. St. Nicholas [serial] . starts about the middle of the block andmakes a sort of bow-window into the middleof the vacant lots. Then how are you going to get out thegolden guineas ? asked Uncle Dick. That s just what I dont know, Tom an-swered. I m counting on you to help me outthere. I ve mined for gold in California, and forsilver in the Black Hills, and for diamonds inSouth Africa, Mr. Rapallo replied with anamused smile; but I never supposed that Ishould sink a shaft in the streets of New Yorkin search of buried treasure. It will be a novelexperience, at any rate. But we must see what
. St. Nicholas [serial] . starts about the middle of the block andmakes a sort of bow-window into the middleof the vacant lots. Then how are you going to get out thegolden guineas ? asked Uncle Dick. That s just what I dont know, Tom an-swered. I m counting on you to help me outthere. I ve mined for gold in California, and forsilver in the Black Hills, and for diamonds inSouth Africa, Mr. Rapallo replied with anamused smile; but I never supposed that Ishould sink a shaft in the streets of New Yorkin search of buried treasure. It will be a novelexperience, at any rate. But we must see whatwe can do. This afternoon, if you will take meover to the place where the pool was, I 11 havea look around. Tom arose to go. When he had opened thedoor he hesitated and then said : If you dontmind, Uncle Dick, I d rather we did nt sayanything about this working hypothesis untilwe know whether it will work or not. Certainly not, Mr. Rapallo replied. It isalways best to say nothing till you have some- 92.] TOM PAULDING. 499. thing to show. When in doubt, hold yourtongue—theres a good motto. Then he came out into the hall to Tom, andthey went down-stairs together to their Christ-mas breakfast. Chapter XIII. CHRISTMAS MORNING AND CHRISTMAS NIGHT. N Mrs. Pauldingsfamily it was thetradition to keepChristmas and tomake presents; butthe moderate cir-cumstances of thehousehold prevent-ed the purchase ofcostly gifts. Norwas the preparation of presents—made by thegiver allowed to become burdensome. Thereare homes where the pressure of Christmasgiving has crushed out the proper Christmasfeeling,— where the obligation is accepted ofproviding every other member of the house-hold with a present which is often useless andwhich is always expensive. Nothing of thissort was seen at Mrs. Pauldings fireside. Withgentle tact she found out early in the fall whatwere the cherished desires of her children; and,in so far as her means might allow, she gratifiedthese at Christmas. They in turn consu
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