Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-16
THE MESSAGE IN CIPHER.

THE MESSAGE IN CIPHER.
Two DAYS afterwards Sarcany was in
ssled in the house Of Ladislas Zathmar.
q "a had been introduced by Silas Toron-
q hal and on ais introduction had been re-
Il oeyed by Count Sandorf. The banker
81 and his agent had become accomplices,
a he object OF their schemes being the dis
eoyery OF a secret which might cost the
chiefs Of the conspiracy their lives, and
q the result, as the price of their informa-
& Hon. fortune falling into the pocket Of
ar adventurer, that it might find it's way
q into the strong box of a banker who had
reached the point of being unable to
honor bis engagement.
A formal agreement had been drawn up
between Tor0ntsl and Sarcany, accord
ing to which the expected profit was to be
shared equally. Sarcany was to have
sufficient TO enable him and his compan-
ion, ZirOne, to live comfortably at Trieste,
add to meet all outgOings and expenses.
lnexchange, and as guarantee, he had
hsndedOver to the banker the fac-simile of
the message which contained-there
could be no dOubt-the secret of the con-
spiracy.
Itmay perhaps be said that Sandorf
vas imprudent in acting thus. Under
such circumstances to introduce a
stranger into the house where such i'm
pOrtant matters were in hand, on the very
eve Of arising, of which the signal might
be sent at any moment, might seem an
act Of strange imprudence. But the
Count had not acted thus without being
# obliged.
TWAS necessary that his personal af-
lars should be put in order now that he
& a az
tuTe in which he risked his life, or at
least bis exile, If he was obliged to fly in
ne event Of failure. Besides, the intro
auetlOn Of a stranger into Zathmar's
aOOse appeared to him calculated to pre-.
vent suspicion. He fancIed that for some
lays-and we know that he was not mis-
aAen-there had been spies in the Ac-
gue0otto; spies who were no other than
SSaIcany and Zirone. Were the police of
lneste Keeping their eyes ON his friends
VA Elm and their proceedings? Sandorf
ulglt well think 80 and fear so. II the
useuhg-plaoe Of the cOnspiratOrs, hith.
siO so oostinately kept hidden, seemed to
ll 10 oe suspected, what better means
u OsHlng suspicion could be devised
'uau 10 ADMIT within it an accountant
merely b0sying himself with accounts.
Nv" could the presence of clerk be dan
geIOus 70 Lathmar and his guests? In no
%e!' mere was no longer any inter-
Suauge OF eiphered correspondence be-
Sreen trieste and the other towns of
hungary. All the papers relating to the
movement mad been destroyed. There re-
a.a.neu no written trace Of the con-
Inc measures had been taken;
W.! were not intended to be taken.
vbsa lauoori mad only to give the signal
,,aS 80 .ee moment arrived. So that the in
+. ~ g' 11.h Of clerk into the house, which
ysiii to'eIhment might have under sur
s i','aHce; was calculated TO allv all sus-
ms, Du mat IS 10 say, the reasoning was
s. Pls,t a Nv Tue precautlOn good, had the
,n oi9 Ai oetn any one else than Sarcany,
E Toro I'S lIuWoducer any other than Silas
apS , tociy was postmaster in duplicity,
|' Hos.e ooA lull advantage of the gifts he
rsos ''eu-that open face, with its frank.
ward ic. esslon, an honest, straightfor-
rsp, a'ogA' Count Sandorf and his two
bm r'p@uiQns could not but be aiken with
foo,b alu vhel were taken wlts him. In
ma. in :, way 0ld he show or Learn that he
& corsni.s.le presence of the chhfs OF n
In revoi eoy 10 raise the Hungarian race
sando,s AGAINST the Germans. Mhthias
zat6ms Stephen BathOry, and Lalislas
4 81 oBv , ooo,' seemed at their meetings b he
am loupleu with discussions on art
. fesporS'S9' mere was no secret ,Or-
e So,np,g,aoence, there were no mvsterEma
* Sayoa ase and g0ings about the house. M
s. ebsroa kaew what he wanted. To
lme 'e le wanted was sure 10 come
In s 11u ne waited for IL.
had br u,ellug Zathmars house. sarcany
himse1s o9e object in view-to possess
bin odea, lhe grating that would enable
BIO eIrb.1l pner the cryptogram: and as
De began ~ despatch arrived at Trieste,
Reasons ~ asa himself II, for prudential
This won's Ia 2rating had been DESTROYED
BIS all t.s "r rather annoying Tor him,
based ~. .nuoidlng Of his scheme was
Tbsot Dr. the pigeon. O-N 'No 'N''''
h. so,o'. e worked at putting IN order
Biz EN- ny Matthias Sandorf ne kept
nsslot ~, me watched, he sped. Ad-
lolk pIao. 'ue room wherD themeotings
psnobs !. oetween Zathmar ard his com
4n ha v.n"es not forbidden hin. Very OF.
BIZ eys. .eu luefe an alouG and then
lu.le ou,.Y 'lh Ringers wpUl occupied ia
lrs an ,"at7 Than mating calcula.
.mlng fb, '7uns figures h0 farreted
mean. p, Al"iH' ne 0pWed tho drawers
l'iNuo. ,rt .Neleton kes made him by
hatb-. was quite 40 adept In such
saira .e n '.4 VII the Nne be- kept a strict
p. sao,' H. '0llh' With whom he seemed
al.d.te lutte Mt OF sympathy.
0'i rlsI w. l'afeHly's search was use.
. iNr,.l lneeeditk, each evening ia re.
rl.f., pos h0W without havtns AZ.
lnf.tt Ilhue nr feared hi ~, ,o
pH.. tiiorll i'm his oriminet sn,,,.
nnial,'' a' caspirlny III tbers 49, =
iler. liz and De- could MAJ doubt 49,,
aay n.. one 1ight oone fo IA sost ~ y,
20, al5 wv teite d had been tlseos. ~
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