. St. Nicholas [serial] . does nt wear hishair in a little knot onthe top of his bald crown ?I wish you would! I 11give you the names oftwo or three persons, ifyou are too dull to thinkof any; I 11 do all I canto help you out. Youseem quite lost, she wenton with charming mockseriousness, since yougave over trying to plagueme about Tom Tazwell. Let me hear nobodymention his name withyours ! said Toby. Butwas nt it funny, his losingthe money ? And, laying down hisbrush, he once more en-because you thought enough of me to give it acted the scene at the parsonage gate,my name, than for any honor t
. St. Nicholas [serial] . does nt wear hishair in a little knot onthe top of his bald crown ?I wish you would! I 11give you the names oftwo or three persons, ifyou are too dull to thinkof any; I 11 do all I canto help you out. Youseem quite lost, she wenton with charming mockseriousness, since yougave over trying to plagueme about Tom Tazwell. Let me hear nobodymention his name withyours ! said Toby. Butwas nt it funny, his losingthe money ? And, laying down hisbrush, he once more en-because you thought enough of me to give it acted the scene at the parsonage gate,my name, than for any honor there might be in See here, Toby ! Mildred said in a low-it. I should nt ever know you cared for me, voice, what ever became of that money,—doif it was nt, once in a while, for some such you know? thing as that. Why do you ask that question ? Toby Perhaps it s only once in a while I do care quickly resumed his brush, regretting that hefor you, said Toby, with a gentle laugh. He had again brought up the perilous AFTER SUPPER HE WENT OUT TO GIVE SOME FINISHING TOUCHES TO HIS 334 THE FORTUNES OF TOBY TRAFFORD. [Mar. I dont know ; there was something in yourface, when we were talking at the table, that Icould nt quite understand. I thought perhapsyou knew more than you chose to tell. Toby regarded her inquiringly. And wereyou in earnest in what you said ? About what I would do with any of theTazwell money ? Of course I was ! Milly! he said excitedly, I ve been dyingto tell somebody, and I 11 tell you. I picked upthat money in Mr. Tazwells office ; and I haveit here in my pocket! pointing to his coat,which was hanging from a beam in the barn. Oh, Toby! she exclaimed, with frightenedsurprise. How could you ? Why, what did you say you would do your-self? cried Toby. Did I say I would keep money I found inthat way ? If I did, I could nt have meant know how it is. One likes to talk, and tellwhat one would do, in certain cases. But athing may look very different when it
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