The San Francisco call., 1910-05-29

--- to-the-s the et
so-the etter-ottr- -tos-o-e
ore eer s orthe-e-s
-re ter-t-ot e-o-r-et -
eet-s-t tor -t-e-t-se-e-
- ee-streeto- to-thet-e-t - -th
r-sors;
"The Is right because we get too"
said Red, and in the eighth line we
have the words street of the or street
on the so the character is either
or f. How many times is that script
used2"
eighteen" Stub answered, looking at
his schedule.
"Then it is n, because { isn't used
very much in the English language"
'In they go, then Red" and One
called off the places for the insertion
of n.
THAT is right" cried Red. exultingly,
'for it gives us better not t, r. dot
which is certainly try
Y was given it's places and brought
the cryptogram out of the realms Of
guesswork into the easy land of pure
reason. T-enty -th In the last line
had to be twentyfifth, because both
sixth and ninth, the only two other five
lettered words that it might be, had in
them and n, already located. This
gave the boys additional letters w
and l.. With these in, it was easy to
see that -fter was after and insert an a
in it's places. Then One gave the cryp-
togram a reading: The something are
nosin' Chats nosing) in too something
or other, so we have something the
something something on the island
(that is island all right In the some
thing or other. Better not try to shove
any something with an and a
e-r-i-n-s-f, whatever that can be) for
the something. of four letters, are after
1t hot. Here's bad break in it: Away
and meet us CHATS it certain) at Vic
toria, twenty-seven something street on
the twenty-ffth. Rasors. Rasors is
the signature"
All the boys laughed. you have the
signature at least" said Red; "but the
rest Is mostly something something"
ITS bit ambiguous, I'll admit; but
by reading it aloud I caught the In
nosing, the d, |, m and ". There are six
letters and they should give us pretty
good idea of all those something's"
Again the pencils worked and in a
short time the cipher presented the
following appearances
The bulls are nosing in too lose
for comfort, so we have Junk the
liant on the island in the AVE at
south end, better not try to shove any
more --eerinsf, for the feds are after 1t
hot, make your getaway and meet us
at Vi-toria, twenty-seven cen street,
on the twenty-fifth. RASORS.
"Close for comfort" shouted Ed, MAX
ing his first contribution to the soIu-
tion of the cipher amid loud laugh
One began to read aloud: so we
have sunk the plant on the island in
the cave'-thats easy; and it is queer
they are shoving-counterfeit money.
Better not try to shove any more queer
in S. F.'-thats San Francisco-'for the
feds-what are feds?"
Federal officers" said a new voice
in the darkening room, and all the
boys jumped. Unseen by any of them.
absorbed as they were in the cryptic
gram, Mr.. Gorden had come into the
room and for several minutes had been
listening to the excited discussion
Grant, with a glad cry of recognition
ran into his arms for a. big hug. Bet
ter light the gas, said his father, after
the greeting, "and let me in on this ex-
citing game. Where did you get this
interesting message from Rasors?"
Grant told him OF its finding. oI
believe, boys" Mr. Gordon said finally,
'that you have found likely clew to
a gang of counterfeiters Today Is the
twenty third, so If anything is to be
done 1t must be done at once. Will
you trust the rest of the work to me?"
YES" shouted the seven.
Two days later, Rasors Kenny and
confederates were arrested in a back
attic room of 27 Queen street. Victoria,
b. c., by the dominion police. They
were handcuffed together gagged and
placed against the wall facing the
plaster. An hour or SO later, Tom
Snyder, better known to the federal
secret service as Queer Snyder. tap
ping three times on the door, was ad
mitted to face a heavy British bull
dog revolver and the order, Hands
up!' Promptly complying, steel brace
let's were snapped upon his wrists and
four counterfeiters were led away to
jail.
Our seven read the storysof the ar
rest in the San Francisco papers, where
credit was given them, each by name.
for their share in the capture; and two
weeks later large envelope addressed
TO Grant Gordon-an envelope without
a postage stamp but with a printed