Just as likely as not, he'll cut off my allowance for a month; and that'll be no joke!" "My father won't do that," said Mark.

"If he did, I would raise a fuss." "Would that do any good ?" "I'll bet it would!" Frank, who was quite ignorant of Mark's trouble, was surprised when the latter approached him a little later with a frown and said, harshly: "You won't make anything by what you have done, Frank Courtney!" "Will you be kind enough to tell me what I have done ?" asked Frank, calmly.
"You've been to Dr.Brush and told him about our playing billiards." "You are entirely mistaken, Mark.

I did not suppose he knew." "It must have been you.

He told us some one had informed him, and you were the only one who knew.

It's a mean trick, isn't it, Carson ?" "Awfully mean!" "I have already told you that the information did not come from me.