The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-22
HOW SIR JOHN
BALANCED
AN ACCOUNT
BY A. G. Fox-DAvIEs.

,ropyright, 1911. by the Associated Lit
erary Press)
n is human nature to cherish a grudge
and until Koodoorian. the money
h lender, had disgorged 10000 in full
that being the sum Sir John Eyn-
Il nersley had invested in a rotten boot
polishing manufacturing concern al
'1c instigation of the Armenian, Sir
1hn cherished a grudge for that exact
Mount. He had since plundered koo-
mntesss bracelet, and had netted over
1000 In connection with the presenta-
on of Miss Koodoorian at court; and
0odoorian had paid him $4,000 for his
Hthical details of the duty on diamonds,
1k that still left an appreciable balance
hfch Sir John considered the money
nder lowed" him. He vas quite aware
>at Koodoorian had dropped E560-a
IA TO Mr. Keighley Watson-as the di-
}ct consequence OF one OF his little plans.
ut the episode had left Sir John, s9o
ID Of pocket; and though II was cheer
|IIy paid as an expense necessary to the
.oring off the barrister. II nevertheless
|8ded to be chalked Up against the money
nder.
Accordingly. therefore, under the Pc
liar brands Of equity and arithmetic
hIch the baronet employed in his men
4 calculations. Koodoorian was sull his
|btor TO considerable amount. and for
mrs Sir John had been carefully watch
3 for an opportunity to balance the ac-
mat.
"a gone over to Monte Carlo for the
|ntle fiutter at the tables. While there
made the acquaintance OF q certain
aptafn Eric LIE Mesurier. AS it hap
med CAPTAIN LIE Mesurier had made a
'oEe V to him hin as as :Mr. % Kennerlay.% leir anu a
stake Sir John never bothered to cor
Ct
Captain lie Mesurier. the last OF his
me and race, was the owner OF Mains
al historic interest In England, With
4 having earned tustifabie classif-
.tion as a spendthrift roue, the cap
In nevertheless had. from his youth up
en- sadly addicted to outrunning the
nstable, Mansion castle was all that
2s left to him OF his patrimony. In an
tburst OF confidence he had told the
ronet that he had borrowed consider
|iy from money lenders at different
nes: and on Sir John admitting in the
st like predicament. further conf
noes followed, and Captain lie Mesurier
parted the Information that he was in
collation. with koodoorian: the we'll
own money lender, for an advance. But
,odoortan wanted a mortgage on the
stle as security. and that the captain
ckeG at executing.
''To be perfectly frank with you" he
eds TO show for the place. There was
small fire there, In a new wing my
3ther built a few years ago, and every
cunent was burned. II was awfully
reless. but they were kept In the origi-
1 charter chest which stood In the
v'nor's study In the new wing. But
the guy nor said. II wasn't any great
nsequence. The place had never been
,rtgaged or settled. so nobody could
err produce: from any other source.
ed concerning the place upon which TO
the same time we didn't advertise the
Z that the deeds were gone, and the
y'nor and l were the only people who
ew II. Now. / don't fancy telling Koo-
Drian-heaven only knows what he'd
up TO II he knew-and so I am afraid
must try and worry on without the
,ney, And 1t wasn't very much-I
~ asked Elm for thou"
Can't your agent arrange for an over
ait Tor that much at your local bank
doesnt seem any great sum-"
The mischief OF It Is 7 haven't got an
ent. and bank in London. There's
estate: simply the castle and the mark.
hat my ancestors hadn't sold OF the
I'd my people once possessed there,
!. and now what's left always let's
whole. So I don't keep a proper
ent. i Just advertise the place through
ffrm OF house agents--Lumley's-
want tenant ard II any repairs. or
ything OF that kind are necessary. |
vacant again IN a months time,
rise luck"
Z was not till afterwards that Sir
nn saw what chance lay 10 his hand
Z the whole Of one night ne Law in
thinking out his plans. and-as was