The Washington herald., 1912-01-10

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Brockssty
Brockstt. wondering. nodded n. ss..,.
ana the japanese spoke suaveIy.
Mr.. Brockett. I am a man who has
4 much. very much. of business trouble
There are many who are Competitors
with me IN the honorable occupation Of
importing Oriental wares You DOUBTLESS
can comprehend II so7''
Perfectly. Mr.. Yazimoto''
There are, OF these who are com
petitors against-me. some. whom DO not
know by name definitely. who rssort 10
means not wholly honest. I am sorfr
much, that j say this OF my own coun-
trymen. but Il is truth !. ten you have
reason to believe that my correspondence
both in Japanese and in English, IL As
You say II. held up, read By these not 90
honorable competitors- So I have come
to you, Mr.. Brockett"
TO me? Why. what can I DO for you!-
That shall now be told you. NJ.
new, some very dificult corTespondence
cipher II in English, that would be
very good-my firm has at home most
admirable English educated clerks.
Friends OF mine tell me that you Mr.
Brockett, have devised such cipher. A
cipher Of most honorable sxcsllence. II
this cipher were to be adaptive to the
4 Il
say, in fact Mr.. Brockett, I pay mod
estly high moneys. Suppose that you
demonstrate for me the idea OF your
Nctpher. II II shall prove satisfaetory for
the commercial purpose. pay you 5000.
And, that ! show I am q man of bua-
ness. and that I DO not waste ths vai-
liable time. pay you, II satisfactory or
no. 500 that you only demonstrats ror me
the ideas OF the cipher"
The smiling japanese had drawn forth
thick. prosperous-loOking wallet ana
was fumbling with It, when Brockett
slowly. but emphaticaily. shook his head
Mr. YazimOto. you have been mis-
gained your Information. but Il 10 WRONG
completely wrong. have no cipher for
sale. and am sorry that I cannot oblige
you"
Mr.: Yazimoto sighed as be replaced the
portly pocketbOok
Il am deeply sorry. Mr.. Brockstt, that
you should lose the opportunity for en-
reconsider. Maybe ] call upon you an
other time. I will BID you the hOnorable
good evening
The Japanese had hardly departed
when Ramon Solano put in an appear
ance, much to the delight OF the Brock
EFT family. with whom the Cuban was
a prime favorite Greetings exchanged.
tect of mutual interest, Solano firing the
first gun.
NO message Jet from Gen. Cole?'
Not yet Just had an odd caller,
though"
The Jap we saw taking with that
stenographer last night? I passed him
as l came in Curious thing; when I
eabled to Havana this afternoon. he
was beside me at the Western Union
ONCE, and loaned me an ink-pencn-
He did, Was there anything special
ly important In the message
Nothing at all aside from informing
my father that would take an extra
month for my vacation. beginning now
Even II he could have read tilt was In
Spanish. too-that wouldn't be Of much
value to him.
Hardly. I am beginning to do some
extensive thinking about that Jap.
though. Listen to the proposition he
made me ten minutes ago" And Brock
EFT rapidly outlined the tempting offer
made by Mr.. Yazimoto.
Something doing, sure commented
Solano. Il can see one thing clearly
He fancied that you would sell him a
duplicate Of your diamond cipher-thouEh
cannot figure out how he could get in
touch with that idea 30 quickly. Yes,
can too. The stenographer, BY the
way. Harry. forgot to tell you'll have
seen klrf CndlllnE Win IEl9 same
Japanese two or three times You re-
that when we saw them together
was trying to recall some place. some
occasion. when had noticed one or both
Df themg'
Looks as II we would have to watch
put for Mr.. YaElmoto. He may try
some jfu jitsu tricks IL he really wants
to get that cipher"
quite likely. Harry. Do you know
,nythinC abOut flu fitStf -
only what / have read. I have al
ways believed that a good American
,wing to the Jaw would discount an the
ia jitsu in the world. and. IL that would
Tot be enough. learned few wrestling
ricks from an old grappler some months
Igo. Nevertheless. win watch out for
he Yazimoto man. he must mean
rouble.''
The bell rang. and Harry. eagerly re-
pondfng. welcomed sturdy. red-headed
hernb OF fffteen-Mike McKaHe, a we'll
ked. much-trusted department messen-
er. and an especial favorite with Gen.
ole. The boy held, in boa-constrictor
hutch, thick envelope which he sur
endered TO Brockett with grunt Of sat
sfaction-
The old man explained the msssen-
er. told me to give this to you yersslf
nd nobody else. You didn't tell no Jap
nese guy to relay the letter to youse,
Id yo1?''
Why. no-not in a hundred years.
THAT do you mean. Mickey"
Tell youse Just how IL was. Harry.
m just comm up yer steps. when
apanese guy stops me. All. boy saws
e. have you a message for Mr.. Brock
n? He has asked me TO receive It for
I'M.
'' He gifts Il himself, an no one else
an horn in SAYS /. an hurried on
uick / thought he was going to make
jump fer me. but mebbe I was mis-
lkened. Anyhow. here's yer letter"
Brockett and Solano exchanged giances.
This Japanese gentleman Il certainly
search Of trouble" exclaimed Harry.
I'll look out OF the front door and ses
ne is lingering around"
Brockett opened the door and stepped
1t into the darkness. As he left the
lreshold, he noted. with surprise. that
,e city lamp, which was supposed 70
irn directly in front OF the building.
as uulighted His eyes had not yet
.customed themselves to the unexpect-
gloom, wnen something seemed to
an and whirr IN the wide OF his head.
3 feet were struck from under him. and
sank in helpless heap upon his own
'orsili-
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