The governor was equally perplexed with his ambassador.

He was deeply versed in the mysteries of freemasonry, but they threw no light on the matter.

He knew ever variety of windmill and weathercock, but was not a whit the wiser as to the aerial sign in question.

He had even dabbled in Egyptian hieroglyphics, and the mystic symbols of the obelisk, but none furnished a key to the reply of Nicholas Koorn.

He called a meeting of his council.