Chapter Six
After leaving the house the next morning without breakfast, Jeff busied himself in the office. There was another confrontation with the Colonel regarding Arthur's mishandling of the specification reports, but Jeff avoided exposing Arthur.
Arthur accused Jeff of messing up his figures, Jeff denied it. The Colonel got mad. The bickering between Jeff and Arthur continued.
"All right, knock it off!" the Colonel thundered. "I won't have this arguing between you two. You'll stop or I'll stop it for you!"
The Colonel's meaning was clear. It was a threat of dismissal to one of the belligerents. He glared at the two men.
When Arthur had returned with the figures, the Colonel studied them carefully. The Colonel had a fast head for figures. He was anything but a stupid man. He rai
