Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-05-23

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loo much for mel ssnerza enrH 81
sanghfsr followed. an6 Brock~rt f><k
the last traces cf embarr1xxn<nf 49,
rzpi6ly away
-hlr. Broxksef.- interrcgaxsd O.
chef. after TIE nsrvinsnk dls1 ss~@
-how old ara yocT
~Ninetssn. SIR
What education, = nay nEkr
High school. atr. Th6a ca ysnr
AZ Columbia Had 70 leave whsn mr
father lied
-Tez, sss-nakins n ssssnsAi for
-Yea. air
SPEAK any languages bszsdss EsR
Hahf~
I have picked up spanfsA froz .
friend. . Cuban. Rarnon Solano~
HIN. h-rn- TSat accounts or y0ur
remark o. yestertay-that q Cue&n
might understand this sfDhsE. Have
you shown u 20 your frieB1s 8oizz0T
Yes. afr. In fact. he E1Egssted
some o. tie points m the oiphsr. as
can read q "a Wen e. myseR-
Kin. h-ra. Rather sorry abo1t tAznts
IL this Solano a Eoot. square fsEi0wf
Best n Tie world. SIR. He's = Pesk
American IN sverTthinE buS his sfr4As
place. chief. III voaeh for hin gTWT
time
The secretary & ne navy Ecsks ~
az this luncturD-
Il think know thls yuuaG BoaH1a-
, he tntorpoasd. and I know his fAtAW.
IL am not mistaken. he Elsht bs ~
very man We need IN tha aGAir ngw
, under discussion
! chief wilkins resumed ths tatsrro-
! Eation-
= Mr.. Brockett. would you BE- vTning
/. 20 take a chance for Tour couatrTf A
y chance that might involve rtakinG yeaR
life a dozen timea. and which 1i9ne
not yiald you syen q taste o. EiarT a.
Z your reward
u Z am willing to CO anything 80
u possibly accomplish n y0a give ~
\. the word. chief"
"A Good boy sired you uD tAAt Way
N the drst time I ever aaE you IN tAs o.
4 Zee. son Could yuu say az mucA fuEl
u your friend solanor'
II yes SIR. think Eolano w0uld 8.
Ia 20 any lengths TO prove hia love far
IA the United Statea.-
Id Very vel. This aftsrncon- Mp
,v Brockett- Kindly make duplicata
of copies OF your cipher FOR GensrAl Coia
pr the secretary OF war. the secretary o.
Ia tho navy Mr Pinkwen and mYnelf
"a by the way. wa might az vel have q
done now. and save the tina AE
NJ ( Brockett. VII you cali "a Miss Law
I'M SON.
u. BrockCtt had haltopsned Ne Acol
n, when be faced around. closed tie doo
- again. and looked calmly into ne sTe
~ Of tho puzzled chief.
~. Chief" be exclaimed. ragidiy. y
~ make cut the duplicate copies a. ~
l,a key myself Anyone Who WAS muse
~ 90 that sort OF work might confua
tir the symbols. I VIII have than don
,r,. early Ina the afternoon"
~ Very weli." the chief asasuts
ID, Bring me the copies. and then 20
as army headquarters. General Cole VI
dc be- awaiting you az three O'Clock
possible. gee your friend. soiano. ar
,,v. take him with you. General Cole vi
,b. explain % you both iuEt what
49, wishes you 90 do
49, Brockett bowed respectfully % q
mn group OF notables, and waIksd cot q
40. ing Co his desk. hs attended 20 q c,
,gb matters OF routine duty. and ths
with hard pencil and carbon pape
hall began laboriously copying The KEY
his bewtldering cipher Bia hAn
.vy, became smutted with carbon and p,
.,.. cll dust. and Brockstt. Who vas NJ
/, d, uloCsly neat about biz work. wat
e,cs the waHhroom- Returning after an
sencs OF but a few minutes. Ne '
. Just In time 90 see the stsnoEraph
Miss lawson. moving away frum
desk. empty handed and with
~ most innocent OF demaanor. A Sla
49, az his cipher treasured hlm-nous
~ the sheets were disturbed none OF
~ carbon papers missing. Brockstt
4 ished copying the key. and then v
4 I'd. apparently busy ln ether work
II ~ Miss lawson vas called aWay
4 / take dictation. Then. rapidly ntipg
The completed work and The used
bons into his inner pocket. As
evo fresh ahesta. four fresh carb
and proceeded 90 carefully fnac
II the top sheet with the words ~ GO
Columbia ccuegs song. hanging
| fumbling words. lines and ray.
IL When Miss Lawson returned. TIE
was stfn lAborioualy sinking ths
III pencil into the toprnogt EAssL "a
Nj the boy went out for hanch. kEins
v son remained. absorbed IN aarnoa
IN / fcrts at her typewriter.