You know him, of course ?" "Yes, I know him," Furley replied thoughtfully.

"He is secretary of the Timber Trades Union and got in for one of the divisions of Hull last year." "I understand that there is nothing whatever against him personally," Julian continued, "although as a politician he is of course beneath contempt.

He started life as a village schoolmaster and has worked his way up most creditably.

He professed to understand the cable as it appeared in its original form.

All the same, it's very odd that, treated by a cipher which I got on the track of a few days previously, this same message should work out as I told you." "Of course," Furley observed, "ciphers can lead you--" He stopped short.