The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-24

, n3Q Surpr1Seu her weeping. w udI was it she had wished to ''confessT
 He let himself into the chancery with his latchkey to get his evenings mail. A telegram had been laid on his desk. It was a cipher from Wash ington, and he opened the safe at once and from the inner drawer took out the official code book. He sat down at one of the desks and began the decoding of the text. For time he worked mechanically. as 1t were. with but one-half of his brain. tracing each group of figures in the bulky vol
 tune. transposing by the secret key. dragging in the complicated process sense and coherency from the mean ingless digits. Then he sat staring at the result:
 Large short selling today in European bourses and in New York (commal unex- plainable on usual grounds (comma) is creating anxiety (period) Can scarcely be explained except on hypothesis that secret group of dealers have suddenly come into possession of information which leads them to consider tho international situa- tion ominous tperiodl Newspapers in ig- norance of anything extraordinary (perioD London and Paris evidently puzzled tpe- rtod) Has situation developed new phases and in your opinion Goes it contain possi- ble element of danger pertod Hasten reply. | A full five minutes Daunt sat mo-
 tionless, revolving the matter in all its
 bearings An answer must be sent
 without delay. A part of that answer
 might be found in the departure of the
 squadron. The newspapers had an- pounced it's receipt of sailing orders.
 but the news had yet to be verified.
 The naval minister could give this ver- tflcation.
 He went at once to the stables.
 where the carriage was about to start
 for the ambassador. He sprang in. A
 little later he was at the admirals of
 ficial residence and his chief was pe-
 rusing the message. After a moments
 thought the ambassador read the dis patch aloud.
 Daunt had made a move to retire,
 but the admiral stopped him.
 Pray don't go yet" he said. 'There
 is something I should like to say on
 this matter. and 1 count on your dis CkCl1Ous 41Is OdOAts dS 0A A1S GACC1ACA-
 cy's. Since the American government attaches significance to that peculiar incident 1 think no harm can come from an exchange of opinion. It may
 help us both." He paused 8 moment,
 his foot tapping the floor.
 'eThe news contained in that tele.
 gram," he continued presently, "for
 the past two days has caused my gov- ernment great concern. Your excel lency will understand when l say that
 the particular objects of this attack Gf
 I may so call it, are precisely those
 securities which would suffer most
 were Japan's peace or prosperity threatened. There has seemed to be a concurrence in it not purely fortuitous. Back of this selling is no mere opinion. 1t is too assured for that Some inter- est or individual abroad is apparently, banking heavily on belief that Japan is about to enter 8 period of great stressp'
 1 The ambassador spoke for the first time. "Abroadr' he said shrewdly, his
 face very grave.
 The admiral looked at him an in- stant without speaking. His expression changed swiftly. He rose and went quickly to the telephone in the next room.
 "He is talking with the secret serv- ice" said Daunt in low tone. In a few moments their host return ed There was something in his face that made the ambassadors keen eye kindle. '"The suggestion was most per- tinent," he said. .'There is one man in Japan who, exclusive of the con- | mercial codes. has sent in the past two days cipher telegrams to New York, London and Berlin.''
 He took short turn about the room in some agitation. "Your excellency," he said, stopping short '1 make a confidant of you. That man is pr. Bersonin."
 The ambassador started. "Pray absolve me-" said the admiral quickly, from ah apparent indiscre- tion- pr. Bersonin is no longer in
 the Japanese service. His contract ex-
 pired at noon today. 1t will not be re-
 newed. As one of my government I speak to you as the representative of
 your government concerning a private
 individual whose acts are in the pur- view of us both. The circumstances are extraordinary, but I think the oc-
 casfon fully justifes this conversa- ion."
 He rang bell sharply, and his pri- yate secretary entered. Bring me- | he said in Japanese. report No. Il of Lieutenant Ishida Hetaro." When it was brought he turned to a leaf underscored with red. "Your ex- cellency," he. said. interested me pro-
 foundly this evening by the account of
 the disappearance of your dog. I am going to ask MT. Daunt. who reads
 Japanese so fiuently, to give running translation of thiS,"