“Where do you think is a good place to make it?” asked Tom, looking around the room, which was paneled in mahogany. “We might take up a board in the floor.”
“But some one might get at it from underneath,” objected Jo.
“No danger of that,” replied Tom. “Who is going to look for it?”
“Well, if there is no danger of anyone looking for it, what is the use of hiding it?” demanded Jo.
“That’s right,” agreed Jim. “If we are going to do it at all, let’s do it thoroughly. If we can take out one of the panels, we can make a dandy place.”
“That’s the idea,” chimed in Tom.
“I think we can take out one of these panels,” continued Jim, examining the wainscoating carefully, “but we must first get the professor’s permission.”
“We will ask him the first thing after dinner,” cried Tom.
“And there is dinner, now,” said Jo, as the sound of a gong resounded through the air.