Identifier: tomtemplescareer00alge (find matches)
Title: Tom Temple's career
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Alger, Horatio, 1832-1899 Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916. Over and under Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916. Strange craft
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Publisher: New York : A.L. Burt
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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asked Tom, who wished the ruffian toconsider him simple. What a fool! thought the burglar. Ill pretend tohumor him. Yes/ he said, Ill leave a note whichyou can give him. ^Will you write it now? Of course not. I will as soon as I have the gold inmy possession. ** I suppose that will do. Step back, then. ^^ What are you going to do ? asked the burglar insurprise, seeing Tom bend over. Lift the trap-door. What for ? You want me to get the gold, dont you ?** Well ? * I must go down cellar for it. * Is it kept down there ? Mr. Burton thought it would be safest there. ** Did he ? chuckled the robber. Then hell findhis mistake. Tom raised the trap-door and disclosed a staircaseleading down into a subterranean vault. * I cant see, he said Will you lend me your lan-tern ? referring to the dark-lantern which the burglarcarried. ^* Oh, that will be all right. Ill go down with you. ** I wish you would, said Tom. ** I dont like to godone here alone. A coward ! thought the ruffian. * All the better
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164 TOM TEMPLETS CAREER, for me. I thought from his looks that he was a bold,spirited boy, but appearances are deceitful. A prettyguardian he is for property. This was precisely the opinion which Tom desired hiscompanion to have of him, as it was necessary for thesuccess of his plan that his suspicion should be dis-armed, and he be taken off his guard. The cellar into which they descended was used to storegoods of various descriptions, and presented to the glancea confused pile of bales and boxes, arranged withoutmuch regard to order. This is a queer place to keep money, said theburglar, looking round. Its a first-rate place, said Tom complacently, fornobody would ever think of looking for it here. I dont know but youre right. Well, where is it? In that little chest, said Tom, pointing to oneunder a bale. So its there, is it? said the burglar triumphantly.How much is there? Theres a good deal, said Tom; but dont takeall, will you? Mr. Burton will be so mad. Oh, no, Ill leave some, sai

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