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all of that day and the one following Franklin's thoughts were busy concerning the broken machine, and the one who had done the mean piece of work. Without seeming to do so he watched Felter, Nolan and also Bob Jackson closely.

But his watching was without result, for though he often saw his enemies closeted together he could not catch their drift of the conversation further than that they were disappointed because he had not been discharged on the spot by the superintenddent [sic].

"It was their sole aim to get me out of the works," he thought. "They know I can work faster than any of them and can, consequently, make more, and that sours them. Well I'll stick as long as Mr. Buckman will let me."

Frank wondered if the superintendent would speak to Belden Brice about the matter, but he was too proud to make inquiries on the point, nor did he even call at the speculator's residence for some