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His
uncle
was
writing
at
the
time
and
merely
called
:
"
Come
!
"
Then
Clyde
,
entering
and
smiling
rather
enigmatically
,
observed
:
"
Here
's
some
mail
for
you
,
Mr.
Griffiths
.
"
"
Thank
you
very
much
,
my
son
,
"
replied
his
uncle
and
proceeded
to
finger
his
vest
pocket
for
change
.
but
Clyde
,
seizing
this
opportunity
,
exclaimed
:
"
Oh
,
no
,
I
do
n't
want
anything
for
that
.
"
And
then
before
his
uncle
could
say
anything
more
,
although
he
proceeded
to
hold
out
some
silver
to
him
,
he
added
:
"
I
believe
I
'm
related
to
you
,
Mr.
Griffiths
.
You
're
Mr.
Samuel
Griffiths
of
the
Griffiths
Collar
Company
of
Lycurgus
,
are
n't
you
?
"
"
Yes
,
I
have
a
little
something
to
do
with
it
,
I
believe
.
Who
are
you
?
"
returned
his
uncle
,
looking
at
him
sharply
.
"
My
name
's
Clyde
Griffiths
.
My
father
,
Asa
Griffiths
,
is
your
brother
,
I
believe
.
"
At
the
mention
of
this
particular
brother
,
who
,
to
the
knowledge
of
all
the
members
of
this
family
,
was
distinctly
not
a
success
materially
,
the
face
of
Samuel
Griffiths
clouded
the
least
trifle
.
For
the
mention
of
Asa
brought
rather
unpleasingly
before
him
the
stocky
and
decidedly
not
well-groomed
figure
of
his
younger
brother
,
whom
he
had
not
seen
in
so
many
years
.
His
most
recent
distinct
picture
of
him
was
as
a
young
man
of
about
Clyde
's
age
about
his
father
's
house
near
Bertwick
,
Vermont
.
But
how
different
!
Clyde
's
father
was
then
short
,
fat
and
poorly
knit
mentally
as
well
as
physically
--
oleaginous
and
a
bit
mushy
,
as
it
were
.
His
chin
was
not
firm
,
his
eyes
a
pale
watery
blue
,
and
his
hair
frizzled
.
Whereas
this
son
of
his
was
neat
,
alert
,
good
-
looking
and
seemingly
well-mannered
and
intelligent
,
as
most
bell
-
hops
were
inclined
to
be
as
he
noted
.
And
he
liked
him
.
However
,
Samuel
Griffiths
,
who
along
with
his
elder
brother
Allen
had
inherited
the
bulk
of
his
father
's
moderate
property
,
and
this
because
of
Joseph
Griffiths
'
prejudice
against
his
youngest
son
,
had
always
felt
that
perhaps
an
injustice
had
been
done
Asa
.
For
Asa
,
not
having
proved
very
practical
or
intelligent
,
his
father
had
first
attempted
to
drive
and
then
later
ignore
him
,
and
finally
had
turned
him
out
at
about
Clyde
's
age
,
and
had
afterward
left
the
bulk
of
his
property
,
some
thirty
thousand
dollars
,
to
these
two
elder
brothers
,
share
and
share
alike
--
willing
Asa
but
a
petty
thousand
.
It
was
this
thought
in
connection
with
this
younger
brother
that
now
caused
him
to
stare
at
Clyde
rather
curiously
.
For
Clyde
,
as
he
could
see
,
was
in
no
way
like
the
younger
brother
who
had
been
harried
from
his
father
's
home
so
many
years
before
.
Rather
he
was
more
like
his
own
son
,
Gilbert
,
whom
,
as
he
now
saw
he
resembled
.
Also
in
spite
of
all
of
Clyde
's
fears
he
was
obviously
impressed
by
the
fact
that
he
should
have
any
kind
of
place
in
this
interesting
club
.
For
to
Samuel
Griffiths
,
who
was
more
than
less
confined
to
the
limited
activities
and
environment
of
Lycurgus
,
the
character
and
standing
of
this
particular
club
was
to
be
respected
.
And
those
young
men
who
served
the
guests
of
such
an
institution
as
this
,
were
,
in
the
main
,
possessed
of
efficient
and
unobtrusive
manners
.
Therefore
to
see
Clyde
standing
before
him
in
his
neat
gray
and
black
uniform
and
with
the
air
of
one
whose
social
manners
at
least
were
excellent
,
caused
him
to
think
favorably
of
him
.
"
You
do
n't
tell
me
!
"
he
exclaimed
interestedly
.
"
So
you
're
Asa
's
son
.
I
do
declare
!
Well
,
now
,
this
is
a
surprise
.
