? ? ? ? "I ought to feel complimented."
? ? ? ? Rodney was convinced that Wheeler had come in the hopes of stealing the casket of jewels a second time, and he felt amused at the fellow's discomfiture.
? ? ? ? "You haven't got your jewel box with you?"
? ? ? ? "No, I can take that another time."
? ? ? ? "Then it's still in the house," thought Wheeler with satisfaction. "It won't be my fault if I don't get it in my hands. Well, good morning," he said. "Come around and call on me."
? ? ? ? "Thank you!"
? ? ? ? Within a week Rodney had spent all his money, with the exception of about fifty cents. He had made every effort to obtain a place, but without success.
? ? ? ? Boys born and bred in New York have within my observation tried for months to secure a position in vain, so it is not surprising that Rodney who was a stranger proved equally unsuccessful.
? ? ? ? Though naturally hopeful Rodney became despondent.
? ? ? ? "There seems to be no place for me," he said to himself.
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