? ? ? ? Rodney Ropes smiled, and his smile made his usually grave face look very attractive.
? ? ? ? "My dear David," he said, "it was all selfishness on my part. I knew I should enjoy myself much better with a companion."
? ? ? ? "You may call that selfishness, Rodney, but it is a kind of selfishness that makes me your devoted friend. How long do you think you shall remain at school?"
? ? ? ? "I don't know. My guardian has never told me his plans for me. I wish he would."
? ? ? ? "I shall miss you, Rodney, but we will correspond, won't we?"
? ? ? ? "Surely. You know I shall always feel interested in you and your welfare."
? ? ? ? David was a plain boy of humble parentage, and would probably be a hard working mechanic. In fact he was looking for nothing better.
? ? ? ? But Rodney Ropes looked to be of genteel blood, and had the air of one who had been brought up a gentleman. But different as they were in social position the two boys had always been devoted friends.
? ? ? ? The boarding school of which Rodney was, as his friend expressed himself, a star pupil, was situated about fifty miles from the city of New York.
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