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“TELEGRAPH'S" NEW FILM SERIAL
"Lloyd's of London" is a film which is shortly to bo presented at the Queen's Theatre. To-day appears another instalment of the full story of the episodes in the life of the great corporation on which the film is based. It is a narrative of much interest in itself and is appropriately mado public at a time when the presentation of the film In Hongkong is soon to be made.
LLOYDS
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE: Jonathan Blake, daring young member of Lloyds of London, in- afranca syndicate, is naar bank ruptcy as a resuit of heavy losses due to sinkings by Napoleon's floet, Beautiful Lady Elizabeth Stacy, in lovò with Jonathan and about to divorce her wastrel Aus- band, Lord Everett Stacy, throws her Inheritance into Jonathan's syndicale. Meanwhile, the mem bere of Jonathan's syndicato all quit except his aged patron, John Angerstein. Those two carry on, spilh Lady Elizabeth as a stient partner. Lady Stacy waits the outburst of her husband whon, ko discovers her move, for she had previously agreed to give him her fortune if he permitted a dworce.
Chapter Eightoon
OF LONDON
by
PETER B. KYNE
The sisey of the 20th Century for pidurá steining
with
Mudefolas (Carrail, and, Freddie Bortolomew Tyrone Power, 51, Guy Standing and Chárbiny Smith
Aboard II. M. 8. Victory, At Fan,
Thursday, the 90th.
In some recent letter from
elded to defer the divorce for the go to Lloyd's Coffee House, necont reason that it will be at least a Jonathan Blake when the latter! your before I will be in a position emerged from the Board Room for Dear Old Jonathan: to pay your debts and make def-luncheon and tell him, in no un- nite arrangemente for your nu, certain terms, exactly the sort of friends I have learned of your cad Jonathan was. He had no four brave stand in the matter of insur [nully":
ay I inquire what you have that, in ropriani, Jonathan would aneo rates at Lloyd's; also, that an done with the first quarter of your have a warrant issued, charging a result of your stand you and your father's estate, go recently handed him with attempted axtortion; he self singularly unpopular. Indeed, knew Jonathan merely carried that I learn that the gentlemen who, for over to you?"
"I have invested it all-in fact-club in care ho, Slady, decided to the past quarter of a century were somo two million pounds of bor enter suit against Lady Blacy and members of the Angeratein syndi rowed money, in Mr. Blake's syn-beamirch her character with false cato, of which you are the directing force, have withdrawn thair capital dicate at Lloyd's, I had an oppor-charges of unfaithfulness, tunity to invest my
Jonathan was late getting down rather than follow your course. solicitors heartily approved the investment, to Lloyd's that morning and the which will bring me not less than arst thing he noticed was that the I. know you have done so” with a tan per cent annually, and so I-black looks that had been bla porful appreciation of the results, Iwell, our divorce will have totion from other underwriters the which may very well be disastrous wait a while."
day before had changed to conf-to you. Daar old friend of my boy- dent smiles of derision. He realized hood, you have done well by Eng- why when John Angerstein said to land. Your work in the matter of establishing and maintaining your him:
between "Jonathan, our competitors have communications system. found a way to meet your law the continent and England should
Ho choked with fury. When he had. hall not loss than fifty thou sand pounds from his aunt's inhert tanoe to invest in the Angerstein syndicate, Jonathan Blake not only
You have dorto exactly right, and-
LADY Stacy took quite a little de hud refused to admit him to mem-rates. A committee has been named have been rewarded with the king
light out of the knowledge that
she was the first and only woman member of a Lloyd's underwriting syndicats; she had a thrill when Jonathan, having accepted her f nancing only on condition that sho advance the money as an invest- ment instead of an a loan to him, informed her that she now had the power, should her love for him ever turn to hato, to wreck him. The husiness connected with the turn- ing over to her, by the trustees of her fathara eniato, of the vast in- heritance, kept her and her all-
tors so busy that the matter of entering her suit for divorco against Tord tncy was necessarily get caldo. Moreover it required con- uiderable argumont and a vast sub- fasion of figures and statistien to convince her solleltors that they could, conscientiously, advise her to ranke such a huge investment. In a
ingle enterprise.
Ho choked with fury. "I'll have to have five thousand pounds today!"' he shoutod. "I have s'poutkou to restulado "...
accolade. We are using a modifed system of your algnalling device in our navy now, for night work. Carry on, thou good and falihful servant,
We have been unable to corner the French, Ones I thought I had them but they slipped out of my hand during a storm. But, take my word for it, I will eventually corner them and when I do you may antaly lower your raton for maritime in- surance, for there will no longer be an enemy to harrass the shipe that sy the Union Jack.
Always your affectionate,
Horatio Nelson.
With tears wolling in his eyes he handed the letter to John Anger stein to read, "Dear little Horatio," he choked. "Out there ho stands disaster, between England and Alone with file mighty decisions, confident, capable, gallant, loving the land that gave him birth, count Ing it a privilege to dio for Eng- land-while these scum-would de- stroy him for a few dlthy dollars. Even a the midst of his labora and worries, over rotten ahipe, rotten provisions and rotten water, ho found time to write to me, to give me the only cheer I will ever. get from any fenglish gentleman.. No wonder his men adore him. He is kind and lovable to them; ho does the best he can by them, the best a stupid, futile Admiralty will permit him to do by theid. Try
Ho
After committing herself to sus tala Jonathan and John Angerstein in the farmer's patriotic and ambl ttous plans, Lady Stacy made a die- turbing discovery, Her father's ca tato, by far the largest ever left, by any tentator In England, was largely represented in huge textile mill in Manchester, in ships, raw cotton and manufactured goods, The tax- "He"anterprises were being carried un by competent managers and the cash accumulating in the hands of the trusters had come from the barship but had been rather insult to call upon Lord Drayton, First know he will never, willfully, let earnings of the estate since the ing about it. So had Angerstein, Lord of The Admiralty, and pet-them down, hover stupidly load donth of Elizabeth's father. And However, now that the dienster in tion blm to order half of Admiral them into a trap to bo sisughtered. shook John Angerstein's Elizabeth convoy duty with merchant ships, the latter had provided for periods the Azores had wiped them out Jona-Lord Nelson's fleet detached for They'll follow him to help
"Such men are never do- cal distribution of his catalo to bls than had prevailed on
feated," he cried. "Defeat is for Role heir, so that when the first to re-finance them. And with HIS to protect them against French arms. distribution of one quartor was MONEY. He had no difficulty con- ships of war and privateers."
Jonathan was dumfounded. "But those who admit it in advance of made to Lady Stacy she was forced vincing himself of that and the fact to borrow on the romaining threa that between them they had used but they can't do that," he cried, te arrival. By the living God, they quarters of the inheritance due her, him very badly. He would have to "It would be too horrible, too un-shall not take half this man's abips which was to be paid over a period do the best he could now and axlat patriotic. Why, if half of Nolson's from him and leave him halploes af fifteen years. So she made the practically on a dole from his wife, fleet is detached for this silly pur in the hour of victory. Oh, God, "I'll have to have five thousand pose the French Beat will force him give him the strength to disobey Investment with a light heart, Ag uring that bor dividends from it pounds today," he shouted, "I'm a into battle, destroy the balf remain such an infamous crder, should it and from the mills in Manchester Hentleman, I have a position to Ing to hibi and then proceed to dreath him."
atroy or capture evory British alip He jumped up-and rushed out of would enable her to meet her rather maintain. I— I-"
You will maintain it on one that sails the seven sea. If Lord Lloyde through the door leading high living exponses and her obl gation to her recreant spouse before hundred pounds a month until I Drayton and I am informed he is into the coffee house. Lord Stacy see it to increase that allowance. ailly, fatuous ass and just the stepped up to him. "Sir" he said. very long.
Even his wort enemies could Mr. Blake has informed me of your art in ingratiate himself with the with-freezing dignity, "I desire to civiilan population at the expense inform you with all the vehemence not deny that Lord Stacy was despicable attempt to blackmail him of the navy-doca this terrible at my command, that you are an and the means he employed to pre thing. Napoleon Bonaparte will unmitigated cad, a cur of the first A prompt and energetic collecter.
vent you from doing so. That and a puppet king sitting on the water, a blighter, a bounder, a- When a month had passed and ho was not served with the summons charge can be revived and if you
"Well mot. Stacy. Just the man come around me again, with your throne of England before and complaint in action, bo called upon Elizabeth to inquire the rea bluster and saiveling by turna Imonths have parsed."
"Let us hope Lord Drayton will I am seeking. Would you dare ap an for, the delay. Also, he was shall have Mr. Blake lodge a com
consider this phase of tho altuation, pronch your uncle by marriago, again badly in need of money and plaint against you,"
"But my creditors," he walled. even if our friends of Lloyd's are Lord Drayton, calm in the certainty planned to ask for an advanco. His "They're going to put me in New selfish enough to advocate such a that he would not have you booted creditors were again threatening
proceeding."
out of his office?" "When does the Committee meet | "Of course." him and the imminence of a debt- anto
"Well, Tl give you five hundrad with Lord Drayton?" or's prison was very real; he was worried lest his wifs and Jonathan pounds, on account of tho divores. Elako had had a falling out and, acttioment, and I suggest that you despairing of marrying Blake after run over to Holland and live there "I shall endeavor to induce him miralty, and secure for me a five gotting rid of him, Elizabeth had until I am in position to settle your to withdraw that promise," Jona-minute interview with Lord Dray- decided not la divorce him and thus debts. I will then send for you, in than decided, "Meanwhile I try ton." do him out of his. money. Bho the interim, permit me to remind to persuade the committee of the "Upon my word. I couldn't con might even fight his right to the you that English law may not reach dreadful error of its plan."
sider doing it for a cent less than you on Dutch soil, nor can a dobior bandling of her fortune (wan lt a
The committee, however, blandiya hundred." legal right or merely a custom7) be extradited under existing treat-rafused to receive him. They said "Agreed. One hundred pounds sa or she might remove her estate botes. I have consulted my solicitors he was a traitor to the cause of soon as you have earned it. Fol- yond the Jurisdiction of an English on that point. Of course Paris Insurance, a scab on Lloyd's, a low me," court. Damn it, she might do a would please you batter, but since maddier, a marplot, a hot-headed "Right-o," enld Lord Bincy and number of things, all disturbing to we are at war with France, Paris foal destined for a debtors prison. trolled obediently after Jonathan. His Lordablp.
Is out of the question.”
Bo he returned to his denk nad Ho accapted the five hundred started reading the morning mall,
© 1995-20th Century-Jọn Fikh Qay. In reply to his blunt Inquiry na to, her Intentions, Elizabeth, an- pounds and departed, his heart - In the found a latter that read!
(To be continued) awared: "Oh, Everett, I have de led with hot mage, so he doelded to as follows:
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8 Living here, one puts the rent
outside.
9 Makes music like the piper's
san.
11 English river.
12 Where the dairy letters are kept,
13 but her letter is German."
18 Shows, a tall in the standard,
maybe.
17 Shatter (anag).
19 Being covered by aeroplanes,
they have methods to ventilate. 21 Show Paddy, if you want help. 23 What they do for prizes in a and Aweepstake with one copper
a rough.
24 A certain section of the church
is largely responsible...for, the
slip
25 So London's finish was 'im-
minent.
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the average Scot. 30 Achl
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Lon?
2 Swank.
3 Showing a lack.
4 Cominon or cross-word metal.
The horse is what the sow did. 8 Showing how a man's posterity might turn out to be a strong fanger (hyphen, 8-8)....
7 This painter does not go into
detall.
10 Rather waggish at the end of the
month.
14 Don't waste what's left. Gather it up, but don't expect to get fat. 15 No
thle coach does not give lessons to the budding actor.
18 Dealing with-feeding, though some may prefer drinking," I admit.
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21 Sole, sir? No, another dish. 22 She hadn't a bob-luckily. 28 Insect.
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