Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-05-06
CHAPTER vII--(Continued.)

Heres n puzzle in language old,
Find my meaning and get my gold.
Take one bolt-just one, no more
Fix il 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.
/ found this puzzle in a book
From which some mighty truths were
tOok."
There are six words said Jimmy,
and scrubbed them dow as he spoke:
Bolt, or bolts, leave, or leaves, door,
water, mouth. bowl.
Each one stands for q letter-but
what letter."
ITS rather hopeless If the old man
has 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 m something and
met Jimmy's inquiring eyes.
II 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 II would seem hat Reale
chose his symbols haphazard and that
the duck not pleasing him, he substi-
tuted the snake"
But" said Kathleen, addressing An
Stlb uOesU l II seem SlIdlBt Ihdl III
illtterate man like Mr.. Reale should
make even these rough sketches un-
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, us there not some
thing about these drawings that re-
minds you Of something"
"Of WHAT" asked Angel.
Il cannot tell" she replied. shaking
irer mead; IAN yet they remind me OF
something, n worry me, Just as a
bal of music that l cannot play wor-
ries me. / feel sure that / have 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. hen Jimmy sprang to
his feet, alight with excitement.
Yes, yes" he cried. Angel, don't
you see? The last two lines OF Reale's
81 found this puzzle in a book
From which some mighty truths
were took."'
Go on, go on, Miss Kent" cried
Angel eagerly. You are on the right
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 O little hard.
Tn sorry to ~disappoint you, Miss
Kent, but | nave got a copy" he said,
with a touch of bitterness in his tone.
NE walked 10 the book case at one end
of the room and reached down the
book-a well worn volume-and placed
IL before her.
The rebuke In his voice was deserved,
she felt that.
She turned the leaves over quickly,
but inspiration seemed to nave died,
for there was nothing In the sacred
volume hat marshaled her struggling
thoughts.
is 1t a text?" asked Angel.
She shook her head.
ut is-something,' she said. THAT
sound vague. doesn't It? l thought II
j had the book in my hand. 1t would
recall everything
Angel vas intently studying the re-
bus.
Here's one letter, anyway. You
said that, Jimmy?"
The door?" aid Jimmy. Eyes, that's
fairy evident. Whatever the word is,
its second letter is p, You see Reale's
scrubbed notes? All these are no
good, the other letters are best, / sup
pose II r;eans; so we can cut out It,
20 and *"
1.-THE best clew of ALL" he went on,
lis the notes about the professor You
see them.
Mem; TO get the professors new
book on IL.
Mem. To do what the professor
thinks right.
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 corre-
spondence 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 IL any book
exists II is still in Sped-ft is still in
the place from whence this red en-
velope came
The two men exchanged a swift
glance.
yes" said Angel, as II answering
the others unspoken thought, 1T might
be DONE
The girl looked from one to the other
in doubt.
Does this mean an extra risk?" she
asked quietly. II have not questioned
you as TO how this red envelope came
into your possession, but / have a feel
ing that IT was not obtained without
danger"
Angel d~isregarded Jimmy's warning
frown. He was determined that the
better side Of his strange friends char
acter should be made evident TO the
girl.
Jimmy faced death in q particularly
unpleasant form TO secure the packet,
Miss Kent" he said
Then / forbid any further risk" she
said spiritedly. X thought had made
It clear that / would not accept avors
at your friends hands: least Of all do
want the favor OF his life"
Jimmy heard her unmoved. He had
q bitter tongue when he so wilIed, and
he chose that moment
II 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 s3rego 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 / risk. not so much from the
beautiful quixotic motives with which
she doubtless credits me. as from a
natural desire 10 help myself"
She WINGED a little at the bluntness