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Ing what . contempt you must have
for The world that didn't know how TO
dyi Do you remember that. and the
answer you made To itr'
He nodded.
Philip. Is that still therei Your
contempt, mean. for the worid'"
Il don't believe" he said. that you
can even ask that ssrtously-you. who
gave mo first my soul back again and
then. In these last weeks. my Life.
Tor It's been your life that has lived
in me these last days-thsy must be .
good many-1ust a. II was your
warmth and faith and fragrance that
gavs me back my soul. long ago" He
paused q moment; then, whom Nc went
on his voice had = somewhat different
quality. But the other contempt.
Jeanne. that still EXISTS. or would sI-
list II gave It the chance, the worlds
contempt for mo. Not even your faith
could shake that"
She had been half-rsclining beside
him, but now she sat erect purpossful.
~. like one who has taken . resolu-
ton.
Tn not 30 sure Of that" she said,
in . mattsr-of1aot tone, though there
was An underourrent Of excitement in
It. Philip. have been trying to
solve q pussls sinos you were IN
hoped could solve It By myself. II
were intelligent enough I'm sure /
could; but III have TO ask you to help
me. It's . string Of letters written
around = picture. in = locket"
"A locket Of yours!" he asked. sur
prissd.
Never mind about that Just now"
She spoke hastily and the undercur-
rent Of excitement was growing
stronger in her voice.
do you want mo to try It now7" he
asked. IF you'll make . light and
show me the thing I'll see what
can do"
Perhaps you won't need that" she
said. ''I can remember tho letters.
They are divided up into words, but
I'm sure they are not any foreign Ian
EuaEe; they are In = code Of some
sort"
She did not turn to look at him. but
she felt him stir little. with sudden
ly aroused attention. and heard his
breath como q little quicker.
Tho frst letter was all by itself"
she said. trying to keep her voice
steady. It was N. And then, in
ono word. came tho letters p-b- j,n-e-Q."
THAT means A coward" he said.
His voice was unsteady, and he
clutched suddenly at her hand. She
could feel that his was trembling, so
she took It in both OF ters and held
It tight
TITS a code." he said. "a boyish code
Of my own. l remember that for a
long time after invented It be-
lisved It to be utterly insolubls; yet II
was ohildishly simple. It consists
simply Of splitting the alphabet in
two and using the last half for the
first, and vice versa. 1t must have oc.
Cured to hundreds OF boys, at one
time and another. and yet" his voice
taltered. yet. it's little odd that
you should have stumbled upon an.
other example Of It."
Tho next word was o-r-g.e.n.lr-q.'
That means betrayed he said.
almost instantly. "Was-wss there any
moro"
"One little word, three letters.
wv, But know already what they
MEAN. Philip" There was moment.
ary silence, then she repeated the
whole phasc-"A coward betrayed
him" She was trembling all over
now. herself. Il knew" she said. 81
knew 1t was something like that
Then she dropped down beside him
and clasped him tight in her arms
Philip. that was written around your
picture. an old picture OF you It must
have been, which fell out OF your
pocket when l was undressing you
that night after your fight with Ros
coe. recognized tho lockct II was en-
closed In as Mr. Hunters. | had often
seen It on his watch fob, and It's en-,
Sraved with his initials"
1T fell out OF my pocket" said
Philip, incredulously.
Yes" she said, that puzzled me
too. for awhile, and finally | figured
It out You must have found it"
That night in Roscoe's cave. when
| WAS waiting for him. had forgot
ten II until this moment"
Il knew II must be like that" she
said. something like that, And wasn't
II she began
Hunters codo as we'll as mine
Yes We mado It up together when
we were boys" he said. and We used
II occasionally even after We left the
Point We wrote in Il, both OF US, as
easily as in English: and read It the
same way"
Her young arms still held him fast
Philip. he must have been sorry
= long ume-slmost since II happened.
It's an old. old picture OF you,
dear. and the ink OF the letters 10
faded. Hes carried It with him ever
since, A. = reminder Of the wrong he
did you. and Of his oowardioe In let.
ting you suffer unAes IT,"
Il suppose It was that from the
nrst"
'T don't believe he srsr meant
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