The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-28


Ito effort, the girl spoke.
philip. do you remember my say
Ing what a contempt you must have
for the world that didn't know how
to ny? DO YOU remember that. and
the answer you made to 1T"
lie nodded.
philip, lis that stili there? Your
contempt, I mean, for the world?"
81 don't believe" he said. that
you can even ask that seriously
YOU. who gave me nrst my soul back
again and then. In these last weeks.
my life. For It's been your life that
has lived In me those last days--they
must be n good many-just a. II was
Your warmth and Nth and fra
GRANGE that gave m1Iback my soul.
long ago" lie paused a moment;
then. when no went on his voice had
a somewhat different quality. "But
the other contempt, Jeanne. that still
exists. or would exist II l gave II the
chance. the worlds contempt for mo.
Not even your faith could shake
that"
I'm not so sure Of that" she said.
in rather matter of-fact tone.
though there was an undercurrent of
excitement In 1t. "Philip. l have been
trying to solve q puzzle since you
were III. I hoped could solve II by
myself. but Ill have to ask you to
help me. It's a string Of letters writ
ten around u picture, In a locket."
"A locket Of yours?" he asked. sur
prised.
"Nevcr mind about that Just now"
She spoke hastily and the undercur-
rent OF excitement was growing
stronger In her voice. Tho nrst let
ter was all by Itself" she said. tryin!
to keep her voice STEADY. 1T was ~
-. And then. In one word. came the
letters p-b-j-n-e-q."
His voice was unsteady. and he
clutched su idcniy at her hand.
ITS a code" he said. "a boyish
nj spiiiting the alphabet in two and
using the last half Tor the arst, and
vice versa" Ills voice faitered. "Yet.
s,unh'os mon another sSampls
Of IT,"
The next word WA o-F.g-e-n-''
r-a.
THAT means betrayed" he said
almost instantly. "Was-was there
any morer'
One little word. three letters.
u-v-z' But J know already what
thcy mean Ln,np' Inere ~
, no '.h nemcc '" rn,s smS he,rav.S
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m"w herself 81 knew'" she said. ri
kncw n was somethinR like that. ="
Then she dropped down beside him
nn,, .,laspcd him tight In her arms
"Philip, that was written around your
picture, an old picture Of you II mus,
have been. which fell out Of your
pocket when wns undressing you
that night after your night with RIOS
coe. J recognized the locket II wal
inclosed In AZ MIR. Hunters. l hac
orion seen !, ON Mr wn.cm ,o"' ""e
s,. ,,~ rnor.s. ..,d
palm ,ncrsd",on.,v
W.. .ho .oid .,hot nu,visd r,s
too FOR while. and finally
figured Il out. You must have
. found to-.
"~rhot night in Roscoe's cave when
WINS waiting for him. I had for
gotten II until this moment"
~ knew II must be like that" she
anid. something like that. And
wasn't tt" shs began
.Hunter's code as we'll As minei
yes. We made Il up together when
wo were boys" he said, land Va used
Il occns,onaily even after We left the
Point. We wrote in Il. both of us, as
ensiiy as in English: ana read II the
same way."
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last. II suppose ] might have saved
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