The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-04-21
CHAPTER vI-(continued.)

N''iA AiiNl L ny olb
Take one bolt-just one, no more
Fix 1t on behind a door.
fiace 1t at a rivers mouth
EAST or west or north or south.
rake some leaves and put them whole
In some water in a bowl,
I found this puzzle in a book
FROM which some mighty truths were
took.'
There are six words" said Jimmy.
and scrubbed them down as he spoke:
Bolt, or bolts, leave, or leaves, door,
water, mouth. bowl.
Each one stands for a letter-but
what letter?'
It's rather hopeless If the old man
mas searched around for all sorts Of
out of the way objects, and allowed
them to stand for letters of the alpha
bet said Angel.
The girl murmured something and
met Jimmy's inquiring eyes.
was only saying" she said hest
tatlngiy, that there seems to be a
method in all this"
Except. said Jimmy, "for this"
and he pointed to the crossed out duck.
by that 1t would seem that Reale
chose his symbols haphazard and that
the duck not pleasing him, he substi-
tuted the snake"
But" said Kathleen, addressing An
gel, doesn't 1t seem strange that an
iliterate man like Mr.. Reale should
make even these rough sketches I'M
Aess ne had q model to draw rom?'
Miss Kent is right" said Jimmy
quickly.
And" she went on, gaining conf
aence az she spoke, us there not some-
thing about these drawings that re-
minds you of something?"
@ lat 2" asked Angel.
cannot TELL" she replied, shaking
her head; and yet they remind me Of
something, and worry me, just as a
mar of TnIGiN that 7 na~~@& ,1,., -,-.
ries me. l feel sure that I have seen
them before, that they form a part of
denly.
Il know" she continued in a lower
-with-with the bible"
me W men stared at her In blank
establishment Then Jimmy sprang to
his feet, alight with excitement.
Yes, yes" he cried. Angel, don't
you see? The last two lines of Reale's
doggerel-
- found this puzzle in a book
from which some mighty truths
Were Took,
G or, go on. Miss Kent" cried
Ans eagerly. You are Oh the right
track. Try to think"
Kathleen hesitated, then turned to
Jimmy to address the first remark she
mad directed to him personally that
day.
lou haven't got-V
Jlmmy's smile was q little nard,
I'm sorry to ~disappoint YOU, Miss
Kent, but I haYe got a COPY" he said.
with a touch 81 bitterness in his tone
He walked to the book case at one end
6aot the reeyas and reached down the
The rebaTe9 N his voice was deserved,
h felt that.
She turned the leaves over quickly.
but inspiration seemed to have died.
Tor there was nothing In the sacred
volume that marshaled her struggling
thoughts.
rs It a text?" asked Angel.
She shook her head.
1T is-something." she said. That
sounds vague, doesn't 1t? !. thought IL
I had the book in my hand, it would
recall everything
Angel was intently studying the re-
bus,
Here's n letter, anyway. You
said that, Jimmy?"
fairy evident. Whatever the word is,
sts second letter is p You see Reale's
rscribbled notes? All these are no
good, the other letters are best. / sup
pose IT means; so we can cut out IT.
90 and k"
THE best clew of ALL" he went on.
sis the notes about the professor You
see them:
Mem: To get the professors new
book on IL.
Mem: TO DO what the professor
Mem: To write to professor about
Now the questions are: who is the
professor, what Is his book. and what
did he advise? Reale was In CORE
s%pondence with him, that is certain;
In his desire for accuracy, Reale sought
his advice. In all these papers there
is no trace of a letter, and ii any book
exists 1t is still in Sped-it is still in
the place from whence this red en-
velope came
The two men exchanged a swift
glance.
the others %unspoken thought, ut might
be done.n
The girl looked from one to the other
in doubt.
Does this mean an extra risk ?" she
asked quietly. Il have not questioned
you as to how this red envelope came
into your possession, but I have a feel
ing that it was not obtained without
danger"
Angel disregarded Jimmy's warning
frown. He was determined that the
better side OF his strange friends char
acter should be made evident to the
gfrl.
Jimmy faced death in a particularly
unpleasant form to secure the packet.
Miss Kent" he said.
he ] forbid any further risk" she
said spiritedly. Il thought / had made
Il clear that I would not accept favors
ut your friends lands least OF all do
! want the favor OF his life"
Jimmy heard her unmoved. He had
q bitter tongue when he no willed, and
he chose that moment.
= do not think you can too strongly
Impress upon Miss Kent the fact that
am an interested party IN the mat
ter he said acidly. 'As she refused
my offer to torego my claim to a share
Of the fortune, she might remember
that thy interest In the legacy Is at
least as great as hers. / am risking
what / risk, not 30 much from the
beautiful quixotic motives with which
doubtless credits me, as from, q
natural desire to help myself,
h WINGED 81 little at the bluntness
OF his speech; then recognizing she
was In the wrong, b grew angry with
herself at her indiscrefion. $500