The Washington herald., 1912-01-15
Isrsorsrs OF rREcEDrNe OHAPTEns.l

The secrets Of the United states are being myS-
teriousy stolen By other countries and svery mes-
sagp Of any impurtAncs Is being seen and ne
contents deciphered 20 foreign intgrests Chief
wilkins has called Mr. Pinkvsll. head q the IA
nous detective Agency Of that name into his ofnces
and the two sleuths are working On the cAse.
Several different dphes had been arranged b.
experts, but agents q foreign countries always
mAnagrd 70 End out their c1ntents.
Harry Broekstt elerk IN CHIEF wilkins' once.
Il summoned By the chief on trivial matter and
he il about 70 leave the odice several papsrs
drop out of his POCKET Mr. PinkEell packs them
mp. and In looking them over finds that they con-
tain cipher. Chief wilkins asks Harry 20 take
down short message in the epher, and he does
80. As Harry is leaving the ofice. Mr.. PinkEell
asks him the name Of the cipher. and Harry tells
him Il Il the Diamond Cipher.
Young BFockett has his suspicious aroused By q
chance meeting with Miss LaEsOn. the chiefs ste
nogTapher. Who Il SEN passing a mysterious paper
20 4 japanese
Brockett's cipher earns him ehGncs to render
serTicr to his country. and he has been assigned
TO an important diplomatic errand.
Arriving al Gen. Coles ohice. Harry Bruckett and
his Cuban friend are intrustsd with important
mission 10 the City Of Mexico. While At home
Arranging to leave Brockett Il visited By the scar
faced JapaneS. who offers him 100 for q secret
cipher which he has heard the youth Invented.
Shortly afterward messenger with instructions ar
rived and told that the japanese had met him
the messAga Brockstt stepped 20 the door To 80
II the conspirator lingering IN the nslghbor-
hood uhen his feet were suddenly Struek from
under him
Brockett and solGno are attached IN the night bJ
the Scared Jap and \ Filipino oompanion, but
Mike McKAne. q husky messenger boy. comes TO the
rescue and the asssilants are frustrated IN their
Attempt to steal the Diamond Cipher key
The document which the Japaness endeATorod 10
take f70m Mhs McKane the nessenEe- boy, c0n-
tAined Instructions for Brockett and soiano to
proceed 10 a snail town IN Mcxico By . crcuitous
route, taking eight days 10 ccmpiets the iourney
hckane wants 10 ioin the party, and tells the
boys TO look for him on thsiT travelA The boys
part agreeing 10 stsr for New York in the morning
YHzimoto and the Filipino after leaving BrOckstts
home 20 10 q bnownstons house Entering. they
ind 4 portly German in eharEe q the building
Yazimoto tells the German that he has failed while
the German. WHOM the Jap Gala Herr BarcuL IL
tirading them for their failure. In wGlkB Miss
Lawson. the stsnoErapher At the seost Service
otsesL shs tells them that Brockstt viii leave
to-norru~ morning . secret jouneJ With .
Broctstt and solano leave BrOckst's home shortly
GfteT dAyreak and ars tnstled by Elppuaely drunk
q man. They assist him 20 his feSt and he ass
them 70 tx his pin Brockstt staTts 70 DO % whsn
the ErEngu. who Il Baron Zollen. uabs him and
calls foC the police. A policeman Eupears and the
German ays he has been robbsd. Bruokett and
SolAno break AMY frum The polios and the German
By executing . ha1shan slide.
On the train theJ md they have bsen followed.
and befors the train rsarhes J@scy uty they jump
from the moving and 20 70 . ball nms. Amer
the ball gAms thsy start for New Tuk, and while
IN the fsFTy bat soms one sips q n0ts Into Brock-
ett's pocket which radI: You EEs beginning we'll
lOok out for Kelly"