Our moms and Grandma were on the upper deck. I could see them through the sliding door in the dining room. They all looked serious. Aunt Sandy was smoking another cigarette. Grandma was sipping some tea and looked elegant but kind of worried. They continued with their conversation and didn’t see us sneak into Papa’s study.
I took Mel and Jo to the place in the corner where Papa had written the mystery words. There were two large suitcases I had to move out of the way. They were heavy! We stared at the wall.
WKLQJV DUH QRW DV WKHB VEEP.
A puzzle left behind.
“Is that a foreign language?” Jo asked.
“No.” Mel looked at the wall, stroking her chin. “I think it’s code!” She sounded excited. “Papa was a code breaker in the war! I’ve read all about this stuff.”
Mel read a lot, so I wasn’t surprised.
“So do you know what it means?” I asked.
“Hmm.” Mel looked at the wall a little longer. “We just need to find the key.”
“The key?” Jo asked, confused. “There’s no lock.”
Mel ignored her. “The key will answer everything.”
About the Book
Our moms and Grandma were on the upper deck. I could see them through the sliding door in the dining room. They all looked serious. Aunt Sandy was smoking another cigarette. Grandma was sipping some tea and looked elegant but kind of worried. They continued with their conversation and didn’t see us sneak into Papa’s study.
I took Mel and Jo to the place in the corner where Papa had written the mystery words. There were two large suitcases I had to move out of the way. They were heavy! We stared at the wall.
WKLQJV DUH QRW DV WKHB VEEP.
A puzzle left behind.
“Is that a foreign language?” Jo asked.
“No.” Mel looked at the wall, stroking her chin. “I think it’s code!” She sounded excited. “Papa was a code breaker in the war! I’ve read all about this stuff.”
Mel read a lot, so I wasn’t surprised.
“So do you know what it means?” I asked.
“Hmm.” Mel looked at the wall a little longer. “We just need to find the key.”
“The key?” Jo asked, confused. “There’s no lock.”
Mel ignored her. “The key will answer everything.”