The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-01


BILE, how much he really has discovered.
lie IL such u braggarE that he might
commit himseli,"
81 will soc what can do" said, "but
DO not expect that shall got much
out Of aim"
"Thank ynu 80 very much" said tho
prIncoi ''you are always doing some,
Thing for mo-"
III.
I.e Grand was staying at aa hotel
near tho chief pOstolhCe, so bent my
steps in that direction. Ibid not wigh
to call on him II could avoid II; ii
would DO far better that any ConVersa-
ton wO might have should spring up
Gs4aally. ! was therefore not a little
pleased when, as was drawing near
Inc postoiIice, saw my man little dis.
lance IN front OF me II was impossible
u mistake his huge figure, aud curious
shambling gait.
by an Instinct he seemed to know
that some one was watching him from
the rear, for no suddenly turned round,
and, catching sight Of me, turned back
to meet me,
"Ah," he said, in his grand manner,
''goiRg 10 the postoi!ice. ] suppose? 1t
10 the real centre Of civilization"
| thought 1t would be we'll 70 accom-.
pauy him, so l said something about
buying stamps.
No entered the poHtofIics together,
10 Grand prepared to Wriis = telegram.
As he unbuttoned his coat to take out
his own special penclI-the gift Of some
monarch-l noticed the end OF a blue
official envelope sticking out OF an in
side breast pocket. and could not help
wondering whether It contained the
draft Of the treaty.
When no had finished writing his
telegram he came up to me fOurlShing
1t IN his hand.
ut lie in one way lucky" he said,
"lhat VIZ correspondents have absolute.
~ no news to send, for tho censorship
Is very strict. No Cyph0r kilograms are
allowed to DO sent during the sitting Of
the congress, aud tue ordinary teie.
grams arc detained, or suppressed, or
mutilat0d, asst uuiiO the authorities. !
have no doubt, too, that tho black
cabinet 10 at its old work OF opening
letters. However, II you have no news
to communicate, it makes no difference,
They can hardly object TO a telegram
like thiS-can thsyH
With that, no handed me the telegram
to read, 1t was very short aud was Rd.
dressed to the Office Of his paper in Lon.
don:
Cannot obtain much information.
No good waiting in the hopo tonight"
nave q trained memory, and when
| read this telegram ! took care to fix 1t
indelibly in my mind. Then returned
1t to Le Grand, and he handed It to the
clerk, who accepted it without demur.
| had hoped that / might now got q
little private conversation With the
great mau. but was disappointed, for
the moment We got outsde, no made
his adieux aud, mailing 4 dr0Schky, was
driven back to his hotel, There was
nothing for me to do but to teturn to
mine; but meanwhile, took out my
note book, and wrote down the telegram
word for word. Two or three things
had already struck me with respect to
it, The frat was that he evidently
wished me to see IT, This by itself was
suspicious, as lie Grand seldom did any.
thing without an object. Tue second
was, why should no telegraph At all II
he had no nsWI to conyeyP The third
was that, transparent as the telegram
seemed, there was still something
little suspicious In It's length. Why
not have simply lelcgraphed; "No
news2'
Altogether. | was satisfied that there
was some deception about tue telegram,
aud therefore proceeded to treat 1t az
cryptoEram. Now the plan OF such
everyday cryptogramI Is not, as a rule.
very complicated. Unless, az was the
case with me, there IL somo ground Oi
suspicion 10 start with, very simple
cryptogram will ellecIuaIlv conceal the
meaning OF tue writer. But, knowing
what did. | lad something TO work
uDon; and thus helped, | soon deCiphOr.
cd 10 Grand's meaning, AT least | felt
morally certain had done 50. mere
iy took the iniNRlI Of the words In their
order, aud tount that they made up this
pregnant ssD.ence:
"Colning With 4.
"I'' Of course Tor treaty.
This was not only piece oil iniorma.
ton. bu, Just tho piece Of information
thai might have been expected. For, II
10 Grand had really secured COPY OF
tho treaty, hO would, OF course, DO most
anxiOu, to transmit it At once to Lon.
don. but how? 1t was impossible to
send II by telegraph. No cyphor telc-
grams were allowed to pass and any
othOr, however ingeniously constructed,
must needs bOtray itsOlt through tho
proper ndneB Of persons aud countries
without which tho treaty would DO
mere nonsense. Nor did | think Ii
likely that 10 Grand would comnt
such mOmentouS secret to the post,
knowing ad he did tho unsctupuuus.
moss Of tho black cabinet There 70.
muinOd only one course oil action at
once feasible aud prudent, and that wa,
for Ls Grand 10 convey Il la BefsoH TO
London. AS no would travel by tho
mail, ho would arrive Just as Aoon as n
Iottdr, and no doubt would enjoy the
ovation which no would aISurodly 70.
CoivO.
looked Al my watch, II was already
SCvon o'clock. The through train
started At eight told my valet TO
pack my vAliiS aud put IN 1t some
official paper and envelopes. This
done, ! drove to tho station by myself.
AZ yst there was no sign Of 10 Grand.
| waited about on tho platform IN tho
hope that ho would mako hlA appear.