? ? ? ? "Go ahead!"
? ? ? ? "There is a boy who stands between me and promotion," continued Jasper, speaking in a low tone.
? ? ? ? "The boy you mentioned the other day?"
? ? ? ? "Yes, Rodney Ropes. Mr. Goodnow got him from I don't know where, and has taken a ridiculous fancy to him. He has been put over my head and his pay raised, though I have been in the store longer than he. My idea is to connect him with the thefts and get him discharged."
? ? ? ? "Do you mean that we are to make him a confederate?"
? ? ? ? "No," answered Jasper impatiently. "He would be just the fellow to peach and get us all into trouble."
? ? ? ? "Then what do you mean?"
? ? ? ? "To direct suspicion towards him. We won't do it immediately, but within a week or two. It would do me good to have him turned out of the store."
? ? ? ? Jasper proceeded to explain his idea more fully, and his companion pronounced it very clever.
? ? ? ? Meanwhile Rodney, not suspecting the conspiracy to deprive him of his place and his good name, worked zealously, encouraged by his promotion, and resolved to make a place for himself which should insure him a permanent connection with the firm.
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