Telegram-herald., 1889-05-13


TIE paper cQs before ne. eegaE - resd-ny
frleaa a TIE meantime t2kizs down tic
disp4lc2. sna Otherwise busylzg hiEasef
s5elE tAs instrument. wt.cA haa com
msaoed clicking u . very Gvely sad AL
uz1sl Uanner.
ITS frela year pl-0e." ne sSld. present
y
is it~ s&.d !, f0-dlug TIE paper to ges .,
tie iosl1e.
~Ii's u c.PAer. TOO. ne aided soon srsr
ward
~From my pace. snd Ia cipAer re-
peStea, throwing ASIDE gns paper. - 10 -
1. frems
Haven cone 10 that vet"
/ l@a become strangely interested,
sc@Fce-y knew way, saa waited snlE~rlently
for Tie cen p-eJe transmission II It's mes'
sase
Ine instrument went on clicking at
great rate, aua preseauy Taylor began 10
sps4 aloud, es fast As Il came over the
Wlres, the nsEae appended 20 TIE telegram
IL -Ea-n-e-t-L GaFa1.sti, sad lie
"Gsmnetlg l exclaimed. starting up.
~ ~, De ny ele-k! Taylor, let me see
that telegram
Although TIE proceeding were some
what iFreg gll2T Il nos being usual for tele-
graph 0facsals 20 allow third parties 70 be
come acquainted with tie contents q
other peoples messages my friend. under
the present circumstances (which were
considered as partial Justification for tbs
act, handed ne The paper, on which he had
Transcribed the message, and g-ancing over
II eagerly, saw what follows:
ITO WILLIAM JACESON, 10 Coppice Street:
~i0-s2s- 10 10 lo. sz4-S 5--s-2l-s S-is-2i-
i0s l5~s-lsis l0-lSs i4<s-S 10 - S-72l-,o IolSo-
6l01-e-1 z3 80 l-f-T 20 % 10
lbl0s o-s $500 l6S- le-ls-i0- !e6-so lS-is-l0-
7si-l6l5-lo-ls 10 lO4-lo
e-o-ole lO-2s ll-zl-lss-0-lC-le-sl04l6-s
'6AANKrE"
"Who is this Jackson-the man 70 whom
the dispatch is addressed. Or don't you
knowp' | asked.
He keeps a sort Of blaelzsmlth's shop,
and makes TOOLS" said Taylor. 81 don't
Ike his looks-he's vinegar-visaged."
hardly know why 1t was. but the fact Of
my clerks having sent telegraph dispatch
in cipher looked very suspicious 10 me, and
instinctiyely thought Of the paper had
found under his desk, and which was still III
my pocket
Taylor" said /, II wish you would al
low me 70 keep a copy Of this dispatch. 1t
may affect my interests more than you
think for"
"well if you think It does, go ahead"
said Taylor. ''Only don't get me into hot
water-that's all.
IN take care Of that, Taylor" said /,
going 10 desk and sitting down before IL.
Now leave me alone for few minutes,
and I'll see II can solve this mystery"
BY the aid of the piece of paper I have
before mentioned / soon obtained the fol-
lowing translation:
ITO WILLIAM JACKSON, IIs Coppice street.:
Three thousand pounds IN the safe and Parker
gone until tomorrow. Como down with the
tools mediately. and at one be 81 the ONCE
and viii let you IN. sleep there.
.GAMNErT"
In a perfect thrill OF excitement bade
my friend hasty goodbye, and telling him
that / would more fully explain at some
other time, ran back TO the station and took
the night train for home.
AS we whirled onward IN the darkness l
rcvOlved the whole matter over in my mind,
and came TO decision as 10 what plan /
should pursue-which will be better illus
trated by the actual facts as they occurred.
Going directly TO the post-office L coInmu-
nicated my discovery to the chief, who set
trap by means of which the burglars Were
caught engaged in the accomplishment of
their nefarious schemes.
The station was watched, and stranger
carrying in his hand a large bag was OBJ
served TO alight from the half past eleven
o'clock tram from town, who took his way
20 my office, on the door of which he gave a
peculiar knock, end was at once admitted
by Gamnett
The officers waited on the outside suffi-
cient length of time for them TO get fairly at
work, and then, breaking into the office,
found one man engaged in blowing powder
into the keyhole of the safe, and the other,
my clerk, looking over the burglar tools.
Both Gamnett and his bosom friend Jack
son were generously provided by the benev-
| olent authorities with an elegant stone man
sion across the seas; and so highly delight
ed were they with the many charms that
this magnificent retreat afforded, that they
were easily prevailed upon TO occupy for the
| period of ten years apartments OF the cosy
! dimensions OF seven by nine feet-the win
| dows Of which were ornamented by iron
| bars, placed lesgthwise, in fulfillment Of the
| directions of an ingenious architect, who
| had an eye to beauty, and wished every
thing belonging TO the country TO present as
| snug and safe an appearance as possible.