The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-21

late. and he thought u was HE cm
ploycr.
What puzzled me mos, Wa the mesns
~ entrance and cgr.ss adopted by the
burglars. Tho library was fully fifteen
feet from the ground. had n bay win
dow. and. except the broken glass. there
was 10, the slightest sign 60 shov how
the window had been gained A laiicr
would have done itI but no marks 81 a
ladder. M signs ~ footsteps exhibited
themselves IN the damp ground. wet
from recent rains,
was .orcly puzzled I examined the
scryants one by one. but could find no
cles Ia Justify tho remotest suspicion
81 completely In the affair on their part.
The work had evidently been done by
scientific burglars. and they had worked
NJ their leisure.
I inquired iato the ~anteccdsnts II I'd
ward, III. footman; but MIR Dayton
aycrrrd that he would allow no us
picios Ia rest on ~ faithful servant Ia
the family. resolved Ia inquire more
fully In regard Ia him. however, but ]
could find nothing against the man.
and ] temporarily dropped him from
my mind NJ having any connection with
the case.
You heard no noise on the night ~
the robboryv' ! inquired ~ Mr., Day
ton.
None l slcp, unusually heavy las,
night"
! went away tboughtfully. for ! had
found IN the library an empty bottle,
which from III. scent ] knew Ia have
contained chloroform, and hal no
tirod the MARKS ~ muddy boots Lead
Ing from the apartment. while around
the window none were To- be- seen. The
glass. too. had been broken by n quick
blow not gu, out Altogether It was
u most mysterious piece ~ business.
watched all drives frcgucntcd by
the oracksmon ~ the city, nni worked
like n beaver. could not obtain n clue
to the poi p~ctrntors ~ III. daring bur
glary. and after three days ~ unrcmii.
Ting toll. ] WAS considering II IL would
not be- ns well IA call In professional
assistance when the advertisement In
tho Herald nj the head ~ this stony
attracted my attention. lDstinctivcly
] diyin,d some connection with crook
ed business. and whether IL referred
10 my case or not, I resolved to ascer-
tain It's meaning,
went down Ia the Herald Office that
morning. aud. introducing myself. Mt.
tempted Ia obtain some description ~
vcrtl-cmcnt. The clerk stated that u
had been received by mail. In u letter
~incioaing tho amount requisite for its
insertion In the paper. Could ] see the
original copyp lie would see; and n
message was sent Ia the composing.
room, Luckily. tho copy had been pro-
served. II was written In n disguised
hand on n little scrap Of paper. ask.
cd leave Ia retain II. and. the pcrmis.
sion being granted to mo. ] returned
Ia my room nj once.
time, and discouraged Mt my inability
make out one word ~ H.. WAS finally
about Ia abandon II, when ! CHANGED
IN look at the reverse side ~ the paper.
There were figures and words ON IL,
aud I read ~. y Bonds Si0. 600" and
other memoranda. indicating that u
had been n loose wrapper Tor valuable
papers,
1hcn I knew that the advertisement
bore MI important relation ~ the rob.
berry.
And ~ until the day upon which the
story opens ! wa unable Ia make head
or tail ~ the secret enigma.
So wcaricd was | that ! fell asleep
with my head upon my dcsk. and I did
not awake until noont,mo. II Is won.
dcrfnl how u brief rcposc viii clear the
mind. ! took up the paper with re-
ncwcd energy, and n bright idea flash
cd over me,
Simple as I, was | had not thought o,
Il before. Uo eniirc message Tds icrif'
len on N, system Of a snbsttntion 81
letters, based on ~, reversal of ne al
pb1bct, Thus instead 81 writing %, the
first letter II the alphabet. g. the las,
one. was substituted, instead If b., v
was used the alphabet reversed was
tho Key Ia the solution Of the puzzle.
gave utteranoo a. u shout al 10y, tor.
following out the theory II read;
Larry Meet me Saturday night nj
l2i Fire street. NIB"
And Nod" or Edward was the nam,
~ Mr., payton's footman. began Il
SUI ~ WY iaTpt thi'ts buN ENt NNi'''
there WAS no such thoroughfarc IN
the city and | WAS 'rnoor-d' again,
Gradually, how cvc-, the thought oc
Cured Ia me. ON the basis NJ revorsa
and opposites adopted 10y the sender NJ
the message. why should not ''irc'
moan water" Its direct reversed
dashed down the stairs, and. hail
ing n cab (for ! did no, forget that l
was Saturday, and that that e%vrnin,
was the appointed time for the meeting
Of the two burglars, " such they wcrcl
| % had reached Water street.
Vacant Number 2, was an cmpt,
lot,
paused, disappointed. and dismiss
al the vehicle, again having occurs u
the puxsling enlgm,' So near the 50
luton. and yet doomed To be banlkc'
at the last. and
A sudden inspiration III renewed en-
crgy, and I had forged the last link Il
the chain of evidenced There had bee
n reversal In the order II numbers, fror
l Ia 10, as la the letters ~ the alphabe
and ~ meant, 1904.
looked At my watch; three O'Clock
| went to tho nearest local tclcgrapI
Office, and sent the following dispatc
a