The sun., 1909-02-28

as she perduced a triangular piece, "and
there Is the wan that wretch TUX from you
Seeing is believing, my dsar Philip
He tux tho two pieces aud tried 10 ~
! them 20 each odder. Like as they were
apart the difference betune them ct wanst
bekem evident. II did not need the
| fruitless attempt To take meaning out
of tho gibberish into which they COM
bined TO show tho fraud.
"oh. Philip, Philip, we are doomed to
misfortune!' sighed the poor girl. Either
yours or mine is u base imposishun and
both are wuthless. as wuthless as our
high hopes As she wept she let thin
| fall 10 the floor.
"Ths paper. smithers. quick. the
papor you TUX from Philip demanded
large, for ell tho warld a-wiping OF his
eyes on his aleeye
Good for you,- replied as ! handed
il W him. Il see your game all right.
You are going to lat thin pull out the
golding chestnuts for US instid OF his
nibs now doin' series Of immovable
! fts."
But even as large dropped the paper
down the well seen that exalted look
in his face hat told me he wud be rs sorry
to-morrer for what he was about TO do
as ! was now.
Salty the paper hoated down like a
mothers prayer from heaven. to fall
in front OF the disconsolate lovers. TO fall
into proper postum and tit by the genoo'
inc half that Adele had brought. II was
Philip who fust discovered this amazing
jointure and he sprang with shout TO
his feet.
sLooG, Adele, looll!' he cried. There
must have been tree papers; oh, yls,
there is the odder wan still on the fioor.
They got mixed in some way, but these
are the right vans beyond amy auestun
Of a doubt He held the reunited
sheet just above the lamp that the girl
might see how perfectly the fibre and
the writing matched.
But there is no sinse in what il ssys,
she moaned. "Oh, oh. those dridful
eyesl" Indeed the glare that old
Strike was sending fort from his
fiery red peeps was enough TO give a
mummy the Mysteries, TO say nawthin
Of dilicate maid who had done a mans
part and more.
As Philip tunned to soothe her fame
shot up from the lamp; it cart the cintral
idgNs OF the severed sheet. turning, II
soorched and black. With a snap OF his
fingers Philip dropped it on the floor and
stamped out the sparks and gam the nap
less pair wept as two without hope.
large few down the stairs, with me
quick sicond. He picked up the grimy
fragInints and held thm togedder. smiling
trium phantly at his own cliverness.
Il am fi;ind. the more sincere for bein
unknown he announced with his bist
bow. Don't despair, you really don
know how well OF you are. This is ivi-
IDENTIFY a cryptogram requiring heat TO
make il visible. See for yourselves.
This long black smudge on either part
doesn't mean anything; hince the wisdom
Of dividing the paper. But put togedder'
now what do you seef'
1T looks something like an altar, hesi-
tated Adele with trimulous smile.
THAT will come later my dear. replied
large. and you bot have my blissing,
I I'm sure. No, l recognized the device at
wanst, as my toes are stlll tinpling from it.
/ That picture represents the stubby newell
/ post at the head Of the kitching stairs, dom I
YOU see? Don't you see? Now II your
etunnal possessun, Philip, will fetch that
! kit of tools he and ME and this man trusty
! of mine will do little placer mining
/ Quicker than the telling OF II we did rip
! the stuiTing out Of that old post, while
I Adele watched with eyes like stars and the
! tinker looked the pussonihcashun OF his
/ proyubbially wuthless possessun. Out
/ from a cavity at the bottom we scoped
| be the handful at least a half peck OF gold
/ kline. mostly DOODLE eagles-rightiy called,
! too. since SO soon 10 take their flight
| stud as helpless as the tinker under
/ Jarge's cav alric gaze "a ivery sinner OF
| thin was stored away in Philips satchel.
"Oh, whatcan dot o reward yOu?' cried
! Adele as we turned TO go.
I This IL my reward. declared large,
/ a-kissing of her hand.
"We can't live long on that. large, ] re-
! ficted bitterly us We trldged our weary
way.
| II kin. on the mimory ofit, he persisted.
! But whin we we're back gain in orr foor-
/ be-nine. scrsping the cpbhud be the cold
/ gray light OF marn, he cussed hissilf good
so he did,