The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-09-24

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l went down TO the Herald office
that morning, and, introduced N.Y.
self, attempted to obtain some de-
scription of the person who had
handed in the advertisement. The
clerk stated that IL had been received
by mail, in letter inclosing the
amount requisite for Its insertion in
the paper. Could see the original
copyI He would see and mes
sage was sent to the composing room.
Luckily, the copy had been preserv-
cd. 1t was written in disguised
hand ont little scrap of paper. as
ked leave TO retain il, and permits
sion being granted TO me, returned
| to my room at once.
pored over the cipher for n long
time, and discouraged at my inabili-
ty to make out one word of IL, was
finally about to abandon IL, when
CHANGED to look at the reverse side of
the paper. There were figures and
words on it, and read "U. S. Bonds
$4,000" and other memoranda, in
dicating that IL had been loose
wrapper for valuable papers.
Then ! knew that the advertise
mcnt bore an important relation to
the robbery.
And so until the day upon which
the story opens | was unable to make
head or tail of the secret enigma.
SO wearied was that fell asleep
with my head upon my desk, and /
did not awaken until noontime. II
is wonderful how . brief rcposc will
clear the mind. took up the paper
with renewed energy, and bright
idea flashed over me.
Simple as it was had not thought
of il before. The entire message was
written on the substitution of letters,
based on the reversal of the alpha
bet, Instead of n, 2, the last one,
was substituted; instead of b Y was
used-the alphabet reversed was the
key to the solution of the puzzle.
gave utterance to shout of joy,
for, following out the theory, it read:
LARRY, meet me Saturday night at
| 127 Fire street. NED"
And "Ncd" or Edward was the
name of Dayton's fOotman. began
TO see very large mice. But Fire
street-there was no such thorough
fare in the city, and | was "1oodedn
again.
Gradually, however, the thought
occurred TO me ON the basis of reyer-
sal and opposites adopted by the sem
der of the message, why should not
'flre mean "water," its direct re-
verse?
l dashed down the stairs, and, hail
ing cab flor did not forget that il
was Saturday, and that evening was
the appointed time for the meeting
of the two buFglars, &c such they
were), ! soon had reached Water
| street.
Vacant! Number 127 was an emp
ty lot!
i paused, disappointed, and dis
missed the vehicle, again having re-
course to the puzzling enigma So
near the solution, and yet doomed TO
be banked at the last, and
A sudden inspiration of renewed
energy, and | had forged the last link
in the chain of evidence, There had
been reversal in the order of numbers
from to 10, as in the letters of the
l
l looked at my watch; three
o'clock. went TO the nearest local
telegraph office, aud sent the follow.
ing dispatch to chief of police,
ascend to this office three efficient
mon in citizens Clothes"
! signed my name, lit a cigar, and
awaited the arrival of evening and
my companion officers.
II was dark when we reached th(
place for the meeting appointed by
the two men. II was II vile grog
gerry, kept by Il woman, and resort
for the very lowest class of rufllans
| had put on n felt hat and pair o
false whiskers, and | entered the bar
room, having first placed my men il
advantageous positions on the OUT
side,
Within half an hour there entered
an old woman, yelled, bearing som'
bulky object under her cloak. Sh'
made a sign 10 the woman behind til,
, bar, and went into the next room
caught sight of her feet as she pass
ed through the door; they were en-
, cascd not in shoes, but in mem
, boots. / went quickly to the bar
and made sign to the woman.
, as Larry in there 7" / inquired il
n loud voice, pointing to the othe
apartment.
, She looked at me sharply, and thel
: replied in the affirmative.
'Keep anybody that comes out"
said, significantly. ave are goin
, Ia divide the sway"
And opened the door.
p There was no one in the first room
3 but in the second by table, o.
which lay large tin box, was m
0 game-Larry, the burglar, and tai
: spare form in female attire, with yeI
@ thrown back, and terrified face, an
@ the footnan, Edward.
NIou can drop on that little dodg'
& gentlemen" said, quietly whippin
y out brace of revolvers '"The hous
|. is surrounded, and any resistanC
o will only make 1t worse for yol
: Larry, open that door"
n lie unbQltpd the rear door undo
!. the silent persuasive eloquence of IN
/ revolver, and the three officers ei
A tered
4 Need | tell the rcst2 Edward, III
r footman, had admitted his aocoiI
l Mice into the house and had chlor'
: Formed his employer. lie had keI
r the booty hidden in his room, M
daring TO 90 out to communioal
# with his pal, except as has bee
/, seen, for fear he was watched, :.
O The property had not been di
p turbed but justice was cheated, 1,
= both the men escaped before conyi