The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-06-10
The House Of the
Three Ganders

sage sent TO THIS once as 10 the pres
ent whereabouts Of Algyre. This may
lead to interesting adventures, my boy.
Come, let US 60 back to the telegraph
Office"
They went out to the Ashfield sta
ton on the great wire-way. The man.
ager was still on duty.
The colonel called him aside and
said: Il am here again in behalf OF
the people Of this county. Have you
received any message OF messages for
one Sewel TRAMP"
eyes, one. 1t came yesterday. re-
member that peculiar name"
"May see 1t pleased"
The manager brought the message
from his file and Colonel Blake copied
1t on a Western Union blank. He
asked the young man kindly to drop in
to his room at the Westminster hotel
for minute on his way to supper. The
colonel and Shad hurried back to their
quarters.
Blake spread out the message on his
desk and studied it. Look here, my
boy" he said in a moment. "This
problem is built on different plan but
it is very simple"
Shad read the message:
ITO Sewel Tram
! Ashfield N. Y.
We must revere Mr.. Brock his house
gave big order to our man Willie. Good
6
Canada money, thirty-fve thousand
seven hundred and forty-six dollars.
Den Revel"
"First tell me where do you get the
name Sewel TRAMP" Shad asked.
The colonel answered: you see
the shadow must keep changing his
name. He must have a new name
every time he moves. Moreover his
new name must always be known to
his confederate. Therefore Algyre
gave him his Ashfield name. His
telegram was signed Mart Lewes.
Spell it backward and you get the
name Of the shadow. To this new
message Algyre signs Den Revel.
Therefore presume that Algyre is
now known as Ned Lever. It is
likely"
"What do you make out Of this
message?" Shad asked. ''It doesn't
look simple to me-"
Naturally not" said the colonel.
1T looks like perfectly innocent COM
munication from one business man to
another. But it clearly tells his con-
federate to address him at the Revere
house, Brockville, Canada. The key
to the cipher is in the figures 35746.
They indicate the words which carry
his message. Therefore the message
begins at the third word. After he
reaches the double numerals he omits
in each case the first figure so that
IA. for instance, becomes simply 4.
This avoids confusion. It's fairly in
genious. The plan was pretty good.
1t kept the criminal a jump ahead.
They were in bad luck. These mes
sages fell into hands as dangerous for
them as any in the United States. /
think that you and have Algyre alias
Ned Lever at our mercy. Well say
nothing to anybody and just go and
get him. 1t will be more fun than
hunting grizzly bears"
The local manager of the telegraph
company arrived.
The colonel asked: 'Did Tram call
for his message?"
Eyes. sir. l suppose 1t was Tram.
I gave him the message myself"
HE had a full beard and rather
long hair?"
"Yes, SIR"
"And was well dressed?"
Eyes. He looked like drummer"
Probably you have not seen him
since"
mo, sir"
"Thank you. I request that you
keep this matter to yourself. I sup
pose that few hundred dollars would
be useful to you"
"Very."
swell, justice demands that Tram
should not be interfered with-justice
to you, to certain injured parties and
to me. I am after that reward. 1t is
not all that am after but the reward
is not to be sneezed at. If those
Pinkerton men go to fooling with
Tram they will cook the goose for all
of us. Your work in the matter will
be this: If any message comes to you
either for or from Tram call me here
or at my Office or my house within five
minutes and let me know exactly
what the message is. 1 go home on
the morning train"
II shall do as you say"
"It will cause you some trouble per-
hans but YOU will be doing q service