Rodney smiled. He rather enjoyed Jasper’s surprise and perplexity.
CHAPTER XVIII.
RODNEY’S SECRET IS DISCOVERED.
Jasper lost no time in acquainting his uncle with Rodney’s extraordinary good fortune. James Redwood was surprised, but not all together incredulous.
“I don’t understand it,” he said, “but Ropes appears to be a boy of truth. Perhaps he may have exaggerated the amount of his salary.”
“I hardly think so, uncle. He gave me a tip top dinner down on Park Row.”
“He may have been in funds from selling the articles taken from the store.”
“That’s so!” assented Jasper, who had the best possible reason for knowing that it was not so.
“I wish the boy well,” said his uncle. “He always treated me respectfully, and I never had anything against him except the loss of stock, and it is not certain that he is the thief.”