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第42章 CONTINUED ILL LUCK.(2)

"You did not mention this matter when you applied for a situation here.""No, sir. I ought perhaps to have done so, but I presumed in that case you would not have given me a place.""You are right he would not.""Nor would I have applied had the charge been a true one.

Articles were certainly missing from Mr. Goodnow's stock, but in accusing me they did me a great injustice.""How long since you left Mr. Goodnow's?""Four months."

"What have you been doing since?"

"I was acting as tutor to the son of Mr. Sargent, of West Fifty Eighth Street.""A well known citizen. Then you are a scholar?""Yes, sir, I am nearly prepared for college.""Of course he did not know you were suspected of dishonesty.""On the contrary he did know it. I told him, and later he received an anonymous letter, notifying him of the fact.""We also have received an anonymous letter. Here it is. Do you recognize the hand writing?""Yes," answered Rodney after examining the letter. "It was written by Jasper Redwood.""Who is he?""A boy employed by Mr. Goodnow. For some reason he seems to have a spite against me.""I admit that it is pretty small business to write an anonymous letter calculated to injure another. Still we shall have to take notice of this.""Yes, sir, I suppose so.""I shall have to bring it to the notice of the firm. What they may do I don't know. If the matter was to be decided by me Iwould let you stay.""Thank you, sir," said Rodney gratefully.

"But I am not Mr. Hall. You can go now and I will see you again."Rodney left the office fully persuaded that his engagement would speedily terminate. He was right; the next day he was sent for again.

"I am sorry to tell you, Ropes," said the superintendent kindly "that Mr. Hall insists upon your being discharged. He is a nervous man and rather suspicious. I spoke in your favor but Icould not turn him.""At any rate I am grateful to you for your friendly effort."The superintendent hesitated a moment, and then said: "Will this discharge seriously embarrass you? Are you short of money?""No, sir. I was very liberally paid by Mr. Sargent, and Isaved money. I have enough in the savings bank to last me several months, should I be idle so long.""I am glad of it. I hope you will remember, my boy, that this is none of my doing. I would gladly retain you. I will say one thing more, should Jasper Redwood ever apply for a situation here, his name will not be considered."So Rodney found himself again without a position. It seemed hard in view of his innocence, but he had confidence to believe that something would turn up for him as before. At any rate he had enough money to live on for some time.

When Mike Flynn learned the circumstances of his discharge he was very angry.

"I'd like to meet Jasper Redwood," he said, his eyes flashing.

"If I didn't give him a laying out then my name isn't Mike Flynn.""I think he will get his desert some time, Mickey, without any help from you or me.""Should hope he will. And what'll you do now, Rodney?""I don't know. Sometimes I think it would be well to go to some other city, Boston or Philadelphia, where Jasper can't get on my track.""Should hope you won't do it. I can't get along widout you.""I will stay here for a few weeks, Mike, and see if anything turns up.""I might get you in as a telegraph boy.""That wouldn't suit me. It doesn't pay enough."Rodney began to hunt for a situation again, but four weeks passed and brought him no success. One afternoon about four o'clock he was walking up Broadway when, feeling tired, he stepped into the Continental Hotel at the corner of Twentieth Street.

He took a seat at some distance back from the door, and in a desultory way began to look about him. All at once he started in surprise, for in a man sitting in one of the front row of chairs he recognized Louis Wheeler, the railroad thief who had stolen his box of jewelry.

Wheeler was conversing with a man with a large flapping sombrero, and whose dress and general appearance indicated that he was a Westerner.

Rodney left his seat and going forward sat down in the chair behind Wheeler. He suspected that the Western man was in danger of being victimized.

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