The Washington herald., 1912-01-13

same beef-shaking quake Of the interior
departments
1T iss veil dot you und are OF de
few vot haf de real abbreciation OF
comedy. Our vilibino frent-ach, hu-
NOR iss dehchient in his gombosichun.
All. vell-yorget II. Led rs to bitz-
ness be attentif. I chudge dot you haf
agomblished nodings NIT de young
man? Haf you any babers. documents.
goot news OF any kind for de days
laborings?'
Exhibit one" said Mr.. Yazfnoto.
drawing a few folds OF paper from an
inside pocket. Is a carbon copy of
most curious sentences. written BY the
honorable youth at his employment
place. and for me secured by the most
excellent Miss Lawson. After exam
ination Of exceeding briefness I am
force TO think this only joke, and not
Importance In the least Of measure"
The German. glanced over the first
exhibit" and confirmed his colleagues
verdict with an emphatic nod
de poy is wise as veil as forcible,"
he commented. "Vot eIseF'
"A copy of an insignificant message
sent to Cuba by the friend of the young
Mr.. Brockett. II is OF no apparent
value, excepting to show that this
other young man, one Solano. goes
with the honorably youthful Brockett
where he may be commanded"
Dis Solano-he iss-
"'Of the Cuban nation. Herr Baron.
He is Of richness, remarkably much"
"Und I'd vas dis solano dot person
ally attend to de shastizings of our
frendt, Senior Aguilar. How I know
dot? BY de annoyed und poisonous OK
preston dot come upon de face OF
Senior Aguilar ven de name iSs mem
ehuned- Ha, ha, Hat I read Cherloek
Holmes for nodings?
There was a faint tapping upon the
door; the negro attendant stepped ST.
lently to his post and Miss Lawson
the stenographer Of the Secret Service
ofhce--was admitted. a-
"Goot efening. Mees Lawson" the
German greeted her. We are rechoiced
dot We now again beholt you Haf you
goot news for us2"
Was the carbon copy that I gave Mr..
Nazimoto OF any value2 No? That
young BrOckett Is shrewder than [
thought Here Is BIZ OF information.
though, that ma be worth your time;
Young Brockett goes away from wash
ington tomorrow on some sort Of secret
mission, and one Of considerable impor-
tance. ! should Judge. He takes with
him certain messages IN a new cipher
a cipher that the chief thinks viii Be
absolutely incapable Of translation by
any one unprovided with key"
'Und dot key. my dear Mees Lawson?''
That. Baron ZoIlern, is something that
VIII be hard to obtain
Undoubtedly, Mees Lawson But de
remunerachun-dot viii be worth de
drouble"
Il sincerely hope so, Baron. I wouldn't
care to take long chances otherwise
Have you obtained knowledge of real
accuracy. Miss Lawson" spoke up Mr..
Yazimoto. ''of the time when the so
Trustworthy Mr.. Brockett goes away, or
OF the route over which he is with or
ders to make the journey?-'
mo, Mr.. Yazlmoto. excepting that he
will go early tomorrow morning; that
he will have Mr.. Ramon SolanO as his
travelling companion and that he will
have secret documents in the new cipher
in his possession"
DE knowledge iss amply sufficient"
said Baron Zollern- 1T iss imberatife
und essenchuI dot We BOSSES ourseIlufs
of de cipher und de messages dsrein- De
fate OF nachuns-ein, zwei, dre-aoh.
Gott. mohr as dot-de fate Of half de
world may be by dose messages involved.
Tomorrow, We must watch and follow
dis young man und his frent-und by
de efening after, We must haf de cipher"
'How do you expect-by what means
how can you trap him. querted Miss
Lawson, Wonder1ngiy. The huge terniau
g=inned amiably, but the quizzical good
humor was fading from his face.
Dot shall be OF small difficulty, my
dear Mees Lawson. We will get him. und
We cannot be particular as TO de vay.
It may be RAIDER sefere for him und his
trent. Senior SolanO, but necessity knows >
no daintiness."
And the Filipino. Aguilar, stll nursing
his bruises. smiled venomOusly as the
baron smoke. Mr.. Yazimoto hesitated,
seemed about to speak, and then sub
sided as Miss Lawson opened little
silver meshbag.
81 almost forgot something, baron This
little scrap OF paper. I think. must con-
tain a bit Of the cipher, though It Is
too small to be OF actual value.
/ found Il near Chief wilkins desk.
Baron ZoIIern took the hit Of)Paper and
stared at Il with wrinkled brdNs, while
Aguilar and Yazimoto bent over his
shoulders
"A sH L L Pos 2BH sH TC BIB Pos
wP W SH L Fin PO TO L Pos HB
HR Tc Fin L Po WP Pos BE Pos HR
TO sH BH-"
The great German scowied till his thick
white eyebrows almost Joined together.
II haf seen many ciphers. Und many
addempts at ciphers. Aber dis ist de
master of dem all. My frents. II matters
nod how de ting izs dOne-ve musd hat
De cipher dot iss In lie possession OF dis
young man, und de messaches he carries,
rrespectife Of de ways und means!
To BE CONTINUED To-NoRR6w)