The other members of the family tip-toed restlessly about.
Bert Dodge felt in a peculiarly "mean" frame of mind that morning.
The young man simply could not remain in one spot.

The more he had thought, through and through the night, the more he had become convinced that his father had killed himself because of some entanglement in the bank's affairs.
"And I'll be pointed out as the defaulter's son," thought Bert bitterly.

"Oh, why couldn't the guv'nor think of some one besides himself! We'll have to move away from Gridley, of course.

But the disgrace will follow us anywhere we may go.

Oh, it's awful---awful! Of course, I'm not in any way to blame.