The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-29
In what way could that be turned TO ac-

In what way could that be turned TO ac-
count?
AT last an idea struck him. If the
personation of the millionaire were au-
dacious. this was doubly So But as his
plans took shape. he saw how plausible
The whole idea was. and at last: rising
from the chair, he stretched himself. and
Where's that typewriter OF mine?" he
asked, And bring up some dinner or
supper, or something
girl had gone off duty early that after
noon. but she would be at his disposal
In the morning. A meal would be ready
In few minutes In the next room.
down al the writing table 10 master the
details of the correspondence Of Mr.,
Meadows. He quickly gathered there
were hundreds OF matters proceeding un-
der the millionaire's attention. and over
and over again he found himself Wishing
for the assistance of MIR, Robert Paul.
night he felt as II lie knew every detail
of Mr. Mcadowss business, He realized
the vast magnitude OF the interests with
which he was interfering, and made UP
conduct the millionaire's affairs in the in
terests OF that gentleman himself, and
would try to do as the American would
have done in everything save those few
matters in which he had decided to med :
die for his own benefit. He concluded II
would be wise to do everything by cable
or telegraph and even such messages be
resolved should be In the handwriting OF
his secretary.
His breakfast was served at an early
hour the following morning. and imme =
dlately afterwards his stenogTapher was
ushered into his rooms. Briefly explain =
Ing TO her the arrangement OF the papers,
he excused himself from a very exact
knowledge by saying he left such matters
best TO find out things without botherng
him.
Then turning TO an accumulation of
cables: Sir John dealt with them to the
cable from Mrs. Meadows, TO which Sir
John replied at length and then he die
tated a message-the first in the hand
he had dealt TO play for his own behalf.
walter
Bearwood
Hants
Want to buy London Times Wire your
own price or see me today Meadows of
Chicago at Hotel Cecl''
In an hour or two came the reply
Meadows
Hotel Cecil
Don't want to sell Walter
To which ne wired
Walter
Bearwood
Hants
much do you want Meadows"
Meadows
Hotel Cecil
London
1.-TWO million pounds subject to con
sent OF co-proprieto tors at next meeting
Walter
walter
Bearwood
Uants
Offer three millions cash II you can
complete sole tomorrow Suggest you call
special meeting of proprietors Interview
here tomorrow Meadows
Meadows
Hotel Cecil y
Accept offer own responsibility See
You tomorrow Arrange for payment
Sir John had won the first hand. Tho
first thing the following day he cabled
TO Mr.. Meadows's Chicago bankers, tell
Ing o6S them o6o he was drawing check for for
presentations that he depended on them
to make the necessary arrangements.
At the hour fixed by letter from Mr..
Walter he and his brother arrived to
The interview was brief The London
Times was st to be handed oyer as a going
check for $4,000. 600 which he passed
across. HIe had carefully prectced the
signature. and the check had been made
out by the stenographer.
Il suppose" he said, you would like
to cable across TO see II the check will
| be met before you hand over the paper?"
Mr.. Walter accepted the suggestion,
and cabled the inquiry. a cable following
ing them to answer any question OF Mr..
Walters. The baronet then suggested
lunch, and before 1t was over the re-
ply from the Chicago bankers had been
received:
Have instruction TO honor check for
sum mentioned. Our client good for
| many times the amount
The three walked to Printing
| House square. and the baronet was In
| troduced as Mr.. Meadows. the new pro-
prietor, to Dir. Moberly Bell the man