Part 3 (2/2)
”I suppose you were doing your best to keep out of the way of Gulligan and an the ht I don't want to get into trouble for nothing
That young lady was not to blame for what happened, and I considered it an was veryquietly
”I can't help that He ought not to have pitched into ree with you”
At these words, so quietly but firmly spoken, Matt's eyes opened in wonder Was it possible that the old auctioneer's assistant took his part?
”You agree with an was altogether too hasty--he enerally is,” returned Andrew Dilks
”I'll bet you don't dare tell hirinned mischievously
”I have just told him”
”What?”
”Yes I believe that unknown an carried on As soon as you ran out he turned uponyou, and we had some pretty hot words”
”Good for you!” cried Matt ”I must thank you, not only for myself, but for Miss Bartlett as well”
”Those hot words have cost me my situation,” went on Andrew Dilks more soberly
Instantly Matt's face fell
”That's too bad, indeed, it is!” he said earnestly ”Why, I would rather have gone hoot the money to pay for the broken stuff than have that happen”
”It was not altogether on account of the broken piece of bric-a-brac,”
went on Andrew Dilks ”Gulligan has been angry at me for over teeks--ever since I wouldn't pass off a counterfeit five-dollar bill he had taken in I said the bill ought to be burned up, but he wouldn't hear of it”
”But now you are out of a job”
”That's true But I don'tfor hies of ten dollars until I had asked for it about a dozen tiht auctioneersabout Andrew Dilks that pleased hi interested in the conversation
”Most of thean considered that he had taught me the business, and that I was still under his thuo in business for yourself? It seems to me it would just suit h the town of Rahway, out in New Jersey, and a fellow notstuff off at a great rate--crockery ware, laoods
They said he had been selling goods there every night for a week”
”Those are the felloho make money,” returned Andrew Dilks ”Here in the city the business is done to death Give a h money to stock up, and he can travel from place to place and make a small fortune”
”I believe you Why don't you start out?”