"But I don't see how he could get you discharged."
"Then I'll tell you. He went to Coleman and told him that he found me trying to unlock his closet and get at his property."
"Of course that was false?"
"Of course it was!" growled Carden. "But the manager believed him, and bounced me."
"What could make the boy get up such a story?"
"He hated me; he treated me like a dog, and put on airs, just as if we wasn't in the same business. He wouldn't drink with me when I asked him."
"Then he is proud, is he?"
"Yes, but he hasn't anything to be proud of. He thinks himself a gentleman, just because he can ride, and looks down on me as a poor canvas man."
"He must be very disagreeable!"
"Of course he is, but the manager don't think so. He treats him as if he was a prince."