The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-10-02

AxUeT three Guys " tulCAAASsAut3 seAAs 4 ~ -,
consid ering il IL would not be as well 70
call in professional assistance, when the
advertisement in ME Hs,ald at the head
of this story, attracted my attention. In
stinctively / OWNED some connection
with the sscrooked business, and whether
| lii referred to nv case or not | resolved
to ascertain its meaning.
went down to the Herald Office that
morning, and introducing myself, at.
tempted to obtain some description Of
the person who had handed in the adj
vertisement. The clerk stated that it had
been received by mail, in letter inclos-
ing the amount requisite for It's Insertion
in the paper. Could see the original
copys Luckily, the copy had been pre-
served. 1T was written in "a disguised
hand on little scrap ofpaper. | asked
leave to retain it, and permission being
granted to me, I returned to my room at
once. S3#
T porea over the cipher for long
time, and discouraged at my inability to
make out word Of it was finally about
to abandon it, when i CHANGED to look at
! the reverse side Of the paper. There
were figures ana words on it, and read
"U. s. Bond $4,000" and other memor-
| anda, indicating that it had been a loose
| wrapper for valuable papers,
Then I knew that the advertisement
bore an important relation to the rob
berry.
And so until the day upon with the
story opens was unable to make head
or tail of the secret enigma.
SO wearied was ! that I feel asleep
with my head upon my desk, and / did
not awaken until noontime. 1t is Won
aerful how brief repose will clear the
mind. I took up the paper with re-
newed energy, and bright idea flashed
over me. "a. i, 4..3s RAJ 4
Simple as it was had not thought of
it before. The entire message was writ
ten on the substitution Of letters, based
on the reversal Of the alphabet. In
stead of z, the last one, was substituted;
instead OF b, Y was used-the alphabet
reversed was the key to the solution of
the uzzle. ".3-
I gave utterance to shout Of joy, for,
following out the theory it, read
LARRY, meet me Saturday night at 1877
! Fire street. NED"
And MED" or Edward was the name
of Mr.. Dayton's footman. I began to
see a very large mice. But Fire-street--
| there was no such thoroughfare in the
city, and was flooded again.
Gradually, however, the thought oc-
CURED to me on the basis of reversal and
opposites adopted by the sender of the
message, why should not "fre," mean
water" it's direct reyerseY s~s.
I dashed down the stairs, and, hailing
a cab (for had not forgot that it was
Saturday, and that evening was the APP
kpointed time for the msEhng of the two
fburglars, Gf such theylere), I soon had
i reached Water. street. We a,s ~A:.
4 Vacant! Number 1877 was an empty
Elotl .s....t.1.
I paused, disappointed, and dismissed
the vehicle, again having recourse to the
puzzled enigma! So near the solution
and yet doomed to be banked at the last
and. .... .a,S+ ...,..
/ A sudden inspiration Of renewed en-
ergy, and had forged the last link in
the chain of evidenced! There had been
! reversal in the order Of numbers from one
| to 1U, as in the letters of the alphabet
and 1877 meant 1884 sea.<.. WIKI.
I looked at my watch; three clock.
| went to the nearest local telegraph office
and sent the following dispatch to chief
OF police: .a. ..... @@.. y.
'Send to this office three efficient mer
In citizens clothes" 49, .,..se ss
! / signed my name, lit cigar, anG
awaited the arrival of evening and my
companion officers. ~ s.t.a
1t was dark when we reached the
place for the meeting appointed by the
two men. It was a vile groggery, KEEP
by a woman and a resort for the yer,
lowest class Of ruffians. had put on {
tered the bar.room, having first placed
my men In advantageous positions or
the outside. f.
Within half an hour there entered an
old woman, yelled, bearing some bulky
object under her cloak. She made q
sign to the woman bohind the bar, and
went into the next room. I caught sight
Of her feet as she passed through the
door; they were encased not in shoes but
In mems boots. went quickly to the
bar, and made sign to the woman.
Is Larry in there2" I inquired in !
loud voice, pointing to the other apart.
n1ent.
| She looked at me sharply, and then re-
piled in the affirm ative T.. s..l=.
Keep anybody that comes out"
said, significantly. eve are going It
divide the swag.'
| And | opened the door. i,
There was no one In the first room, bu1
in the second by a. table, on which lay {
| large tin box, was my game-Larry, ths
burglar, and a tall, spare form in female
attire, with veil thrown back, and terri
| fed face, and the footman, Edward .@
| "You can drop on that little dodge
gentlemen" said, quietly whipping on
a brace Of revolvers. sA'The house is sur
rounded, and any resistance will only
make it worse for you. Larry, open tina
door,"
He unbolted the rear door under The
! silent persuasive eloquence Of my revol
yer, and three officers entered.
| Need tell the rest2 Edward, the foot
man, had admitted his accomplice int
| the house and had chloroformed his EN-
ployer. He had kept the booty bidder
in his room, not daring to go out to com
municate with his pal, excent as has beer