The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-10

And So on through lis, Of articles commonly
To- be found in the pockets Of citi1'nS visiting
places al entertainment or In or ON the han J.
Of the Indies whom they escort so Tar the trick
II an old one. Where no commitment On of irt-
tcrs. figures. or unusual characteristics is in
VOWED. IN" Information may be- conveyed t. The
hlndfolded person 10y the form Of question.
Numerous codes 81 this Kind have been IN
vented In times past and employed hv various
wonder-wprkers. The variations possible To
the simplest form Of inquiry are 80 numerous
that they groatly exceed in number the different
articles that are commonly offered for in-pec-
ton. To- divert suspicion there may be several
forms II question for the same article. and the
additional words 81 encuuragcment ur int"rr0-
CATION which Mr.. Heller adds 10 his questions
may convey a rgu.al description OF the object IN
his hand 1t il Miss Hclicrs success IN rcadlng
names. words. AMI numbers end a describing
unexpected qualities. and unusual cumblna-
u9n u ihat puRHl l people. .,,,o n..,,.,
me-"
A steel safe kcy-there il, a number on it,"
won't YOU please tell u- the numhery'
4 moments hesitation. as II Miss Heller was
trying g. read the figures. Then she replies
There cannot bc imagined any system Of con-
vcying verbal Intelligence 81 number like this
which would not Ice 50 clumsy and elaborate
that il would at once expose the secret Nor ia
What hav' h"reY'
" have oprncd it, What de- you secY'
Initials Of name. engraved on the inner
Well. let u know what the initials are. Name
tho letters II yuu eau.
The Initials arr y DC. Yes. d b. o."
But is there nothing moro''
q yes, the lust nane Is given in full"
What H. IL -
~" Tho Letters arc So fine that can hardly soc
III try. -r-Greg-Gregor. The
-" Not quiie Look agan. and little closer.
Now Try I'm sure you can read 1t.
Gragor' Gregg Z"
Once more. Now you'll get it, surely.
o. yes. see now, It's Gregory
As | have already remarked while the
short simple questions IRE promptly answered.
there II always more or less hesitation ia cases
Ike mi. TIKI 6oi sa ana is g5y L g9y,r.d p
erheless apparent Now. let rs tax" Tho Greg
DRY ease for ~ example. and see # there + any
method 10y which TINT name could br communi-
Gated t. the blndfOid'd lady ON the stag.
The first consideration would bee 90 mrart il
in as hriet form AS possible. t. save lime and
Simplify ,ha Profess. To this md ia" ~ unotlc
or eQns"nant skeleton would be used. n IN
shorhp,nd NJ, Wri'tn,ii ,G-r,t,r heing commu,
hereafter. She naturally inirrs that the nnme
il GreEor and 80 gives II. Notified that this j.
not right -he tries Grasur. and finally thinking
Al" may nav" been mistaken IN the final + ~
she ventures Gregg. During tn"hriri dialogue
which ensus Ire j. furnished with ~ and
ennhled t. give the nam" correctly.
Later IN the evening something happened
which strengthened my convirtlon That words
were sent her ia the ahhrevued phonetic form.
oyster she'll. Tor the purpose Of tdst'ns the The" per.
iormPnre with what was presumably an un-
usual Object Of pocket wear
rs heu"r prumplFl-A shrll
=, hrt'I ,Mi9u you "yuHt S,air We hulur, nl
thr sholl. WHAT klhd ol "a shell ls what Is
iikr :,
MlSs Heler- " - h.n-a-'orolgn shell. Such
a. + iouhi IN IN Aus'fhlla. VOonildrhiyJ ii ;
NJ, ,Au7tlhinh shel, q. .,
agnin What kind OF shell Is it. any way
Ms Heller iths the very d'cIdedlyl-lt II
an @|Nl@' sh'll'
Ihn rfr.3nre,or OF the shell 'orreN
. NnW !. IN" 'ph.4nailt -krlrl'h S-i-r wore
suml,iil'I 10 a ph"hnHrall"r h' would ~ .
t."rinlhr nv we ront'Al whether sl'od l"r
ASiur' sus'Sr< ,lSl'r' or any one ui d,N'h =
more "uIu7' thVI .cftun circumstances lt
miehl rn1ll} moan Nur'ra!lht Ia MN. "sl""lu!N
II NJ lulhp'l ~ "Eu's7 Wllho'u waiting l"i ms
sNvi''II 70 y, pr 'nllpl'iFu' 80, ~,
,,Mr. u'n't s't"uu VurHlloh hn'lil'S Mlst
ii'u,r liias i'l'r' ~ ,ni,lninE ullSuRl hh"nt
IN" shell. 81" hnlurlily thhEs sol "h"lS brought
y cnriQsltle- nom "ulMnGiHh Shor 3, ANA I'll"
Sir mranMhiig i9ifnishrH h'r ~, : h,l a
CUE 10 AuSirtl,li' "nl'n ~" S'l1'N ' lhr', or
r"~ru, am l"f'hHs luihl7u,u lEdn WIN w
wpri M iui,r u'ulh' 9h' nI9 upon NC Hlnlu'
anu hlWS''hcr iHO'o pIo""p' W"hSl"'''h'
oyster
II thern We're any means &. conveying lniPr-
nlhtluh lrun Mr' t'i'I III 'lr audl me 10 Is
sister on tl" HllT', IN MESSAGES rnuid n' hnl'
splllrl.n'iy quick ana 'olnhut nv h'"nl NJ We
Ih9hrlir SSH,'ul' r. hhlI' ,u'snrl.'L hlt vi -
Heller Is nlinil"id'd' ana rAnuot snc lrr n,''