All my neighbors believed me guilty ; even some of my own family looked upon me with suspicion -- nor could I blame them , for the circumstantial evidence was strongly against me . '' Ralph and James looked ashamed ; Edith and Margaret , who had not been born at the time referred to , lifted their faces innocently . Robert did not move or glance up . He hardly seemed to be listening . `` I was crushed in an agony of shame and despair , '' continued Malcolm . `` I believed my career was ruined . I was bent on casting all my ambitions behind me , and going west to some place where nobody knew me or my disgrace . But there was one person who believed in my innocence , who said to me , ` You shall not give up -- you shall not behave as if you were guilty . You are innocent , and in time your innocence will be proved . Meanwhile show yourself a man . You have nearly enough to pay your way next winter at the Academy . I have a little I can give to help you out . Do n't give in -- never give in when you have done no wrong . ' `` I listened and took his advice . I went to the Academy . My story was there as soon as I was , and I found myself sneered at and shunned . Many a time I would have given up in despair , had it not been for the encouragement of my counselor . He furnished the backbone for me . I was determined that his belief in me should be justified . I studied hard and came out at the head of my class .
Then there XXXXX to be no chance of my earning any more money that summer .
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