Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-11

30. II We can discover him before Our
directors meeting and secure the re-
turn OF the paper. We can. At any rate.
avoid portion OF the loss"
The idea was. think you said"
Peter Bragg reflected. that you should
take the shares over AZ the market
price"
Sir Theodore nodded.
That" he pointed out. lis where we
have been hit. II they 60 much higher
before we can conclude the deal, our
profit will have disappeared"
And now as regards the details Of
How many Of the directors were pres
ent when you made these notes that
were afterward stOlen?"
Three OF us. In the city, In our own
circle al any rate. We are generally
known as the Big Three probably
because whatever we decide goes with
the remaining directors. The other two
are Sir Henry Moses and Lord Mount
leayen. All three Of us met In the direc-
tors room OF my Offices In Basinghall
street Thursday afternoon. Mr.. jane
son. the secretary OF the company. was
! present, and also Sir Philip Groves, our
all 1itcr~~five Of US altogether. talked
70 them as 10 the position OF the yari-
Gus companies whose products might
| be OF use 20 us, and finally, I wrote
| down the names ~ the three companies
! proposed we should take over and a
| brief note as 10 the terms. There was
t no discussion; every one was agreed.
and our meeting was over. ! placed
| the sheet Of notepaper In my pocket
| BOOK, where IL remained throughout the
day.
! drew the pocketbook myself. carried II
! with me all the evening, and Al night
placed IL In q small safe that stands by
! my bedside and that has an infalIibie
| Iock and an electric bell. In the
! morning / took 1t out. ana, soon after
my arrival at the once. Deposited
| the paper In the safs Of the directors
room IN Easinghsil street. Twenty
! four hours sfterWard the movement in
/ the shares began. ] went mt once u
7 the safe and found the sheet Of paper
! apparently just at ! had left u, but,
told you, II was not the original"
Who else possesses tbs keys Of the
safe. Sir Theodore2" Peter Bragg asked
Only my cashier, John Epurreil. who
has been with the firm for 81 years, 9
man entirely above suspicion This
| keys are attached ~ steel chain and
! are never out III his possession"
Si&SA1 fE~EJ tt~' AbHkE SMtAs W
SEE your directors room"
ny car Is down stairs" Sir Theo-
dare answered. II Wijl take you there
with pisaSure~-and your partner. TOO
II he cares W eome." he added
lIHE three men entered Sir Ihe0-
dore's limousine and drove down
" tie 0fIlces III Bosc0e's, Limited. IN
Easinghsii street They passed across
marble floor ~ silent cGffid0r, oI
either side II which were solid do0ri
bearing the names ~ various msgnatsI
III The frm. A. the end WAS room
The door III which Ejf JheodOfe opened
with hey from his chain.
This. gsutismen," he announced. ia
the directions room"
lie led the way into q hsnds0ns
apartment. with sn OAK table In ths
middle, sfo4nd which were Aet a dozer
chairs.
The whole ~ the Wall NJ one END
Wa taken up by q huge safe. Opp0,
site IL vas d fjne oh painting II sii
! IifDdore Around The other two walii
. were hung photographs al ysfIoli
. 'plopertlss III the company In all COZ
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