? ? ? ? "I don't feel that I have any call to do anything."
? ? ? ? "You ought to tell your employer."
? ? ? ? "I am no telltale," said James scornfully.
? ? ? ? "Then you will let him stay in the store, knowing him to be a thief?"
? ? ? ? "I don't know him to be a thief. If he steals anything it will probably be found out."
? ? ? ? Jasper urged James to give information about Rodney, but he steadily refused.
? ? ? ? "I leave others to do such dirty work," he said, "and I don't think any better of you, let me tell you, for your eagerness to turn the boy out of his position."
? ? ? ? "You are a queer boy."
? ? ? ? "Think so if you like," retorted Hicks. "I might give my opinion of you."
? ? ? ? At this point Jasper thought it best to let the conversation drop. He was much pleased to learn that Rodney had lost his fine position as tutor, and was now in a place from which he might more easily be ousted.
? ? ? ? As he could not prevail upon James Hicks to betray Rodney he decided to write an anonymous letter to the firm that employed him.
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