New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-18

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Wrote it down? Where? On
what?"
ION piece O. paper. An then
ke'd look in the book, this way, and
gets word. An then he looks at
the telegram. An then he goes
back to the book an turns over the
pages. An then he"-
Babbing reached the dictionary
from him. "Wait." He put on his
spectacles and wrote on the back of
an envelope: Thunder command
wind kacaderm." He turned to the
word thunder" in the dictionary.
1t was at the bottom of the first of
the three narrow columns that filed
the page. He studied it. He studied
the words around it. He turned the
page, and his eyes widened thought
fully on the word through" at the
bottom of the third column. And
on the margin the point of a pencils
had made light indentation. He
turned back to thunder" and on
the margin there the pencil mark
showed in a raised point.
Hs wrote, under the word
thunder" on his paper, the word
through"
He turned to wind" And nc
found, on the same page but in an
other column, the word "will''
touched with a faint pencil mark.
He sat back in his chair and his
face became meditatively blank.
He wrote: Murdoch will come
through" Turning back in the die
tionary to the word Command" he
found come" standing directly be-
side it in the parallel column of
print on the page. He looked at
Barney and nodded. Got it," he
said, grimly. go and bring Cor
coran." Barney signaled imperious-
ly to Corcoran in the hall. The
operative came, scowling.
When they returned to the room
Babbing said: "Sit down there, boy,
and keep quiet. You scuttle like
rat jim, I've got his meth
od. want you to send off some
messages while I'm translating
these. Wire our Chicago office:
Case II A393. Case completed
Immediately arrest Number Two on
information in your files Wire
Indianapolis in the same words II
grab Pirie. He's Number Three
And have Billy phone the Office 20
get papers and an officer up here.
at once, for our friend next door
I'll hold him till they come. Go
ahead. I'll finish this"
He settled down to his task studi-
ously, copying out cipher kilograms,
and writing between the lines the
translated words as he found them
in the dictionary.
Nov, young man." Babbing said,
get off that uniform. I'm going in
to get a statement from your Mr..
Cooper. If any one rings me up,
take the number. Wait here till I
come back" He had taken a small
blue-lnetal automatic" from his hip
-pocket and put it in the side pocket
of his coat. He gathered up his
notes and dictionary. Don't make
the mistake again of exceeding YOUR
instructions. You've forced our
hand, already"
eyes, sir" Barney said, contrite-
ly. But the door had scarcely closed
before he was capering. He did a
sort of disrobing dance, his face
fearfully contorted with grins that
were a silent equivalent Of whoops
of delight. And it was an inter
pretative dance. 1t welcomed rhyth-
mically life of adventure, that
should give him, daily, games to
/ pay, iiiuiiiSo W SSeh, Sill lie ciQSE5
to hoodwink and masque. cades to
wear.
He was clothed and sober-rock-
ing himself to an ecstatic Groom in
one of the Antwerp's bedroom rock
ers--when he heard a thudded re-
port in the hall He sat listening.
Babbing came in. Get out of
here, boy. What have you done with
that uniform? Put it in my valisc.
Snap it shut. Hurry. Report to
the Office tomorrow morning at
$780," He was at the telephone.
'Give me the house detective," he
said. He put his hand over the
transmitter. how much have YOU
been earning?"
"Six dollars a week-with the
tips"
you'll start at twelve. Hurry
up. Get out of here. Tomorrow
morning at $50"
Barney started for the door, re-
luctantly.
Hello! Dohn? This is Babbing.
Get up here as Quick as Won can