“Here it is,” she said. “Now read me the telegram and I will write the translation. Hurry!”
I read again:
“'Galileo'—”
“That means 'Consolidated Pacific'. Go on.”
It took us five minutes to translate the telegram. When we had finished the result was:
“Consolidated Pacific crowd wise situation. Strong buying close market to-day. Expect worse to-morrow. We are bad shape. Can deliver only part. Sure big advance opening and more follow. What shall I do? Why do not you answer private telegraph line? Telephone out order. Wire instructions immediately. Better still come yourself. Davis.”
“Is that all?” asked Miss Colton. “What answer shall we make?”
“Wait. Wait, please, until I dig some sort of sense out of all this. 'Wise situation'—”
“Wise TO situation, I presume that means. The Consolidated Pacific is wise to the situation. 'Wise' is slang, isn't it? It used to be at college.”
“It is yet, even in Denboro. Humph! let me think. 'Sure big advance opening.' I suppose that means the market will open with Louisville and Transcontinental at a higher figure and that the price is sure to advance during the day.”