The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-06

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"ye have. Therefore. TO Jess than
eleven or the most important letters rep
resented. and 81 VIII De unnecessary To
proceed with the details Of Tie sou-
ton. have said enough 10 convince
Won that ciphers or this nature arc readily
soluble. and 10 give you some insight
into the rationale of their Development
But De assured that the specimen before
us auDerfains 20 tho very simplest species
~ cryptoeraph 10 now only remains 10
give YOU the run translation Of the char
acters upon tho parchment as unndaled.
Hero So is:
a good glass in the Bishops hostel
in the DEVILS seat forty-oue degrees and
thirteen minutes northeast ard hy north
main branch seventh Limb cast side Shoot
from the left eye of the death. s-hoad
bee line from the tree through the shot
fifty feet out.'
"nstr said J. "the enigma seems st'n
in as bai condition as ever. ITO" ls BE-
possible TO ozfort meaning from I'D THIS
farron about devils Seats Deaths
hDals.' and bishop hotels
81 COME replied Llerlnl. 'tlat
the matter stn wears serious aspect,
when regarded with % casual eanoe.
-iy first ondeavor was Co divide fire some
taucs into the natural division intended
10y The cryrtoguph
''You mean. 20 purofuafe it?'
"Somefhur OF CHAT k'r1.'
"rut how was So possible 20 effect
riee'
OF reflected that Do had been point
with tho writer .o rln bis words foe
refhcr without division 500 as to increase
DE difficulty OF solution. Sow. NOT
orcr-aeute man. 'n pursuing such am OLE
Iect would Doe nearly certain 100 oFerdo
the matter. When. H t.9 course of DIS
composition. DE arrived at break in DIS
subject which would naturally require
pause. or point. Dire would lbs exceeding
1r apt fo run Dis characters. GO this place.
more than usually close together III you
VIII observe tire manuscript in mo ur s-
emf instance. you VIII easily detect five
such cases OF unusual crowdlng. Acting
unon This hint ! made the division Tins
a good glass iu fho bishops hostel
in fhe DEVILS fortr-one DEGREES
and thirteen minutes nortfe.s t ana by
north-main branch seventh limb cast
sidc-ehoot from fhe left eve of tfe
acath's-head-a Decline from Tho tree
through the shot ffty foot ont
owen this division" sale I. "leaves me
sim in The dark"
'It lcil me also ln tae dark replied
Legraud "for o. few daya during which
4 made olselL inquiry. ln tho ncieho1r-
h0OQ Of sullivan Island for any Dull-
ms which went Dy lle name OF tho
Bish0ps Hotel for. OF course. ] dropped
the obsolete word hostel. Gaining no
information on the subject 1 was on the
point OF extending nay sphere OF searh b.
and proceeding Do more systematic man-
ner. when one morning. 30 cntcrsd into
my head. quite suddenly. that This
Bishops Hostel might have some pea
ference 10 am OLD family. of the name
of rcssop which. time out OF mind. mad
hold possession OF an ancient manor
house. about four miles 10 the northWari
~ the island I accordingly went over
90 the plantation. and reinsututcd my iu-
ouiries among the older negroes OF The
place. Az length one of The most alod
~ The women said that She han heard
o. such 81 place MS Rcssors Castle. AND
Thought that she could guide me 90 No.
but that ir was not a castle. nor a tavern.
but a high rock.
"I offered to pay her well FOR her
trouble. and. after some demLr she CONE
scented TO accompany me- to tho spot. We
found b. without much difficulty, when
disniss ing her. 1 proceeded 90 examine
the place. The castle consisted Of "a
irregular assembiage of clins and rocks
one OF the latter being quite reuarha ie
Tor its height as Wei as for IFS insulated
and artificial appearance. clambered fo
its apex. and then felt mrch al a loss
as 10 what should ho next done.
while 4 was busted iu reflection. my
ewes fell upon narrow ledge in the east
ern face of The rock perhaps yard
below the summit upon which l stood
ThIs ledge projected about eighteen
inches. aud Was not more than "a foot
wide. whll0 niche in the cliff Just above
10 gave 10 a rude resemblance 10 one OF
tho hollow-hacked chairs used by our an
costors. / made 30 doubt that here was
the DEVILS seat alluded 10 in the manu-
somut and now 1 seemed TO grasp tie
whole secret
The good glass. / knew. could have
reference 10 nothing but telescope. Tor
the word glass Is rarely employed IN any
other sense by seamen. Now here, 1 al
once saw. was a telescope 70 Re used. and
Il definite point Of view, admitting no
variation from which 10 use IL. Nor did
hesitate TO believe that the phrases.
'forty-one degrees and thirteen minutes.
and northeast and by north were in
tended az directions for thu dwelling OF
the glass. Greatly excited by these dis
coveries. hurried home. procured
telescope. and returned 10 the rock.
II let myself down TO the ledge, and
found that It Was impossible 10 retain q