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This is what David did, with a bread knife borrowed from the kitchen. It was a slow, uncertain job, and one coin (he guessed it was a dime by the way it rattled) never did come out. But the rest, which included his change from Uncle Charles's present, would be enough. THIS IS WHAT DAVID DID WITH A BREAD KNIFE BORROWED FROM THE KITCHEN IT WAS A SLOW UNCERTAIN JOB AND ONE COIN HE GUESSED IT WAS A DIME BY THE WAY IT RATTLED NEVER DID COME OUT BUT THE REST WHICH INCLUDED HIS CHANGE FROM UNCLE CHARLES PRESENT WOULD BE ENOUGH
 you don't mind my asking." "The plain fact is, my boy," said the Phoenix doubtfully, "the plain fact is--well, I do not know. Odd! But something tells me I shall need them. Well, it will come to me in the morning, no doubt. And then, of course, I shall be very glad to have them on hand." "All right, cinnamon and matches, then. And I'll get some--no, I won't tell you _that_. It'll be a surprise." "A surprise? Splendid, my boy! You could not, I suppose, drop me a small hint? No? But of course not--one hint and my powerful Intellect could guess everything--and then the surprise would be spoiled. Well, until tomorrow, then!" * * * * * [Illustration] That evening David shut himself in his room and robbed his bank. It was a squat, cast-iron box, with "A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned" in raised letters on one side. The only way to open it was to smash it with a crowbar, but it could be emptied. It had to be tilted just so, with a knife blade in the slot to catch the coins and guide them out. F THAT'S WHAT YOU REALLY WANT WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THEM PHOENIX I MEAN IF YOU DON'T MIND MY ASKING THE PLAIN FACT IS MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX DOUBTFULLY THE PLAIN FACT IS WELL I DO NOT KNOW ODD BUT SOMETHING TELLS ME I SHALL NEED THEM WELL IT WILL COME TO ME IN THE MORNING NO DOUBT AND THEN OF COURSE I SHALL BE VERY GLAD TO HAVE THEM ON HAND ALL RIGHT SENDAMEN IN MATCHES THEN AND I'LL GET SOME NO I WON'T TELL YOU THAT IT'LL BE A SURPRISE A SURPRISE SPLENDID MY BOY YOU COULD NOT I SUPPOSE DROP ME A SMALL HINT NO BUT OF COURSE NOT ONE HINT IN MY POWERFUL INTELLECT COULD GUESS EVERYTHING AND THEN THE SURPRISE WOULD BE SPOILED WELL UNTIL TO MORROW THEN THAT EVENING DAVID SHUT HIMSELF IN HIS ROOM AND ROBBED HIS BANK IT WAS A SQUAT CAST IRON BOX WITH A PENNY SAVED AS A PENNY EARNED IN RAISED LETTERS ON ONE SIDE THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN IT WAS TO SMASH IT WITH A CROWBAR BUT IT COULD BE EMPTIED IT HAD TO BE TILTED JUST SO WITH A KNIFE BLADE IN THE SLOT TO CATCH THE COINS AND GUIDE THEM OUT
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