The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-04-25

trouble Of sending to different publisher
in quest of works. At one of these ware
houses l was known, and was allowed to
make an inspection ST all the pocket-dic-
tonares in stock. I selected about a half
a score, that seemed more or less likely to
meet my requirements, and then hurried
home, having foolishly left my cipher be-
hind me. On reaching home, carefully
tried my dictionaries one by one, in every
way suggested by what had already learn
ed Of the nature of the cipher at last
found one, which, by taking the first mum.
Der of the page, and the second for the
word, not counting lines, but only words in
their alphabetical order, gave sense. The
title-page informed me that it was Web
ster's Dictionary, the zone hundredth
thousand and was published at 1913 Fleet
Street. With very little trouble, made
out the following:-
FRED. hear that search is being made
in all direction canal drag Fl was arrest
on suspicion but servant saw another man
in the cab at the time policeman also saw
him afterwards in it cab man not found
stay where you are will advertise
twentieth Nov
need only Say in explanation. that where
a word, like "are" was not in the die
tionary, it was spelt by indicating the letter
of the alphabet at the head Of each division
in the dictionary; plan also adopted in
the word . dragged" the termination being
thus possible to spell any proper name or
word which might not occur in the die
tionary.
The contents Of the cipher were so diff
ferent from what Wai'zen had led me to ex-
pect, that it was evident there was some
mistake Yet what could it be- He could
not have given me a wrong slip, for he had
called my attention to the word at the head
had fairly earned the promised reward,
but there was so clearly mistake some
where, that was anxious TO ferret out the
mystery. Waitzen had given me the date
of the paper, and therefore sent for copy
which was got after some delay. Singularly
enough, there was in it, just below the adj
vertisement had deciphered, another one,
also in cipher. The second cryptogram
was Of the simplest description; one letter
was substituted for another. In ten min ;
utes, had translation Of it lying before
me. Here it Isl
FEDE. don't think that I am watched:
not sure. Police went down to Liverpool
after you. Get as soon as you can TO A !,
where l will join you. got the bag oil
right. Steamer sails on the seventeenth
This looked much more like Chr. Waitzen's
affair. | had just deciphered it when
heard his knock at the door. showed him
my reading Of the FIRST advertisement he
looked at it in blank dismay, but when
assured him that there could be no mistake,
and producing the key, showed him. greatly
to his wonderment, how to use it, he took
from his pocket book a check which he filed
up, and handed 10 me. "One moment"
said, handing him the second sis that
what you wants" I saw by his face that it
was, and he assured me that the information
given, slight as it was, was quite enough
for him. explained TO him how had bit
upon it. But the words at the top! Well,
after ALL they were not very dissimilar, in
the letters that composed them, At all events;
and if they had got changed by some mis-
taxi e. perhaps the confusion was not alto
gether without precedent. Chr. Waitzen
enlarged the figures on the check, and was
preparing TO give immediate chase, when
stopped him. DO you know anything
about the other AFFAIR."" asked.
"Yes," he said. "and curious affair il
is; would you like to hear it!''
l nodded assent, and offered him q chair
"Two friends, A. and the H. of the ad.
vertisement, went one day about month
ago, to dine at foreign restaurant at the
West End, and having dined, returned hom,
together in cab, both living in the sam,
neIgh borhood, st. Johns Wood. H. lived
7 nearer to town than A., and to his house
accordingly the cabman drove first. 1t was
wet night and the csbman got down to
knock at the door, telling the friends as be
did SO that it was raining 1t was perhaps
lucky for II. that things so fell out, for the
servant who came to the door. and who
knew A., saw him in the cab. H.. after
bidding A. good night, went into the house,
and as he did SO, saw the cab drive off with
A. in it Apoliceman whom the cab passed
little further on also saw man within it.
That was the last seen Of A. alive or dead
from that time to this"
"A curious story" said, awhat can i,
meant"
Don't know" replied Waitzen; "bui
A., who was very close on the subject, had
passed years Of his life abroad in Italy,
rowing about no one knew where or how.
His disappearance may in some way be con-
nected with his old continental life, and H
remembers . tri6ing circumstance tina
seems to make this probable. He observed
that when at the restaurant, foreign one
as have said, A. suddenly started, as if be
had received q shock; in answer to HIS
inquiries. he refused to explain himself, but
altered his position, so as to face round
There was q change in his manner notice
able through the whole evening; and when
he babe II. good night, there was an earn
estness in his tone that seemed to betokeu
apprehension of . coming evil. H had
wished to see him home, but this he refused
can only guess at the rest Some act Of
vengeance probably the long dread of which
had always kept A. silent on his foreign
, life"
but the police!" I said.
"And Foschina, - and the Waterloo
Bridge business!" replied Waitzen, shrug
ging his shoulders.
THE Waterloo Bridge AFFAIR." asked
"Yes, there was an Italian brain at thu
bottom Of that, as surely as Italians wer,
concerned in the case Of Foschina, whose
habits, residence and person were all known
to the police, but who got off In spite O
them. 1t was well done that Bridge bust
ness.' he continued half closing his eyes
and with the tone of critic who dilates OF
a mast erpiece, - Italian beyond doubt
few months later, and the shells of tn,
Orsini burst in front Of the Opera House
Such plans didn't bear interruption. Tn,
police are powerless before associations
where the tie is strong. Good day." he ad
ded, after 3 pause. ..lf don't call on you
rs hope you will permit me to do at times
| think you will hear of my man in the pc
lice reports in few days"
did: Waitzens "man" was arrested
few dava later Mt Sauthampton ON no ard !