“Oh, listen,” interrupted Jane, all excitement. “I believe I can read this cipher. The number of letters in the word in big type at the beginning of the advertisement is the key. See, this word here is ‘remember’—that has eight letters. Read every eighth word in this advertisement. I’ve underlined them.”
Fleck took the paper quickly from her hand and he and Carter bent eagerly over it to see if her theory was correct.
REMEMBER
Please, that our new paste, Dento, will
stop decay of your teeth. Sound teeth
are passports to good health and comfort.
No good business man can risk ill health.
It is closely allied with failure. The
teeth if not watched are quickly gone.
USE DENTO
A genuine, safe, pleasing paste for the
teeth, prepared and sold only by the
Auer Dental Company, New York.
“Stop passports business, closely watched,” repeated Fleck aloud. “That certainly makes sense and fits the facts, too. In the last few days we have drawn the net closely around a gang of supposed Scandinavians who have been busy supplying passports to suspicious-looking travelers. Let’s see the other advertisement.”
Excitedly the three of them read it together as Fleck underscored every fourth word.
DON’T
Forget it is imperative for one and all
to use cleansing agents on teeth that
leave no bad results. “Ship more of
that wonder-working paste immediately.
Workers, employers, wives, all ready to
commend it. Friday’s supply gone,”
writes a druggist, to whom a big shipment
was made last week.