“We’ll all have them,” said John. “We’ll have motor-boats and yachts, too, and maybe flying-machines.”
“Stick a pin in that fellow, Fred,” urged George. “He’s asleep.”
“Is that so?” exclaimed John. “At any rate, it’s cheap enough to dream.”
“That’s true,” laughed George. “Go ahead and dream if you like.”
“Some one of us ought to be able to read that code,” said Grant. “Why should a lot of figures get the better of us? We ought not to let them.”
“Maybe the numbers mean letters,” George suggested.
“We’ve all thought that ourselves,” said Grant grimly. “Just what letters, though?”
“Let me see the thing,” exclaimed George. “What number occurs oftenest?”
“I don’t know,” mused Grant, looking over his shoulder. “I guess five does.”
“All right then,” said George quickly; “now what is the commonest letter in the alphabet?”