"I am afraid he means mischief, Oliver," said the gardener, turning to our hero as Roland slammed the front door upon entering.
"I suppose he does," said Oliver quietly."It isn't the first attempt he has made to order me around."
"He is a very disagreeable boy," said Bradford.
"He is the most disagreeable boy I know," said Oliver. "I can get along with any of the other boys, except Jim Cameron, his chosen friend. He's pretty much the same sort of fellow as Roland—only, not being rich, he can't put on so many airs."
"You talk of Roland being rich," said the gardener. "He has no right to be called so."
"His father has property, I suppose?"
"Mr. Kenyon was poor enough when he married your mother. All the property he owns came from her."
"Is that true, Mr. Bradford?" asked Oliver thoughtfully.
"Yes; didn't you know it?"
"I have sometimes thought so."