"What do you make of it?" said Archie.
"I'm not much of a hand at readin'," Billy replied; "but I knows that first word there or I misses my guess."
"What is it?"
"D-o-k-r. That means what it sounds like. It means Doctor."
Archie exclaimed.
"That's it!" said he. "And the second word's plain. C-o-m—that's Come."
"'Doctor, come,'" said Billy.
"Right. Somebody's in trouble. Deep trouble, too. The third word is Quick. 'Doctor, come quick.' We're right so far. P-o-p-s. What's that?"
"It means Father."