The latter part of this message was another lie because he was with his wife at the time, but it served to excuse his absence and baited the hook for more money. Crowley promptly bit and replied:
I wired you fifty dollars. Come W. U.
C.
Corroborating this message was a service message of the Western Union operator to their New York Office at 24 Walker Street:
Send notice to L. J. Smith, 308 East 50 St. Report delay of transfer payable at Grand Central Terminal.
M. T. A.
This telegram authorized the payment of $50.
At the same time Crowley undertook to satisfy his German employers and to divert their minds from their previous disappointment by promising them some results on the new venture. He telegraphed Mrs. Cornell on June 25th:
Tell him I expect S. by Sunday then action.
C.