Books with title St. Nicholas, Vol. 40

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ...but fairly accurate map which he held in his hand. As yet there was hardly a house within two or three blocks on either side; and in one of the adjoining blocks also, below the street-level, it was not difiicult to trace the course of the brook, partly by the stones and partly by the stumps of the broken willows which had lined its banks here and there. The outline of the pool below the stepping-stones was less easy to make out, but at last Mr. Rapallo and Tom were able to identify its limits to their satisfaction. "Where do you think the deep part of the pool was?" asked Uncle Dick. "Here," said Tom, as he pointed to a stone which projected a little from the edge of the peninsula of filled land. " I think that is the tip ofa tall rock marked in the map; and if it is, then the deep part of the pool was just behind that." "That is to say," his uncle rejoined, "if the body of Jeffrey Kerr is here at all, it is buried somewhere near the base of that stone? " " Yes," Tom answered; " don't you think so P " " I think your enthusiasm is catching," Uncle Dick replied; "and now I am here on the spot, I begin to believe that the stolen gold is down there somewhere, almost under our feet. By the way, how far down do you suppose it is P " "I 've been thinking about that," Tom retumed, "and I believe that the skeleton must be several feet below the level of the bottom of the old pool, as it is now---perhaps only a foot or so, and perhaps three or four." "And the part of the pool near the rock there is buried under at least ten feet of dirt, ashes, and all sorts of builder's rubbish. It won't be...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ... be a difficult question to solve." Tom smiled cheerfully. " Well," he said, " of course I don't know that I 've found out that, certain sure; but I 've got another idea about that, too." " Produce idea number two! " ordered Uncle Dick.. " As soon as I had really got hold of the first idea--the one that possibly Kerr was wounded by that shot and that his body might be there now-I waked right up," Tom responded; "and it was when I was wide awake that I wondered where we could look for Kerr's body, with the gold on it, perhaps. Suddenly it struck me that as Kerr was trying to escape to the British, and as he knew the country,--he 'd been living up near here at an old mill for months before,--why, he 'd naturally try some kind of a short cut. There was a little brook separating those two camps, and it had been raining hard all day,--I looked at the old newspaper to make sure of that, but I believe it nearly always does rain hard after there 's been a battle,---and so I thought the brook would be high, and Kerr was smart enough to know that it would be, and so perhaps he 'd make for those stepping-stones. You remember, I once showed them to you marked on the map my great-grand-father made?" " Yes, I remember," Mr. Rapallo replied; "and I think I see where you are going. I should n't wonder if you were on the right track at last." Tom's eyes lighted again with pleasure as he continued: "I got out that map, and I looked to see if it would help me. Well, the place is marked where the first sentry stood that fired at Kerr, and then the place is marked where the second sentry stood when /1: fired;...