St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-09


people met there every night, not without
great precautions: Of other pigeons that had
gone away, and Others that had come; of
how the house was guarded by an old ser
want, who carefully inspected all who ap-
preached; of how Sarcany and his cOmpan-
ion had been obliged to act with circum-
spection to evade the attention of this old
man; and of how, during the last few days,
he was afraid he had raised suspicious.
Toronthal began to listen more attentively
to what Sarcany told him. He asked HIM
self if if were true, and what gain he could
get out of it, When the story was told.
when Sarcany for the last time affirmed
that there was a conspiracy against the
state, and that something could be made
out of revealing its existence, the banker
asked the following questions:
''Where is this house?"
''No. 50, Avenue de Acquedotto.
''To whom does it belOng?"
''To Hungarian gentleman"
"What is the Hungarian gentleman's
name?"
Count Ladislas Zathmar."
''And who are the people that visit
him?"
1.-TWO chiefly; two of Hungarian birth. :"
lone iS-?"
II
Stephen Bathory."
1.-The other is-?"
Count Matthias Sandorf."
Toronthal made start of surprise which
did not escape Sarcany. He had easily
found the three names by following BathOry
to the Corsia Stadion and Sandorf TO the
Hotel Delorme.
''You see, Toronthal." continued Sar-
cany, these are the names have no hest
tation in giving you. You see l am not
playing with you"
''All that is very vague" replied the
banker, who evidently wished to know
more before committing himself.
'Vague?" said Sarcany.
''YeS. To begin with, you have no ma
terial proof.
''And what is this, then?"
The copy of the message was placed in
Toronthals hands. The banker examined
it. not without curiosity. But its crytO-
graphic words gave no sign of sense to him,
and there was nothing to prove that they
were of the importance that Sarcany as
serted. If he had any interest in the af-
fair, it was merely in so far as it affected
his customer, Count Sandorf, and with him
nothing co6ld occur to make him uneasy,
unless it came to pass that he desired to
posted in the bank.
''Well,' 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 in no way diSmayed.
Have you been able to decipher this
letter."
mo. but know how to do so when the
time comes"
''And how?'
81 nave had something TO do with such
matters before" said SaTcany, land a good
many ciphered dispatches have passed
through my hands. From a careful eXami-
nation of that one, see that its key does
not depend on number or conventional
alphabet, which attributes to letter diff
ferent meaning 10 its real meaning. In this
letter an 5 is an S, a p is p; but the letters
are arranged IN certain order, which order
can be discovered by a grating"
Sarcany, as we know, was right. That
was the system that had been used fer the
correspondence. We also know that it was
the most indecipherable one that could be
found.
''Be it So" said the banker. At do not
deny but what you are right; but without
the grating you cannot read the message"
Evidently"
'And how will you get the grating?"
81 do not know yet" answered Sarcany;
''but rest assured shall get it,
Really! Well, if L were in your place.
Sarcany, should give myself good deal
of trouble to do 500
Il shall take the trouble that is neces-
saTy;"
with going to the police and handing them
the message"
Il will do 500 replied Sarcanv coldly,
''but not with these simple prescriptions.
What l want before l speak are material,
undeniable proofs. i intend to become
master of this conspiracy-yes! absolute
master of 1t, to gain advantages from which
/ ask you to sharel And who knows even
if it may not be better to join the con-
spirators instead of taking part against
them?"
Such language did not astoniSh Toron-
thai. 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 Toronthal was capable.
His conscience was elastic enough for any
thing. Sarcany knew him of old and sus-
pected that the bank had been in difficulties
for some time. so that this conspiracy. sur
prised, betrayed and made use of. might
come to its aid. Such was Sarcany's idea.
Toronthal, on the other hand, was seek
ing to join in with his old broker. That
there did exist some conspiracy against the
Austrian government, and that Sarcany
had discovered the conspirators, he was in
clined to admit. This house of Ladislas of
Lathmar, with the secret meetings, this
ciphered correspondence, 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 let
ter-if you ever do-you will find it only
refers to private affairs of no importance.
and consequently there will be no profit foI
you-or mel"
Mop said Sarcany. in a tone of the
| deepest conviction. mol / am on the
track Of serious conspiracy. conducted by
men of high rank, and add, Silas Toron-
thai, that you doubt it no more than do. .
''Well, what do you want?" asked the
! banker.
Sarcany rose, and. in lower tone. look.
! ing straight at Toronthal, replied
'What / want is this: ] want admission
70 Count Zathmar's house, on some pretext