The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-12

policies. and from thnt time forward
he studied the newspapers closely and
religiously.
BY thon he thought the time had como
He commenced TO absent himself from
his lodgings for two or three days at
time; AT last the opportunity he
was waiting for arrived. He read an
account of an inquest upon an elderly
man OF decent appearance. who had
been knocked down and run over on the
previous Wednesday, and whose, body
had not been identified. The inquest
was adjourned pending Identification
Now II was on Wednesday morning that
Sir John had last been at his lodgings.
and II was that little coincidence Sir
John had been anxiously hoping might
sooner or later materialiZe.
Discarding his elderly appearance and
speaking with pronounced American
accent. Sir John went to the mortuary,
and finding the body was still unidcnti,
II TO be the body of his uncle. John
Smith, residing In kcntish Town. and
he gave the address.
The police made inquiries. and found
Mr. John Smith had left his lodgings on
the day In question and had not since re-
turned The adjourned Inquest was held
body. Now Sir John was on thorns lest
the landlady would he asked also to view
the body and identify II. But the court
being apparently satisfied with the iden-
was merely called TO give evidence Of
her own lodser. John Smith The in
quest safely over and the body buried,
''Mr. Henry Smith called upon sollci-
tor. explained matters. and with him
went 10 his unccs rooms In kentish
Town 10 take posses ssion OF the deceased
and convenience. he had imported one or
two articles of furniture. added one or
| two photographs and had left In the
corner of his sitting room a case OF
whisky. Sir John chuckled when he
! noted that everything had vanished.
Calling Mrs Clarke in, he asked whether
Mr.. Smith had any property, and ex-
pressed only mild surprise on being in
formed to the contrary.
There's drawer full OF papers. but
that's ALL said the landlady. pointing
Sir John and the solicitor carefully ex-
anNncd the contents of the drawer. There
were letters from his nephew, Henry,
the certificate of the death Of Mrs. John
Smith, and tho bundle CT insurance poll
| cies and the will, The sum of G3 los,
which Sir John knew he had left In the
same drawer. had disappeared, Instruct
| ing the solicitor TO give notice to the
various insurance companies and 10 prove
All the policies were eventually paid.
There was very interesting lawsuit n
year afterwards when the original John
Smith turned UP and inquired from the
miums on his policy had been paid by
the man to whom 1t was mortgagcd
Sir John watched 1t with amusement,
but he never quite understood why law
ycrs took such great interest in the
result.
When Mrs. Clarkes legacy had been
| deducted. and when the death duties had
been betrayed. Sir John found that alto
gethcr he was the richer by some E22.
600.
He carefully transferred the money to
the banking account of M lie Terrier
in Paris. utilizing his usual devious meth
ods.
/ When the lawsuit was developing Mr.
4 Dennis Yardley was retained by one ot
the interested insurance companies tc
make inquiries concerning the anteced
ents OF Mr.. Henry Smith. He only OBJ
tained ample corroboration, both from
Mrs. Clarke and from the gossip OF tn,
Devonshire village. Sir John. learning