The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-12-18

canv, rrthGSe ,tre the names I have no
hesitation, in giving you. You see I am
not playing with, you" i,-s,.rf tar.
7'All'th1t is very vasnesl" replied the
banker, who evidently wished to know
more before committing himself. Ia,
Wagner said Sarcany. Ei''~
Eyes! 70 begin with, you have no
material proof s.d.a,li III, e1ts.f II.
And what s this then 2"
The copy he message was placed in
Toronthnl'sa hands. The banker ex-
nmined it, not without curiosity. But
its cryptographic words gave no sign of
sense to him, and there was nothing to
prove that they We're of the importance
that Sarcapy asserted. If he had any
interest in the affair it was merely SO far
as it affected his customer, Count San
dorf, and with him.nothing could occur
to make him uneasy, unless it came to
pass that he desired to draw out at short
notice the funds deposited in the bank.
We'll" said he at length, "my
opinion still is that it is very vague.
Nothing seems clearer to me, on the
contrary, answered Sarcany, whom the
bankers attitude III no way Il smayed.
Have you been able to decipher this
letter % e,
''No, but I know how to do so when
the time comes"
"Ard how Z"
IT have had something to do with
slch matters b, fore" said Sarcany.
land a good many ciphered dispatches
have passed through my hands. From
q careful examination OF that one I see
that its key does not depend ii a num-
Der or conventional alphabet which
attributes to Il letter II different mean-
ing to its real meaning In this letter
all is an s, a p is n p; but the letters
are arranged i'll a certain order, which
order can be discovered by u grating.
Sarcany, as we know, was right. That
was the system that had been used for
the correspondence. We also know that
it was the most indsci, herable one that
could be found. a eer'
BE it so, sad the banker, 81 do
not deny but what you are right; but
without the grating you cannot read the
message"
Evidently"
".And ow will You get the grating?"
81 do not know yet" answered Sar-
cany; "but rest assured shall get it,
Really Well, if l were i'll your
place, Sarcany, [ should give myself q
good deal of t-oub,e to do so y
Il shall take the trouble that is nee
cssary.' %s 5 ..t*
'To what end F.? I should content
myself with going to the police and
handing them The message"
twill do so, replied Sarcany, coldly.
"but not with these SIMPLE presump-
lions. What l want before l speak are
material, unden;able proofs 1 intend
to become master of this conspiracy
yes! absolute master of it, to gain ad-
vantages from which ask you to share!
And who knows even if it may not be
better to join the cons pirators Instead of
taking part against them?"
Such language did not astonish Tor
onthal. He we'll knew of what Sarcany
was capable. But if Sarcany did not
hesitate to speak in this way, it was
because he, too, knew of what Toron-
thai was capable. His conscience was
elastic enough for anything. Sarcany
knew him of old. and suspected that the
bank had been in difficulties for some
time, so that this conspiracy, surprised,
betrayed and made use of, might come
to it's aid. Such was Sarcanys idea.
Toronthal, on the other hand, was
seeking to join in with his old broker.
That there did exist some conspiracy
against the Austrian Government, and
that Sarcany had discovered the con-
spirators, he was inclined to admit
This house of Ladislas Zathmar, with
the secret meetings, this ciphered COR
rospondence, the enormous sum held at
call by Sandorf-all began to look very
suspicious Very likely Sarcany was
right But the banker was anxious to do
the best he could for himself and sound
the matter to the bottom and would not
yet give in. So he contented himself
with saying:
"And when you have deciphered the
letter-if you ever do-you will find it
only refers to private affairs OF no impor-
lance, and consequently there will be no
profit for you-or mel"
Nor said Sarcany, in tone OF the
deepest conviction. "No! lam on the
track of serious conspiracy, conducted
by men of high rank, and I add, Silas
Toronthal, that you doubt it no more
than l do"
"Well, what do you want?" asked the
banker.
Sarcany rose, and, in a lower tone,