? ? ? ? "Perhaps it walked there," said Mr. Goodnow satirically.
? ? ? ? Rodney colored, for he understood that his employer did not believe him.
? ? ? ? "May I go to my room," he asked, "and bring back the bundle with me?"
? ? ? ? Observing that Mr. Goodnow hesitated he added, "You can send Some one with me to see that I don't spirit away the parcel, and come back with it."
? ? ? ? "On these conditions you may go. Redwood, send some one with Ropes."
? ? ? ? Rodney followed the chief of his department back to the cloak room, and the latter, after a moments thought, summoned Jasper.
? ? ? ? "Jasper," he said, "Ropes is going to his room to get a parcel which belongs to the store. You may go with him."
? ? ? ? There was a flash of satisfaction in Jasper's eyes as he answered with seeming indifference, "All right! I will go. I shall be glad to have a walk."
? ? ? ? As the two boys passed out of the store, Jasper asked, "What does it mean, Ropes?"
? ? ? ? "I don't know myself. I only know that there is said to be a parcel containing a cloak in my room. This cloak came from the store, and I am suspected of having stolen it.
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