finally. "I will investigate this when I have more time, and you may rest assured that as soon as I am certain who the guilty party is, he shall suffer for what he has done. And in the future. Bell, I wish you to keep away from the machines upon which you are not working."
Franklin bowed—he could not speak at that moment, and then all three of the boys withdrew and made their way to the shop.
Felter was on the point of casting some further slur at the young electrician, but a look upon Franklin's face made him change his mind. Had he uttered a single word it is more than likely that a bitter fight would have been the result, for Franklin was in no mood to be trifled with after having listened to the efforts of the others to ruin his reputation.
