THE CONSPIRATORS’ CODE.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1930, Page 11 (Supplement)

THE CONSPIRATORS’ CODE.

“I wonder what you fellows .make of this,” saidi .another member named Milford. “Two conspirators had a secret code. Their letter© sometimes contained little arithmetical’ sums relating to. some quite plausible discussion and having an entirely innocent /appearance. But in their code each of the ten digits represented ,a different’ letter’ of 9 the alphabet! Thus on one occasion there W£tf. a. .little-, sum .in simple addition which,, when the letters were substituted’for the figures, read like this r . . IF.L Y (FOR. YOU iR..... L I IF !E The puzzle is to reconstruct the addition sum with the help of the clue that I and O stand for the figures. 1 and 0 respectively.” This puzzle entertained them for a considerable time, and there was much discussion after they had found the answer as to the process of reasoning that should be employed. LITTLE LAUGHS. ONE LESS. (Pat, securing a free night’s lodging in a haunted house, was awakened by a ghostly voice, which moaned: “There’s only you and me—there’s only you and me.” ‘"Faith, an’ there'll only be yerself as soon as I can get me second boot on.” .was the reply. » ® .« • , ■ . A GOOD REASON. - Mother: If you wanted to go skating, why didn’t you come and ask me first? - Jimmy: ’Cause I wanted to go skating.