Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-06
By Ktchen Webste


for life to him. So Jeanne brought
out from the hut great bundle of furs
and made nest of them on the beach,
and there he lay back and she sat down
beside him.
do you remember, Jeanne" he said,
"the first time we sat out like this,
there on the ice-foe, beside the Aurora,
and l told you how L had learned to
fiy?"
She locked her hand into his before
she answered.
II couldn't believe that night that
wasn't dreaming she said softly
Nor I, either" he told her; land,
somehow, l can't believe it now-not
fully-not this part of it, anyway"
He had lifted the hand that was
locked into his and pressed 1t to his lips
before he spoke. There was a silence
after that. Then, with a little effort,
the girl spoke.
philip, do you remember my saying
what a contempt you must have for the
world that didn't know how to fly? Do
you remember that. and the answer you
made to it?"
He nodded.
tempt, l mean, for the world?'
II don't believe" he said, that you
can even ask that seriously-yotS who
gave me first my soul back again and
then. in these last weeks, my life. For
it's been your life that has lived iIinme
these last days-they must be a good
many-just as it was your warmth and
faith and fragrance that gave me back
my soul, long ago" He paused a mo-
ment; then, when he went on his voice
had n somewhat different quality.
But the other contempt, Jeanne, that
still exists, or would exist, if 1 gave 1t
the chance, the worlds contempt for
me. Not even your faith could shake
that"
She had been half-reclining beside
him. but now she sat erect purpose
fully, like one who has taken a resolu-
ton.
I'm not so sure of that" she said, in
a rather matter of-fact tone, though
there was an undercurrent of excite
ment in it. Philip. have been trying
to solve a puzzle since you were i'll.
hoped 1 could solve it by myself If 1
were intelligent enough I'm sure
could: but III have to ask you to help
me- It's a string of letters written
around a picture, in locket."
"a locket of yours?" he asked. sur
prised
Never mind about that just now"
She spoke hastily and the undercurrent
of excitement was growing stronger in
her voice.
do you want me to try it now?" he
asked. ''If you'll make a light and
show me the thing I'll see what can
90"
Perhaps you won't need that" she
said. II can remember the letters.
They are divided up into words, but I'm
sure they are not any foreign language;
they are in a code of some sort"
She did not turn to look at him, but
she felt him stir a little, with suddenly
aroused attention, and heard his breath
come little quicker.
1.-THE first letter was all by itself,
she said, trying to keep her voice
steady 1T was N. And then. in one
word, came the letters p-b-j -j-n-e-q."
THAT means betrayed, he said,
His voice was unsteady and he clutched
suddenly at her hand. She could feel
that his was trembling. so she took 1t
IN DOLn Oh neTS anu lolu IL Il6hl'
IT'S a CODE" he said, "a boyish code
of my own. I remember that for a
long time after invented it 1 believed
1t to be utterly insoluble; yet it was
childishly simple. 1t consists simply
of splitting the alphabet in two and
using the last half for the first. and
vice versa. 1t must have occurred to
hundreds of boys, at one time and an
other. and yet" His voice faltered.
yet, it's a little odd that you should
have stumbled upon another example
of it
"The next word was o-r-g-e-n-l-r-q.'
That means betrayed he said.
almost instantly. "Was-was there any
more?'
"One little word, three letters. 'u-v-z.'
But I know already what they mean,
Philip" There was a momentary ST.
lence, then Hshea repeated the whole