[
 {
  "chunk": 301,
  "story": 23,
  "summary": "The boss gruffly tells Torchy that two young wards of his are calling, and orders him to fit them in whenever they will be the least bother among his meetings.",
  "predicament": "Someone minding the door is told to fit unwanted young visitors into the boss's crowded day at the least inconvenient moment."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 302,
  "story": 23,
  "summary": "Torchy knows the boss was made their guardian by a distant relative's will without being asked, and that he despises young people; suspecting the pair of angling for holiday treats, he plans to freeze them out.",
  "predicament": "Someone junior decides to give the boss's unwelcome relatives a chilly reception, guessing they are after favours."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 303,
  "story": 23,
  "summary": "The wards turn out older than expected: a serious young man and a quick, teasing young woman; told the boss is busy, they offer to leave, and Torchy insists they wait so he is not blamed.",
  "predicament": "Visitors offer to leave when told the boss is busy, and someone junior must keep them or be blamed for disobeying orders."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 304,
  "story": 23,
  "summary": "Torchy ushers them in, warning them not to be jokey; the girl teases him, and the boss keeps them standing, then trades dry remarks with her.",
  "predicament": "Someone junior warns visitors how to behave before the boss, and they gently mock him before facing the boss themselves."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 305,
  "story": 23,
  "summary": "The young people say they only came to thank him for managing their late father's small estate; the girl suddenly hugs the boss and kisses his bald head, and instead of exploding he softens.",
  "predicament": "The boss's young dependents ask for nothing but thank him, and one's bold affection disarms a man known for his temper."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 306,
  "story": 23,
  "summary": "The boss insists they spend the rest of the holidays at his house and orders the car; Torchy switches to treating them royally and admits the girl has won him over.",
  "predicament": "Once the boss takes a liking to visitors he meant to be rid of, someone junior hastily switches from chilly to attentive."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 307,
  "story": 23,
  "summary": "For days the wards are models of courtesy at the boss's house, and the boss holds them up as examples; Torchy, sent there on errands, finds himself being politer at work too.",
  "predicament": "The boss holds up his model young guests as examples to everyone, and even someone junior starts minding his manners."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 308,
  "story": 23,
  "summary": "Waiting in the library, Torchy sees the model pair squabble viciously over whether the sister may drive the car, ending with her slapping her brother and pulling his hair.",
  "predicament": "Someone junior sees the boss's favourite young guests drop their company manners and fight like cats in private."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 309,
  "story": 23,
  "summary": "Heading out on errands, the sister sits in front and persuades the chauffeur to let her drive; she handles the expensive car boldly through heavy city traffic.",
  "predicament": "A headstrong young guest talks her guardian's hired help round and takes charge of something valuable she was told not to touch."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 310,
  "story": 23,
  "summary": "The car hits a fruit-seller's wagon, the driver lies still, and police arrest them all; Torchy slips away from the group so someone is free on the outside, then follows to the station.",
  "predicament": "When the boss's young relatives cause an accident and are arrested, someone junior slips away to be useful from outside."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 311,
  "story": 23,
  "summary": "The brother claims he was driving to shield his sister, she insists it was her; Torchy phones Mr. Robert for money and lawyers, then bluffs his way into the hospital as the injured man's nephew and finds him in the drunk ward.",
  "predicament": "While a young man takes the blame for his sister, someone junior summons help and privately checks how badly the victim is hurt."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 312,
  "story": 23,
  "summary": "The victim was drunk and unhurt; with witnesses and Torchy's news the sergeant takes bail and drops the sister's name, Mr. Robert says the boss need not be told, but the sister confesses everything to him on the doorstep.",
  "predicament": "When a scrape has been hushed up to spare the boss, a young culprit confesses it to him outright anyway."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 313,
  "story": 23,
  "summary": "She tells the boss she insisted on driving and it was all her fault; the case is dismissed and the boss thinks more of the pair than ever and will take them abroad.",
  "predicament": "A young dependent owns up to the boss about her mischief, and her honesty wins her more favour than her good manners did."
 }
]