Grant prompted him and the whole code of numbers was soon translated into letters, reading 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
SOLVED
“There it is,” exclaimed Fred when he had finished writing.
“What does it say?” demanded George. “It’s certainly jumbled up.”
“We’ll start at the beginning,” said Grant eagerly, “and spell out the letters and see if we can’t make words out of them.”
“Read them out loud,” suggested Fred, “and go slow.”
“T,” began Grant, “that doesn’t spell anything. T-a; T-a-k; T-a-k-e.”
“Take,” exclaimed George. “There’s a word.”