Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-04

want a. consult yoii u this For the
last two months my private inforina.
t,vi has beeD got 1T aud made t'se of
| b. such an extent that its value to
myself has laseu largely discounted =
in mnue ,uses nullified altogether.
t)ne ~ the eleane,t cliques 10 Chapel
court h either regularly forestalling
every move I contemplate. or is act
ing simultaneously on identical lines
In such large amounts that the cream
Of my market h stolen, and In fact II
IL goes on may as well shut upshop
for good aud all.
Am 10 understand that you CON
fide tins information to no oneT ]
asked
Not living SOU" replied Mr.
Burt.
What ~ TO hinder some person in
tls telegraph Office from using the
cabled news for his own purposesT
"The messages are received In q
1her. IaIone possess the key" seid
Inc troubled millionaire. Il don't
oven use one of the ordinary com
nercial codes. My daughter, who IL
clever at that sort Of thing, made a
pecial one for me. and keep 1t se
cret from every one. even from my
trusted confidential manager in the
next room there"
80 far there appears TO be only
one solution" l replied. Some one
must be getting access both to the
ode and to the cipher messages.
Where do you keep themY"
That TX the strange part OF 1t, '
said Mr.. Burt. THE cipher code IL
always kept in the top drawer of this
writing table but since this mystery
has been going on have varied the
whereabouts of the messages. Origi
1ally | used To keep them in the
lrawer here with the code. but when
| found that the contents were being
acted ON took to carrying them
about my person. only to divest my
,elf Of them in my bedroom at my
,lace at Sydenham at night. This
made no difference my secrets
leaked out just the same 80 have
Turing the last few days gone back
% the old plan Of keeping them in
shis drawer. which. as you see, has a
| patent lock.
But look here, Zambra." he con
| sinued, waxing friendly in his dis
tress. you ought to be able to spot
them today. got another wire from
our man at Takut this morning, say
ng that he has had II splendid find Of
4 fresh well on his company's prop
srty. have purposely abstained
rom endeavoring to buy single
share yet 10 that you may have your
,hunce to put your handson the fore
stallcrs Will you try it7''
Certainly" said where is the
,able N the drawerf"
Yes, replied Mr.. Burt. unlocking
the receptacle and showing me the
ilimsy paper there II has been since
received II. an hour ago. ! haven't
| left the room, 80 no one can have
seen Il yet.
About this manager Of yours,
said Has he access to this room
while you are outi"
No" was the answer "1lock the
communicating door on leaving. also
with patent key. and he has in
structions 10 remain there always
during my absence, Besides trust
johnson thoroughly.
Quite so" said. but confiden
tial servants have way of getting
too confidential sometimes He
might have duplicate keys"
He might, but doubt it," said
Burt His interests are entirely my
interests Again. how could he have
got at the kilograms when carried
them about with me and kept them
In my bedroom az nightf
"Well, ! said, you can't expect a
detective to believe In the supernat
ural. and il IL certainty that If not
Mr. johnson some person has oh
tnined Il glimpse Of those kilograms,
either before or after delivery to you
BY the way. you mentioned thought
reading What put that into your
headt"
MY daughter is great believer
! In II, began Mr.. Burt SHE isa IN
natic ON the subject, though there is
perhaps reason"
/ Miss Burt IN In the outer office,
sir. and wishes tn see you"
'Show her in, said the financier;
then turning 10 me he whispered
hurrielly Mot u word of your or
rand, She knows nothing Of my
worry"
There was light step and the rus
tle of n dress in the anteroom, and a
tall girl of twenty entered The mil
honaires daughter had fine eyes and
psvtty chestnut hair, but her manner