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" -Bess m tno wora. SIR. He's . real
American In everything but his birth.
place. chief III vouch for him every
time"
The secretary Of the navy spoke up
ut this juncture.
= think I know this young 6olano. y
he interposed. "and know his father.
II ] am not mistaken, he might be the
very man We need In the affair now
under discussion"
Chief wilkins resumed the 1nterro.
cation. t4
Mr.. Brockett, would you be willing
70 take chance for your country a
chance that might involve riaking your
Ri6e . dozen times, and which might
not yield you even . taste Of glory e
your rewardf"
Fl am willing 10 do anything I can
DoGsibly accomplish. II you gtye me
The word. chief"
\ Good boyl I sised you up thai way
the drst time ever saw you IN tho Of.
Aoa, soo. Could you say % much Tor
your friend Solanor'
Yes DIR. I think 9olano would 70
10 any lengths to prove his loso eos
kho United Stateo"
VERY weIl This a9teenooa N.
Brockett, kindly make Duplicate
COPIES Of your cipher. for General Cols.
Eas secretary Of war. tho secretary OF
che navy. Mr.. PihkNGlI, And myself.
BY ths way, We might - well have It
done now. and save the Tina Ne.
Brockett. viii you cali in Miss Law
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Brockett had halfopened the door.
when he faced around. closed the door
again. and looked calmly into the eyes
az the puzzled chief.
Chief" he exclaimed, RAPIDLY, "l1l
make out the duplicate copies Il thb
hey myself. Anyone who vas unused
70 that sort OF work might ooofu1e
the symbols. ! win have them done
Daziy in the afternoon" ~ 4.i
Very we'll" the chiee asoenAed
Bring me the. copies. end then 20 to
army headquarters. General Cole wiil
86e awaiting you ut three O'Clock h
1r3ssible. get your friend 6olann, -and
rake him with You. General Cole Yin
fpxplain to you both Just what -
Wtshes you to do"
Brockett bowed respectfully 10 the
group Of notables. and walked out Co
ing to his desk. he attended to . few
matters Of routine duty, and then.
with hard pehcil and carbon papess.
began laboriously copying the key to
his bewildering cipher. His hands
became smutted with carbon and pen,
ctl dust, and Brockett, who was mstie.
plously neat about his work, went to
tho washroom. Returning after an ab-
pence Of but few minutes, no was
Just in time to see tho stenographsr,
Miss lawson, moving away from his
desk, empty-handed and with the
most innocent of demeanor. A glance
4 t his cipher treasured him-none Of
ehe sheets were disturbed, none Of the
rbon papers missing. Brockett fu-
Pshed copying the key, and then wait
ed. apparently busy in other work. un-
I'll Miss Lawson was called away to
take dictation. Then. rapidly slipping
the completed work and tho used car
bons into his inner pocket, he took
nve fresh sheets, four fresh carbona,
kand proceeded to carefully ,tnscsfbs
The top sheet With tho words Of IA old
Columbia college song. mxnsiins md
bumbling words. lines ana rhythm
When Miss Lawson returned, the boy
mas stiu laboriously sinking the hard
pencil into the topmost sheet. When
the boy went out for lunch. Miss Law.
pon remained. absorbed In earnest e.
eortS At her typewriter. ~