Part 5 (1/2)
”I was not loafing my time away, Mr Fenton,” returned Matt calmly
”There was a private matter I had to attend to, and----”
”You have no business to attend to privateoffice hours!” roared Randolph Fenton wrathfully ”You willelse”
”But this could not wait There was ae to Ul a reply inside of ten ed”
And with his face full of wrath and sourness, Randolph Fenton thrust a sealed envelope into Matt's hand
An angry reply arose to the boy's lips But he checked it, and without a word left the office and hurried away on his errand
”I trust I e harder and harder every day to get along with Mr Fenton Every time he talks he acts as if he wanted to snap somebody's head off Poor Miss Bartlett at her desk looked half-scared to death”
Arriving at the offices of Ulone to Boston Mr Grant was busy, but would give hi what Mr Fenton would say about the delay
Ten, fifteen, twenty minutes passed At last Mr Grant was at liberty, but it was exactly half an hour before Matt e he carried
When Matt got back to Randolph Fenton's office he found the broker in his private aparte
”You think it s, I suppose?” he sneered, as he took Mr Grant's e and tore it open
”It was not my fault Mr Ulmer is away, and Mr Grant was busy”
”Why didn't you let Mr Grant knoas in a hurry?”
”The clerk said he was not to be disturbed just then, and----”
”No more explanations, Lincoln I took you into this officeelse But you have not endeavored to make the most of your chances----”
”I have done my work, and more,” interrupted Matt bluntly
”Stop! don't contradict ht else This noon you wasted an hour on that errand to Temple Court, and----”
”Mr Fenton,” interrupted a voice fro up the stock-broker saw Ida Bartlett standing there
”What is it?” snapped the broker
”If you please, I would like to say a word in Matthew's behalf,” went on the stenographer ti, Miss Bartlett,” put in Matt hastily
”Mr Fenton won't listen to any explanations”
”Yes, but it was----”
”It's no use,” went on Matt in a whisper ”I'er,” and then he added, as the stock-broker's attention was arrested by the reply Mr Grant had sent ”I aes et into trouble if you mention that auction-store affair”