Part 27 (2/2)
”So, that's why you were there, eh? I couldn't i about that house of mystery”
”So I was Why did you warn ht there I happened to see you when I was at work, in the place he has fitted up as an office, and I didn't want you to get into trouble You were on his private land, and he would just as soon as not have you arrested”
”I'e?”
Mort, who had not closely exaht of it
”Why, that ritten on ht for me to use I can tell, because the letter 'e'
prints a little bit out of alignment”
”Who wrote it?” asked Bert ”What do you make of it?”
”I don't knorote it Soone to ht”
”Could it have been the old housekeeper?” asked Bert ”Maybe she is in trouble, and this looks like an appeal for aid”
”No Mrs Blarcum is afraid to touch the machine Besides, she doesn't even kno to put the paper in”
”Muche like that, I suppose?”
”No Besides, he knoork theAnyhow, he'd have no occasion to do such a thing”
”Then what can it be?” inquired Bert, reed Mort ”The word 'help' shows that Properly written the e would look like this, and on the back of the paper he wrote:
”Help! I aht it ht have been meant for 'poison' What do you think?”
Mort was silent a moment Then he exclaimed:
”I have it! It's 'prisoner'! That's what it is!”
”Prisoner?”
”Yes”
”But who could be imprisoned there?”
”I don't know Maybe it's a lunatic, or some poor felloho”
”Then he is a gambler?”
”Yes; but how did you know?”
”Well, it is rue”