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The invitation was not accepted. The tutor descended alone. As he stepped
to the veranda he met Mr. Minturn.
"Well?" that gentleman asked tersely.
Mr. Tower shook his head. He was studying law. He needed money to complete
his course. He needed many things he could acquire from James Minturn.
"It's a problem," he said guardedly.
"You draw your salary for its solution," Mr. Minturn said tartly. "Work on
the theory I outlined; if it fails after a fair test, we'll try another.
Those boys have got to be saved. They are handsome little chaps with fine
bodies and good ancestry. What happened just now?"
"They tried to rush William on the top step. William evaporated, so they
took the fall themselves."
"Exactly right," commented Mr. Minturn. "Get the idea and work on it.
Every rough, heartless thing they attempt, if at all possible, make it a
boomerang to strike them their own blow; but you reserve blows as a last
resort. There is the bell." Mr. Minturn called: "Boys! The breakfast bell
is ringing.


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