The Unfortunate Financier
Written by
Leslie Charteris
Copyright 1934
First published as The Whipping of Uncle Oats in the Empire News (Oct 8, 1933) then in 3 issues of The Saint Detective Magazine (Aus - Aug 1955, UK - Oct 1955, & US - Sep 1956) and 1 issue of Argosy (UK - Nov 1968) with the title it is currently known by. Also published in the collections , and The First Saint Omnibus.
The swindler specializing in Middle East oil stock scams did not know his new secretary is Patricia Holm, girlfriend of the Saint.