December 10 · Drawer 10
The Church Bells
Your puzzle is on page 24 of the book. Open one hint at a time: often the first one is enough.
DING is a short ring. DONG is a long ring. Every group is one letter. The old telegraph card on the wall will help you.
Check your answer
Nothing is revealed if you are wrong.
First hint
Short and long signals: this is Morse code. DING is a dot, DONG is a dash.
Second hint
The first group is dash-dot-dash-dot. Find it on the telegraph card.
Solution
In Morse code the groups are -.-. .- -. -.. .-.. . which are C, A, N, D, L, E. The answer is CANDLE.
The same hints and solutions are printed in the book (pages 56, 58 and 60).