"I'll have you out of this office before the end of the week. See if I don't."
Paul walked away, not appearing in the least terrified by this threat.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
MR. MANSON IS SURPRISED.
Emanuel Manson felt too late that he had made a mistake. He had intended to humiliate Paul by making him his own errand boy, but our hero's firm refusal to serve him made the humiliation his own. He did not venture to report the matter to Mr. Bradford, for he knew that he had no right to call upon Paul to do his own errands; yet to let it pass would seem like a confession of weakness.
"I can't do anything at present," he decided, "but I will take the first opportunity to prejudice Mr. Bradford against the young rascal and procure his dismissal."
In other words, Mr. Manson proposed to bide his time. He had no idea of foregoing his vengeance, but thought it politic to defer it. Meanwhile he had plenty of opportunities to make things disagreeable to Paul, and availed himself of them.
At the end of the first week a very disagreeable surprise awaited Mr. Manson.
The time came to pay off the clerks, and among others Paul.