"No, but he can't pay the mortgage, and my father's going to take possession of the place."
"Oh, is that all?" said Dean, relieved.
"I should think it was enough."
"Oh, perhaps your father will think better of it, as I am at home now and can help Uncle Adin pay it off."
"What can you do?" asked Brandon, mockingly.
"That's the great question. However, I'm in a hurry to get home, and must leave you. You are kind to be so much interested in me, Brandon."
"I'm not interested in you at all," returned Brandon, tartly.
Dean laughed and passed on.
"That boy's as impudent as ever," soliloquized Brandon. "He'll feel differently on Monday."