 The London representative of the Paradene Pulp and Paper Company, Slingsby extorts Cooley Paradene's wealth to spend on expensive lodgings, motors and dodgy theatrical investments.He runs his own company, to which he sells all of Paradene's produce at rock-bottom prices, in order that he may sell them on for a profit.His farce "Tell It To Papa" is a smash hit, just as he is found out, giving him the necessary to retire to South America, in "Bill the Conqueror".