Just as he expected, Pliny Kassam was not called upon; that must be because he had been absent up to the morning of this same day.
As the bookkeeper resumed his work he did not look quite so jolly as usual; in fact a line as of new anxiety had come between his eyes, and Dick imagined he gave a quick glance toward him as though something that was said had caused suspicion to be aroused toward the new messenger.
"It's coming, whatever it all means!" Dick was saying mentally, as he tried to get a grip upon his pulses and fortify himself for the ordeal.
Then his bell rang—he was wanted in the cashier's office.
CHAPTER XIV
UNDER SUSPICION
One thing struck Dick as singular.
As the bell rang that summoned him to the carpet in the cashier's office it seemed as though the eye of everyone of his associates was raised from the work that had employed their attention and was focussed upon him.
He even thought he could detect something akin to pity in these looks.