The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-08-21

try, returning at ten o'clock. There was
no way OF proving this, either, fo1 Dick
had not spoken to n soul, and there was
literally no way by which he could prove
an allbl. Nothing more could be said at
present, and Arthur and his chum with
drew and passed slowly to their room, as
the President had ordered. On their
way they met several students, who, il
was plain to be sccn were waiting fo1
them to leave the library.
"iou can't most always tell flat from
Il sharp" said one OF the number, Il young
man who had been particularly offensive
in his manner to Arthur. ave have all
been mistaken in your character. my boy.
| take notice that when these gootiy-
goody fellows do take il into their soft
lsates TO cut mp, they generally beat the
rest of us all hollow in the mcanness of
tbcir efforts
Arthur's face was scarlet, and his hands
worked ncrvously. lie was full of desire
to knock this fellow down, and under the
cXaspcrating circumstances. it was hardly
to be wondered at; but the young man
had been trained in different school, so
he valiantly turned on / is heel and left
his enemy without word ''ValiaLtly"
is the proper term to describe Arthur
Hovts behavior in this crisis. 1t would
have taken physical strength only-and
Arthur had plenty OF that-to have
hogged Steve Cary, the young man
who had just publicly insultcd him,
but it required real valor to turn
away without either word or blow. That
afternoon the tidings of the death of Mrs
Allen threw tho college into terrible cx
cltemcn,. Officers were promptly on
hazd, and Arthur and Dick were sub
.jectcd to the most rigid scrutiny. The
Cor"ners jury would convene the next
morning, and until then. mt anv rate. the
two young men were prisoners. The de-
tectivc who had charge of them was
goodnaturcd fellow, and after as. ING nll
sorts of questions, relevant and irrelevant,
as it seemed to his companions, he finally
said, with chucklc:
/ "T"cy may be pretty smart up hc,c in
this college, but they've got the wrong
pigs by the ear ,thss time. Say, boys,
come out for walk, can keep an eye
on you Just rs well outdoors as in the
onsc, and mebbe it i'll chirp ynu mp n
| bit"
$50 out they went, the detective ask
| ing all sorts of questions, it seemed to
his companions for no other purpose than
to make conversation. As they drew
near the lake, large and deep sheet of
water Arthur saw that Cary was out in
his (Arthur's) tiny, shallow shell of u
| boat,
"He'll have to be more careful, or he II
upset, as sure as fate!' said Arthur, more
I, himself than to those about him.
''T would be pity to have him drown
now" grow!ed Dick "Grcat heavens #.
there he goes"
Arthur, who had been watching the
boat and its occupant, threw off his coat
and his boots; and, before & e detective
could lay a hand on Tim, he had plunged
into the water, and was making with all
his m g fol the drowning man, Gary
could not swim, and when Arthur reached
| him he had come to the surface the
second time. 1t required almost super
human strength to bring hlm in, but the
brave swimmer succeeded, and tor a
moment Arthur lay painting and exhaust
ed beside the inanimatc form he had
snatched from the water. A half IN
hour later, the still unconscious young
! J.,
forgetting that he was Il prisoner. did all
in his power toward his cncmys rcstora-
ton. AS they removed his coat, a large
Russia-leathcr pocket book dropped to
the floor, and this Arthur took into his
own possession.
"1ou had better change your clothes
at once, Hoyt," kind voice said, after
all had been done. Arthur turned and
saw the President.
"All right, sir" said the young man,
presenting Carcy's pocket-boox. 81 was
afraid this might fall into improper
hands, sir. 1t seems very full Of papers,
81 hope | haven't wrongcd you,' said
the President, with considerable feeling.
'Rather hope that you have, sir" said
Arthur, with ii smile; II yuu nave
wrongcd us, then we are innocent, you
know; but whatever the result, ! shall
always feel that you have acted accoid-
ing to your best Judgment"
That evening, as Arthur, Dick and the
detective sat IN their room, waiting for
they knew not what, knock on the door
was followed by the entrance Of the Pres
ident.
"Officer,n he said, with trembling
voice, you can go to the parior, II you
please. These young men are not guilty,
therefore they require no guard
Il knew that aforc," said the detective,
as he hastily left the room.
"The pocket-book you gave me, Au-
thur the President began. ''has solved
the mystery. There was but one student
engaged in the miserable affair, and he
has passed to his account, he continued,
reveIentiy. 'Hc vas joined by some
young men from the city-what young
men we shall probably never find out.
should have been more careful, boys
and now c tears rolled doan the good
mans face. 81 have cleared your name
before the whole college, and that is all
can ,io. Even with poor Carey dead up
stairs, your friends and your enemies
joined in a hearty C Ger of good. i'll
when l told them what thought ncces-
sary."
somehow it came to pass from that
day till the day Arthur Hoyt left college
he was never again called a Flat"
, The first time you wear a stOve-pipe
hat everybody looks at you. Not, as vou
may vainly imagine, because you are the
! first young man who ever wore stove
| nine hat but because ii is anparent ever