Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-28


He had the unpleasant knowledge
that he had Numbered somehow. In
some way that cablegram had been
misread. Probably there had been an
error In it, but he could not imag-
Inc message which would admit Of
such a mistake. AT any rate, it would
never do to confess that he had crossed
the ocean to come to the woman for
whom he professed an utter indiffer-
ence and he blindly hoped that the
cablegram he had sent to Mr.. Carline
Immediately after having seen Mrs.
Carline and Madge in good health
would reach him in time to keep him
from coming.
Brian could have returned home next
day by another line, but he assured
himself that now that he was In Lon
don it would be well to stay over a
steamer and have little rest after all
he had gone through with. He hung
about the Carleton, catching an occa-
sionaI glimpse Of Madge as she came
and went with the young people whom
she knew IN town.
If Madge felt any curiosity regarding
his presence she did not betray it after
single comment upon his presence
His being In London was matter OF
utter Indifference to her, and Lord
Robert Seton, had he known it, had
cause to be grateful to the strapping
young American for the graciousness
Madge displayed toward him.
Ten days had passed before she
made further comment, then she came
in one afternoon to find her mother
porting over a little red covered book
A cable blank lay on the desk before
her, and Madge paused by the table
to kiss the placid face.
"Cabling, mumsey :" she cried. sI'll
warrant you want more money"
eyes, admitted Mrs. Carline. .You
see. / cabled for some two weeks ago
but your father was out west, and
guess Brian could not read the cipher
sIs it a code?" she cried. How in
teresting! Let me see it.
For moment her eyes travelled over
the paper, then she turned to her moth
er. rs this the same one you sent
before?'' she demanded Her mother
bowed. The girls lips brushed her
mothers cheek, and she went on to
ward her room, pale and shaken. She
knew now.
That evening Brian, lingering over
his coffee, was surprised to see Madge
coming toward him. He sprang to his
feet as she came to halt at his ia
Bile.
BE seated she said quietly; y
don't want to keep you standing. Il
would attract attention Brian glanced
to where Lord Bobby was sitting and
smiled quietly to himself.
81 want to know" she began, iii
you received cable from mother be
fore you left New York"
YES" he assented "a cablegram
came the day left"
'sAnd you came at once?" she said
softly.
Brian flushed. eyes, he admitted
II did not know then that 1t was a.
trick"
1T was not a trick" she protested
1T was one Of fathers schemes t.
show me what a foolish girl / had
been"
.Your fatherI' he echoed. 81 sup
posed that he was out west.
st was this way" she explained
"You see, father gave us code by
which we were to communicate witt
him if we needed anything. He knew
very well that we should have to sen6
for money. He gave US very little
when we left.
sMadge' was the code word FOL
send, dangerously was the code fol
500 and ill was the word for dollars.
The message read: 'Madge dangerous
" i'll. Come Immediately What i
meant was Send $500, Hotel earle
tom !" ,--sas.a ;;itsAssssFssssszs =
"Then it was just trick to get me
over here?" he asked coldly.
1T was device to show me my owr
silly heart, 2 she said softly.
His hand caught hers on the table
ssATadge," be said feryently, 81 wisl
those electric lights would go out for 6
minute"
Mother is upstairs In our sitting
ROOM" she suggested Let's go W
and tell her that we have read the new
meaning of the cipher.
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