Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-10-17
A DOE:.STIC STORY.
BEFORE THE STORY.


Tile cipher.
An adverts.c.. q. IN tue newspapers. adj
dr"s', Ia persons skilled in the iujcrprrta-
ton Of ciphers. now represented MIS- West
ertield's only chance Of discovering where
the diamonds were hidden. The inst answer
that she received made some amends for
previous disappointment. 1t offered refer
ences 10 gentlemen whose names were in
themselves a sufficient guarantee She veri-
fled the references. nevertheless, and paid
visit 10 her correspondent on the same day.
His personal appearance was not in his IA
vor-he was old and dirty, inirm and poor.
His mean room was Uttered with shabby
books. None of the ordinary courtc>.es OF
life seemed 20 be known Ia him: he neither
wished Mrs. Wcsteriield good-morning nor
asked her 10 take a seat. When she attempt.
ed to enter into explanations relating 70 her
Grand he rudely interrupted her. SHOW
ME your cipher" he said; Il don't promise
to study 1t unless find !. worth my while"
Mrs. Westeriic!d was armed. DO You
mean that you want l. &c sum of moncy?'
she asked.
Il mean that don't waste my time on
easy ciphers invented FOOLS
She laid the slip of Taper on his desk
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castically, "and see how you like it,"
lie examir"' -; with his bleared red.
r',amnd {, %; then with magnifying glass,
The only expression of O, inion that escaped
him was indicated by his actions. He shut
up his book and gloatcd o;ar the Sims and
characters before him. On sudden he look
ed at Mrs. Westerield 'IIow did YOU come
by this?" he asked.
tSThat'c No bncipn-S of vo,,rc
Az o.,icr words. YOU have reasons of your
own for not answering nv question:
"Yes."
Drawing his own differences from that re-
ply he showed his three last-left yellow teeth
In horrid grin. II underestimate he said.
speaking to himself. He looked at the ci-
pher once more. and put another question:
'.Haye YOU got a copy of thisY'
Ithad not occurred to her to take a copy.
He rose and pointed to his emnty chair. Ills
opinion of the cipher was. 10 ALI apncarance.
forced to express itself by the discovery thai
there was NO conv
"Do Won know what might bannenp,, ho
asked. .SThe only climber that has nuzzled
me for the last ton wears might no iost-or
stoIen-or hnrnt If there was a fra in the
house Won deserve to ho nun;sbad for vour
carelessness Make the conv vourself ,,
This DESIRABLE SUGGESTION 5nnciviIlv nc II
was eYnressadI had ito effect mon Mrs
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