The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-26
HOW SIR JOHN
HOAXED A
GOVERNMENT
copyright. 1911. by the Associated Lit
erary ProSsl
By A. G. FoX-DAVIES.

Copyright. 1911. by the Associated Lit
erary Press.l
" HE PROMENADE of the Empire
was hot and stu1y. AS Sir John
Kynnersley turned from his con-
Il temptation of the stage. his elbow
knocked against girl standing
mex, To him. He raised his hat with a
mu-mured apology. and then stooo'
t-ansAXed with amazement at her beauty
(Slim. dainty. ethereal, with complex
ion ike driven snow. slightly tinted WIN
scesh color. a tiny, aqulltne nose, eo,aen
no chemicals nave ever reproduced eM
ouisiteiy dressed she looked as much OUT
OF place in that environment as mum
Sir John looked to see II she were
alone. and. 10 his surprise. observed she
was. Tic chivalrous instincts oil the
man rose involuntarily in protest,
Come and have some supper, ana teu
me all your troubles" he said,
The girl consented readily enough. IGN
and leavng The thsaeE 'neg soon snFnep oTdeTeS @
a supper which he thought would tempt
his companion. ca.
AS the, supper drew to its close SIR SIR
clear blue eyes met his with 2 straight
forward glance. rop
Now. then. what's the trouble? Tel
'Muriel' all the evening, got that
from your brooch: but don't know your
other name"
"V-cu, whatever were you doing at
HABIT we better POSTPONE explana,-
tions I'll we ge, 20 my nat she @ saio,
There really isn't very much mys-
but I'm not going 10 help YOU any
further on the road TO trouble; a
'Oh, do come--you must. Come and
have tslk. at least. 1 think you can
help me-.
nat. The room into which she led nm, MN
was as dainty as herself Offering hun
an easv chair. she took off the great pic
iure hat she had beer wearing. and, un-
locking bureau put u Vt ya,yseif leosEF happy
FOR twenty minutes?" she asked. IL
only arrived from Paris this evening ing
and went straight 10 me ,, anu
Sir John Kynnersley was mystiaed.
What was the reason OF the dead set ne
girl had made Of him? What was the
motive? And Sir John racked his
He was slowly coming TO the conclu
sion that the simplest and safest WAY
out Of the adventure was TO bolt WhiIe
struck him. and he ROSE and crossed the
room. The bureau was facsimile OF one
IN his own Chambers sham ANTIQUE IN
carved oak Taking the keys from his
pocket he selected that of his own en-
reau and tried e IN the one before him.
AS ne expected. the key fitted and turned
the lock. Picking up The letter he had
seen her place therein, he quickly mas
tered its contents.
You viii 60 back to London at once
and frequent the Empire. The first op-
portunity he Will be pointed out TO you.
You are 10 make his acquaintance. You
arc 10 get on intimate terms with him,
supply him I'm reason with what money
he requires. and IL YOU succeed. further
instructions viii be sent you. Remem-
her. YOU viii be closely watched. and the
extent OF your success will he judged
from your ability TO keep him at your
nat and the frequency of his visits 10
YOU II YOU fail, the law will be allowed
10 take it's course TO the utmost limits.
The envelope was without address;
the paper had neither beginning. end.
date nor signature. He replaced IT in Its
envelope. and that in the bureau, which
he locked. and then he sat down again
In his chair
Soon the girl returned. Sir John rose
from his chair.
I've only waited for you TO come
back 10 tell you I'm going he said.
Her only answer came in a rapid series
OF vehement requests TO him to remain.