Part 39 (1/2)

”And we shan't knohether we're right or not,” added George

”I say go ahead anyway the e have been doing,” exclairess”

”Tell us what letter corresponds to nue

”A,” alree on that at any rate,” laughed George ”Why don't you tell us what your systeuessed it by this ti off a log”

”Oh, yes, of course,” said George sarcastically ”Everything is when you know all about it I think you ht let Fred and me into your secret”

”One stands for _a_,” was Grant's reply ”Nineteen stands for _s_ That's all I'll tell you now Go ahead and put those down if you want to”

”Write it down, Fred,” said George sorrowfully ”My,” he added under his breath, ”I hate stingy people”

Again Fred wrote:--

t-a-k-e-a-3-o-21-r-s-e-4-21-e-n-o-r-t-h-o-n-e-h-21-n-4-r-e-4-6-e-e-t-6- r-o-13-t-h-e-s-o-21-t-h-e-r-n-e-24-t-r-e-13-9-t-25-o-6-s-h-a-r-k-o-3-k- t-h-e-n-e-a-s-t-6-9-6-t-25-6-e-e-t-a-n-4-n-e-r-t-h-2-25-e-a-s-t-t-h-9- r-t-25-t-h-r-e-e-4-9-7

”Keep it up,” urged George ”Let's not discuss it any more until it is all written out Give him some more letters”

”Take _u_ for twenty-one and _f_ for six,” said Grant

”Give me three this tiht Take _i_ for nine”

Once more Fred wrote it out as follows:

t-a-k-e-a-3-o-u-r-s-e-4-u-e-n-o-r-t-h-o-n-e-h-u-n-4-r-e-4f-e-e-t-f-r-o -13-t-h-e-s-o-u-t-h-e-r-n-e-24-t-r-e-13-i-t-25-o-f-s-h-a-r-k-r-o-3-k-t- h-e-n-e-a-s-t-f-i-f-t-25-f-e-e-t-a-n-4-n-o-r-t-h-2-25-e-a-s-t-t-h-e-r- t-25-t-h-r-e-e-4-i-7

”That's the way,” cried George ”Give him some more Clean it up this tily ”What numbers are left?”

”Three, four, thirteen, twenty-four, twenty-five, two and seven,” said George ”I think that's all”

”All right,” exclaimed Grant, ”we'll finish it up Go ahead, Fred, and in place of three put _c_, in place of four _d_, put _m_ for thirteen, _x_ for twenty-four, _y_ for twenty-five, _b_ for two, and let's see, _g_ for seven That ought to do it”

”Here I go,” said Fred, beginning to write at once ”You tell me what to do when I come to those numbers”

Grant prompted him and the whole code of nu as follows in its final form:

t-a-k-e-a-c-o-u-r-s-e-d-u-e-n-o-r-t-h-o-n-e-h-u-n-d-r-e-d-f-e-e-t- f-r-o-m-t-h-e-s-o-u-t-h-e-r-n-e-x-t-r-e-m-i-t-y-o-f-s-h-a-r-k-r-o-c-k- t-h-e-n-e-a-s-t-f-i-f-t-y-f-e-e-t-a-n-d-n-o-r-t-h-b-y-e-a-s-t- t-h-i-r-t-y-t-h-r-e-e-d-i-g

CHAPTER XXIV