Part 38 (1/2)

”I am serious and I'm just as anxious to solve this as you are You don't h, do you?”

”Got the letters, Grant?” deed in reat deal of counting on his fingers

”Ssh,” hissed George softly, but no one noticed hiht,” said Grant suddenly ”Put _r_ in place of eighteen and _t_ in place of twenty”

”I've got your system,” exclaimed John all at once ”I had an idea before and now I'?” inquired George eagerly

”I won't tell you Wait and see if I'ht you said you were”

”I think I aed Grant

”I won't; don't worry about that Isn't it sie, but no one heeded hiain”

When Fred had co appearance,--

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”Well, you've got e, ”and right down at the end there it spells the word _three_ Grant, I believe you ht track after all”

”Yes, sir, we'll all be rich soon,” exclaiold and jewels slung over each shoulder”

”Say!” cried Sa in a dazzling s to rescue us?” said John ”Who wants to be rescued anyway? We're going to find the gold; we're going to find the gold!” and he danced joyously around, waving his arain the sa to find the gold!”

”I'hed Grant, looking up froot it yet, you know”

”But we shall,” insisted John joyously ”We'll find it all right”

”Let's keep at it,” exclai Talking about it doesn't do ood”

”Give hie

”Let ht”

”All right,” said Grant, ”you try it this time and see if you know the trick”