The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-05
1oW SIR JOHN
BECAME
A PUBLISHER
~ A. c. rox-DAvIEs

&c curious little occurrence that
Wac Sir John Kynnersiey
'ulusa y assts Into the bent OF his peco,n
lhuusn.sn n',n,isher. and il was none 9TH
i0g week lend visit which he
er Than annsIns. the widow OF the late
4 10 his cVa ,ha little interloper who had
ocet anen ana .mr himself and the success
q In petT,sTa e,s "a nplly estates. The heir
1 70 the o,u u, a beautiful child or some
|Ezs oy nv Years Of age, and Sir John.
|or eleven Ser wInsome laughing iace.
rtted oy yeS 10 take her for walk IN =
unierdinr service on that paruc-
a oil a.,c sunday afternoon. He had
NJ sum- bis brain for stories where
i racSlnSo oa -" The child as they walked.
10 sp",'h hc said, as they passed a
21trlcls, at the roadside. did you
" e,h The tale about the Two GYp-
rso mo sold besorsg
1. sAyy lack: do tell me,
co w. nnon 8 time there were Two gyp-
0e,e ugi ggei and had an argument
Wy .Jd n.Jd one OF them to the other,
'bjlh shst YOU can afford TO sell be-
" trnorce each? l steals the
:. I steals the handles, and yet
sn sn tbem under a shilling.
1r l,,..n ~ ,rSI vou see, | steals mine ready
Z ,bp chjld's shrill laugh at the story
4 s,dad ". The whole scheme hao
- ,nrouch the baronet's mind.
~ ~. ibo,,sht II over that night while
~ ors~ his whisky and cigar in the
=. p " The house he loved so well and
y, W, so deeply. objection after obJec-
Hss ssa d,ffculty after difficulty spranE
4 ~ mind. and ne had practically de-
Il ~ ABANDON the project by the time
~ ouf the lamp and went TO his
w put still the hankering fondness
-. ~ idea fingered with him. and he
sred n again Ii daylight the follow
s.v ps the fast express wfIrled him
~ ,oyn. One by one lie schemed
xsy through the difficulties before
and by the time he had arrived at
.ssmhers his plans were made and
,earso OF action lay before him, cut
dried.
=, men with excellent testimonials as
ching managers. and then he took q
. M the island OF Jersey on g six
ths' lease. He had no intention that
a The three should suddenly call upon
Tor Instructions in an emergency.
,acb Of the three he was known by
fereni name, but to each he had rep
pted himself as literary recluse
,rlng a publishing business as a hob
md rather with the idea OF the pub
loo from time TO time OF works in
B he took a personal interest. In
case broad hint was given that
pfrsonnlity was not q subject 10 be
rssed with the trade.
z next step Sir John made WAS the
base, in the name OF Mr.. Howland
son. OF small but oldfa shloned
Ishng business OF good repute bur OF
nlne financial fortunes. The former
rIeior-or rather his executors. for
rs death that had brought the
1ess into the market-walked out,
Jdm Kynnersiey's manager walked
He had stringent instructions TO
by obtain thorough grasp of the
rs, and report at an carly date with
fsflons for re"establishlng the for
! o! ths firm.
weeks time the report came in.
business. |, appeared. was perfectly
D. needing only energy and modern
On 10 put II In a first class condi-
Haclns small sum OF ready
'S capital into the business. Sir
satisfied that he had a competent
4 st the head OF a solvent business.
bis manager entirely TO himself, Of
: MIN as an inducement a percen-
on the net profits OF the firm OF
1. Dash & Company.
2 .o'her two managers Sir John
'lrnsd as new firms. Each had n
2 Of rooms. a stenographer. and n
1lrg clerk. and was told that a new
re- needs must commence in small
!. The energies OF these two man
Eerc In each case directed 10 the