CHAPTER XI

It was Stephen to whom, by immemorial custom, the letter was brought soon after their arrival at the office on the following morning, but George Henry was looking over his shoulder as he broke the important-looking seal and spread out the document upon the desk. It was George Henry, too, who first grasped the doleful significance of those few typewritten words. "The Post Office contract!" he gasped. "And we quoted at least seven per cent. above the recommended price," Stephen groaned. "They like our rubber," George…