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Title: St. Nicholas [serial]
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children’s literature
Publisher: [New York : Scribner & Co.]
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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n he should find it. The stolen moneyhad been tied in four bags originally; andthey discovered the coins in four separateheaps, but they had been slightly scattered in TOM PAULDING. the century and more between the loss of theguineas by Nicholas Paulding and their re-covery by his great-grandson. Two of these little heaps of coins were closetogether under the thighs of the skeleton; andit was from one of these heaps that the firstglittering guinea had been washed out. Uncle Dick, said Tom, as they picked upthese coins and put them in the bags, doyou remember that one of the papers I showed think it was these pockets that weighted himdown when he struggled for life in the swiftwaters of the swollen brook ? 1 think it verylikely. The two other heaps were not so near to-gether. The bags containing the coins inthese piles had apparently been held in hishands until the thief fell into the stream as hewas crossing the stepping-stones. With an in-voluntary clutch he had carried them with him
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THE FIRST SIGHT OF THE TREASURE you said that Jeffrey Kerr had on a big over-coat with pockets ? Yes, Mr. Rapallo answered; what ofit? Well, returned Tom, I should nt won-der if these two piles of gold here under thebody were the ones that were once in the twoof the bags which he had put into the pocketsof his coat. I see, Mr. Rapallo responded; and youVol. XIX. — 52. as he went down into the pool. Perhaps hehad then released them in his efforts to getfree; perhaps also they had been attached tohis person. It may be that the man did not make anystruggle at all, said Mr. Rapallo, as they dis-cussed these queries while gathering the coinstogether and putting them in the new bags.He was fired on twice, remember; and atthe second shot the sentry heard a cry of pain. SiS TOM PAULDING. [Sept. Now it may be that he was wounded and faint,and so had no strength left. I wonder — Harry Zachary remarked, ashe went up to the bones and began to exam-ine them carefully. I reckon you re right,Mr.
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