Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-25
spiration on the very day that we received papas

When once the book is known, the rest is as
simple as may De. Let us take the first sen
when interpreted, runs as follows: Buy
up all the Deep Lips you can lay hands on.
As originally telegraphed, it ran thus: Seven
ought dot eleven stroke five nine nine do; on
three stroke one seven dot two seven'Eand so
on, which when put down In actual figures
you'd look thus: 7o-ll 599l3 / 112i /
55s;s l4o.l4 &C. l now take my dictionary.
and turning to page seventy, count until /
come to the eleventh word from the ton
which find to be the word BIN Then turning
to age five hundred and ninety nine. count
GOV d TO the thirteenth word from the top and
hEd 1t TO be the word up. Proceeding by the
same method. work gradually through the tel
egram: with what results you know. OF course.
everything depended on my knowledge of the
book used between my father and uncle. Had
l not known that, the telegram would have re-
NAMED dead letter to me forever"
CHAPTER w.
AT five minutes past ten next morning Mrs.
Gerald as she called herself. walked into the
o1i!ce OF Mr.. Boucher. Did you receive my
words.
a. did, and acted on it Immediately" Then,
as he handed her chair, Il hope you will par
don me for remarking that your choice of an
investment is hardly one that would recommend
itself to my experience
,a 81 suppose not" said Alice quietly. But
''Oh, of course rejoined Boucher. Your
father Is known as one of our boldest and most
successful spectators; and you, as his daughter.
would hardly be likely to make any very serious
But still, had you been going to lay out
money OF your own, you would not have done as
l have done"
Certainly not, unless had more spare capt.
tai than knew what to do with; and hardly
then"
"There's one comfort-they cannot sink much
lower than they are row."
But you, presume, are buying for rise :"
"PreciSey SO.'
A significant shrug was the brokers' only re-
s'Te what extent have you bought for meg"
Boucher named the tigure-a large one.
81 should not have thought there was so
much in the market"
People look on them as bad lot, and are only
too glad to find a customer"
$50 much the better for those who have the
courage to buy said Alice as she rose to CO.
81 will call in again between three and four
Meantime, If there are any more to be had, buy
them"
AT three-forty-1lve Mrs. Rivers was again at
Mr.. BOucher'S Office.
Them" were the brokers' first words singular
to say, SimmOndS, your fathers broker has been
tnquiring after Deep Lips all day. Hearing that
had bought heavily Yesterday, he sent on one
of his people to know whether had any to dis
pose OF, even going to the extent of Offering
three and an eighth more than this mornings
quotation; but in the absence of any tnstruc-
tons from you, declined all OvertureS.'s
You did quite right Mr.. Boucher Don't part
with single share till you have my instruc-
tons to do so. Meanwhile, as it is nearly mid
day before the newspapers reach us down at
Leaswood, l shall be glad If you will telegraph
the closing price to me each afternoon"
"Sharp girl that, very-regular chip OF the
old block, was Boucher's comment to himself,
mornings Times, where the following para
graph at once caught his Observation-Disclosures
advices from San Francisco state that the Deep
Lip Silver Mining Company have just struck "a
Oni
rapidly"
few days lately as Gerald was seated behind
the open pigeon-hole Of his little Office waiting
to book any passengers who might be going by
the next train, his attention was attracted by
the loud tones OF two peoplein the waiting room
outside.
Il tell you. stopford, 1 was never more an
noyed In my life, said one, and Gerald knew at
once who was theSpeaker. "My brother, who as
he thought had got the information before it was
known TO any one else in New York, was actual
ly at the trouble to send me message by cable
telling me to buy UP all the Deep Lips could
lay hands Oh. OF course acted on the mes
sage without an hours unnecessary delay; but
would you believe it, when SimmondS went on
Change next morning there was not single
Deep Lip to be had! Some vagabond had been
there before me and had bought up every moth
er's son OF 'em, and now they're going up like
wild-tire. Thousands out OF my pocket. Never
was so sold In my life before"
Why now. Crewdson, that only goes to prove
that there are other speculatiors in the world as
clever as YOU"
"1hey were bought through Boucher, too.
Butts he's as close as wax. No getting word
out OF him. Some cOnfOunded Yank'S at the
bottom OF it all, never fear"
MI CrewdSOn had stated no more than the
truth when he said that the Deep Lip shares
gram from Mir. Boucher every afternoon. 1t
was an anxious time for her. For three weeks
the shares went up day by day. At the end OF
days. The following morning they dropped one
eighth. Alice at once took alarm, and tele-
graphed Boucher to sell everything Three
days latter post-letter reached her. '.Read tho
news, dear, and resign your railway situation at
once" she said to her husband as she handed
him the letter.
''Seven thousand five hundred and fifty
pounds!" read Gerald in amazement.
Eyes; and all out Of one lucky speculation in
papa"
And to her father she went! but not till after
Gerald had sought and found relief from his
duties at LeaSwoOd. Mr.. CrewdSon made Old
Furnival'S Hotel his home when in London, and
there it was that Alice sought and found him.
happened to be lunching with his friend that
morning. Mrs. Rivers hardly gave the waiter
time to announce her before She followed him
into the room. Mr. Crewdson started up from
his chair.
"Why-Alice! You here! Why have YOU
come? What Is the meaning OF this fntlnsion? -
But before he could say another word his
daughters arms We're round his neck, and her
warm kisses were being rained over his face.
Did not forbid you? " he said. "Did not say
that would not see you?"
"YOu did, papa, and very hard thought 1t
of you. You did forbid me to come near you I'M
less could fulfill the one condition named in
your letter."
Condition, indeed! 1 remember nothing
about any condition. What on earth do you
mean?"
"Did you not say in the only letter you have
written me since my marriage that on the day
could bring you six thousand pOunds-being an
equivalent to the dowry you at one time intend
ed to give me-yOu would forgive and forget
every thing, and take your little Alice back again
to your heart? Surely, surely, you cannot have
forgotten"
''And did really say all that?"
Certainly you did. I have your letter in my
pocket. You shall read your own words If you
like"
"No need, girl-no need. My memory is
treacherOuS at times; but I've not quite forgot
ten that letter. So you've come to tell me that
my condition was too hard one, that you and
your poverty stricken husband"-
lone moment papa. come to tell you that
your condition is fulilled-iS more than fulfilled.
Here Is my handbook. Look inside it, and there
you will find standing in the name OF Gerald
Rivers-my husbands name-a deposit of seven
thousand five hundred pounds"
why, now, really this Is most extraordinary
exclaimed Sir Charles.
Mr.. Crewdson said nothing; but his hands
trembled SO much as he took the handbook that
he could hardly hold 1t. He turned red:ler than