? ? ? ? "Is that a friend of yours, Rodney?" asked little Arthur.
? ? ? ? "I have known him for some time."
? ? ? ? "I don't like him very much."
? ? ? ? "Why?" asked Rodney with some curiosity.
? ? ? ? "I don't know," answered the little boy slowly. "I can't like everybody."
? ? ? ? "Quite true, Arthur. Jasper is not a special friend of mine, and I am not particular about your liking him. I hope you like me."
? ? ? ? "You know I do, Rodney," and he gave Rodney's hand an assuring pressure.
? ? ? ? Ten minutes after he left Rodney, Jasper fell in with Carton. The intimacy between them had perceptibly fallen off. It had grown out of business considerations.
? ? ? ? Now that it was no longer safe to abstract articles from the store, Jasper felt that he had no more use for his late confederate. When they met he treated him with marked coldness.
? ? ? ? On this particular day Carton was looking quite shabby. In fact, his best suit was in pawn, and he had fallen back on one half worn and soiled.
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