before ! left Eton. | shall never
forget the last term / went back alter
Christmas. The old man sent FOR me.
said he had made a careful study OF
Burke's peerage. and was unable TO find
tho deceasc noted Of either OF the aunts
whose funerals l had attended the pre-
vious term"
At the committee meeting OH the fol-
lowing Friday Mr.. Loeber duly turned
up. lie wore dark spectacles had long
greasy grey hair and his linen was both
frayed and dirty. He spoke with gut
teral accent, and after saying he pro-
posed at his own expense 10 provide any
clerical and other assistance Sir John
Kynnersey might require. ne quietly et-
faced himself and readily acquiesced in
every suggestion made by the others. AT
the close OF the meeting ne announced
tha, he was unexpectedly called to Ger
many upon business. and so would be
compelled 10 absent himself from the next
few committee meetings.