? ? ? ? "I hope it won't affect your feelings towards me, Mr. Sargent."
? ? ? ? "Don't trouble yourself about that Rodney. I am not so easily prejudiced against one of whom I have a good opinion."
? ? ? ? "I suppose this is Jasper's revenge," thought Rodney.
? ? ? ? Jasper had little doubt that his letter would lead to Rodney's loss of position. It was certainly a mean thing to plot another's downfall, but Jasper was quite capable of it. Had he secured the loan he asked he would have been willing to leave Rodney alone, but it would only have been the first of a series of similar applications.
? ? ? ? It was several days before Jasper had an opportunity of learning whether his malicious plan had succeeded or not. On Sunday forenoon he met Rodney on Fifth Avenue just as the church services were over. He crossed the street and accosted the boy he had tried to injure.
? ? ? ? "Good morning, Ropes," he said, examining Rodney's face curiously to see whether it indicated trouble of any kind.
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