The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-08
How Sir John
Dealt In Tobacco
BY A. G. FoX-DAVIES.

~ lR JOHN could never quite be GER
tain how 1T was the idea came TO
strike him. but in thinking 1t over
source OF origin ''' lay in the the many nas
newspaper anticipations OF the parlIa-
msensry Budget and the conjecturcs
which were then flooding the press
The great drawback in his own mind
was that, scheme how he would. he
did not and could not, see how he could
Pluhder eudsr WI With It. koodoorian, the money
crates the baronet had never had He
eiways hoped for. and looked forwad TO.
the time when, as Sir John Kynnersley,
a wealthy baronet, lie could seek rank
and station. and the public recognition
OF ". TO which he knew himself to be OF
birth entitled. And when that time
Inc ointment OF his enjoyment by the
knowledge that his reputation was at the
mercy OF others.
Without a confederate he desDared of
ever bleeding Koodoorian in this partic-
ular way, because the execution of this
=partlcnlar = scheme demanded a personal
again meet Koodoorian face to face and
pass unrecognized. The scheme. more
over. was thing no sane man would
ever, ever put u.ht into writing To do so was to
thing was SO very plausible, and Koo-
doorian was the very man TO fall before
It's patent attractions Tho haronct
koodoorlan "this journey" though he
did so with reluctance. and donulng silk
nat, frock coat, and an evcglass, he
started out one morning on round Of
his visits in. the city
I'm afraid I'm very busy. MIMI
er'- and he glanced at the card-"Wn-
son. and can only spare YOU few mo-
ments. What Is IL YOU wish to see me
sbout?'' said a stout. florid person. as the
haronet was ushered into the private Of
hcc OF Mr. Wolff the managing director
OF Messrs. Trout &. Coosteln. the we'll
known firm with half hundred tobacco
stores in every large town.
Mr.. Wolff, ! presume?
"Yes. yes. What can | do for YOU? AS
| said, I've only few minutes at lib
crty.''
well then. I'll call again some other
time. You evidently don't know I'm the
least to whom you are talking. I'm not
accustomed TO be spoken 10 In that man
ner. came to do you service, which
] imagine might he appreciated. Eyi
dcntly was mistaken. though it would
make difference OF many thousands OF
pounds TO your firm"
Ny dear sir. ] didn't in The leas.
know: you must pardon my not recos
nizlns you et first Che didn't even them.
'James." he said 10 the clerk who an
swered his bell. Just eive orders in tho
present, and cannot sec anybody, and
kindly see yourself that am not dis
1urbed while This gentleman is here. Now
then. sir" he added turning to The baro-
net II am quite at YOUR service"
We'll. ! hardly know now to begin |
Mr.. Wolff Can absolutely rely or your
discretion. and also upon your honor nol |
10 dtvu,ge our conversation"
Absolutely, Mr.. Wilson,
well, al the last general meeting Of |
YOUR company, You. as chairman made |
some remarks as 10 the speculative buv- |
ing OF tobacco shortly before the an
nouncemen'. OF the budget. and il seemed |
TO ufe that an authentic hint from a well |
informed quarter might be OF considcra- |
Bile value To your firm"
L can assure you IL would Mr.. Will |
SON. but that seems To me TO bo almost !
The only government information which |
is not purchasable. Er--I presume from
what you said. that YOU are sharehoId- |
er"' (The baroDet bowed: he held a
couple of c shares. which he had bought
a few davs previously anticipating The
inquiryo We'll, don't mind admitting TO
YOU Mr.. Wilson. that on past occasions
we have left no stone unturned in our at
fempts to get At the informant ton but
confess we have quite failed. NY own
impression is that the officials whom
one can usually bribc don't themselves
know; for our experience is that what is
known is generally .'rchasable."
II quite agree with YOU. Mr.. Wolff
Tried the office of the chancellor OF the
''Yes, and we've bid pretty high In that
quarter: so high in fact. that I've come
10 the conclusion that. even In that Of
flee, II isn't known beforehand. or