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? ? ? ? "Its different with me," said another of the company. "A step on the floor or the opening of the door will wake me up at any time."

? ? ? ? "I am glad I am not so easily roused."

? ? ? ? "If I had a fish horn," said Rodney, laughing, "I should be tempted to come up in the night and give it a blast before your door."

? ? ? ? "That might wake me up," said Mr. Pettigrew. "I wouldn't advise you to try it or the other boarders might get up an indignation meeting."

? ? ? ? The same evening Jefferson Pettigrew took out a bag of gold and carelessly displayed it.

? ? ? ? "Are you not afraid of being robbed, Mr. Pettigrew?" asked Rodney.

? ? ? ? "Oh no. I never was robbed in my life."

? ? ? ? "How much money have you there?"

? ? ? ? "I don't know exactly. Perhaps six hundred dollars," said Pettigrew in an indifferent tone.

? ? ? ? Among those who listened to this conversation with interest was Louis Wheeler. Rodney did not fail to see the covetous gleam of his eyes when the gold was displayed.

? ? ? ? The fact was, that Wheeler was getting short of cash and at the time he took John O'Donnell's money--for he was the thief--he had but about twenty dollars left, and of this he contributed five to the relief of the man he had robbed.


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