The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-21
CHAPTER v11-(continued.)

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Find my meaning and get my gold.
Take one bolt-just one, no more
Fix 1t on behind a door.
Place 1t at a rivers mouth
East or west or north or south.
Take 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."
Its rather hopeless If the old man
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.
Il was only saying. she said hest
tatingly, 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 it would seem tha Reale
chose his symbols haphazard and that
the duck not pleasing him, he substi-
tuted the snake"
But" said Kathleen, addressing An
e0l, NOSSA II SGeIu tTduSe tldI dIl
llliterate man like Mr.. Reale should
make even these rough sketches I'M
less he had a model to draw from?"
Miss Kent is right" said Jimmy
quickly.
And" she went on, gaining conf
dence as she spoke, lis there not
thing about these drawings that re-
minds you OF something's"
"Of what?" asked Angel.
Il cannot tell" h replied, shaking
her head; and yet they remind me Of
something, and worry me, just as a
bar Of music that l cannot play wor-
ries ME. I feel sure that I nave seen
them before, that they form a part Of
some system" She stopped sud-
denly.
Il know" she continued in a lower
voice; they are associated in my mind
-with-with the bible"
The two men stared at her in blank
astonishment. Their Jimmy sprang to
his feet. alight with excitement.
you see? The last two ines Of Reale's
II found this puzzle in a book
From which some mighty truths
were took."'
Go on. 90 on, Miss Kent" cried
track. Try to think
Kathleen hesitated, then turned to
Jimmy to address the first remark she
had directed to him personally that
day.
You haven't GOT"
Jimmy's smile was a little hard.
I'm sorry to disappoint you, Miss
Kent. but l have got a copy" he said.
with q touch Of bitterness in his tone.
He walked to the book case at one end
Of the room and reached down the
book-a well worn volume-and placed
It before her.
The rebuke in his voice was deserved,
she felt that.
She turned the leaves over quickly,
but inspiration seemed to have died,
for there was nothing in the sacred
volume that marshaled her struggling
thoughts.
lis it a text?" asked Angel.
She shook her head.
1T is-something," she said. THAT
sounds vague, doesn't it? l thought If
I had the book in my hand, 1t would
recall everything
Angel was intently studying the re-
bus.
"Here's one letter, anyway. You
said that. Jimmy?"
THE door?" a Jimmy. Yes, that's
fairly evident. Whatever the word is.
It's second letter is 'P.' You see Reale's
scrubbed notes? All these are no
good, the other letters are best, / sup
pose IL Means, so we can cut out II
o. and X"
1.-THE best clew of ALL" he went on,
'1s the notes about the professor You
see them:
Mem: To get the professors new
book on it.
Mem: To do what the professor
thinks right.
Mem: To write to professor about
Nop. tho o,,estionc ore. Win, &c +be
professor. what is his book, and what
did he advise? Reale was in corre-
s]pondence with him, that Is certain;
In his desire for accuracy. Reale sought
his advice. In all these papers there
ts no trace Of a letter, and if any book
exists it is still in Sped-it is still in
the place from whence his red en-
velope came"
The w men exchanged a swift
glance.
Yes" said Angel, as IL answering
the others unspoken thought, sit might
be done"
The girl looked from one to the other
In doubt.
Docs his mean an extra risk 2" she
asked quietly. Il have not questioned
you as to how this red envelope came
into your possession, but l have a feel
ing that it was not obtained without
danger"
Angel JllnmyS warning
frown. He "a determined that the
better side Of his strange friends char
acter should be made evident to the
girl.
Jimmy faced death in a particularly
unpleasant form to secure the packet
Miss Kent he said.
Then l forbid any further risk she
said spiritedly. Il thought l had made
1t clear that | would not accept favors
at YOUR friends hands: least of all dc
I want the favor of his life"
Jimmy heard her unmoved. He had
a bitter tongue when he so willed, and
he chose that moment.
Il do not think you can too strongly
impress upon Miss Kent the fact that
I am an interested party in the mat
ter" he said acidly. "As she refused
my offer to forego my claim to a Share
Of the fortune, she might remember
that my interest in the legacy is at
least as great as hers. I am risking
what I risk, not SO much from the
beautiful q%uixotic motives with which
she doubtless credits me. as from a
natural desire to help myself"
She winca6 a LITTLE at tho b1,p+pocc