"But say, Dick! I'm thundering glad I got wind of this before it happened.

Thank goodness we didn't have to leave the girls out.

Though we would have missed if it hadn't been for you." "I wonder how the girls like their gifts ?" mused Dick.
It was sheer good luck that had enabled these youngsters to make a good showing.

A new-style device for women, consisting of heater and tongs for curling the hair, was on the market this year.
Electric current was required for the heater, but both Laura and Belle had electric light service in their homes.

This new-style device was one of the fads of this Christmas season.