"Where do you go in ?" "Through the back window," said Kate with sudden and appalling frankness.

"I see!" responded their strange driver quietly and, alighting quickly, removed the bells from the horses.

"We can drive as near as you please now," he added by way of explanation.

"He certainly is a son of Santa Claus," whispered Addy.

"Hadn't we better ask after his father ?" "Hush!" said Kate decidedly.