After some consideration it was determined to erect it in a deserted cabin, near by, which had no upper floor, and was high enough to allow the tree to stand up satisfactorily.

This was, indeed, an excellent arrangement, for it was better to keep the decoration of the Christmas tree a secret from Aunt Matilda until all was completed.
The next day was a holiday, and Harry and Kate went earnestly to work.

A hole was dug in the clay floor of the old cabin, and the tree planted firmly therein.

It was very firm, indeed, for a little colored boy named Josephine's Bobby climbed nearly to the topmost branch, without shaking it very much.

For four or five days the work of decorating the tree went on.