"I will send for Mr. Benton."
When Benton came into the presence of the superintendent, Mr. Wilson said,
"Mr. Benton, this boy, Mr. Julian Lorimer, has been bringing charges against you."
"I am not surprised to hear it, sir."
"He says you did not treat him respectfully when you were in his father's store; that, in short, you were impudent to him."
"There is some truth in my not treating him respectfully. He came up to my counter and interfered with my work."
"You were aware that he was Mr. Lorimer's son?"
"Oh, yes, sir."
"And yet you rebuked or snubbed him?"
"Yes, sir."