The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1879-08-23

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Docs this belong to you, lIoytr le
President inquired.
st does sir, replied Arthur pis-
antly
And is this yours" the gentlern
asked Of Dick, presenting crooked >tk,
or cane, which the young man was &
customed to carry on long walks
That's mine sir said Dick.
And here is cuff with "A. III
marked on il" the President continN
''torn from the wrist probably i'll hc
pleasant excitement Of frightening ann
nocent old woman into tit | shabc
compelled to bold your property, Rs,
until such time as the law of the colke,
or the law Of the State, shall he psed
upon you. Mrs. Allen Is not expted
to live
Il am very sorry, SIT, said ArthuI be
spectiully; sand am sure Dick il, DO:
but what sort Of justice is this that 1es
our guilt 50 entirely for granted: bur
evidence is mercy circumstantia Isir
and | wish to say here that ! was ever
on Mrs. Aliens premises in my Lii, and
am quite sure Denham never wasi
i neFer was, said Dick, with c;Tac-
terlstic dogeedness, and never Npect
to be-"
What would you say, EIoyt, if we're
- tell you that one Of the Pro 4ssors
saw you there last right inquired the
President
y should say, sir Arthur Responded,
quickly, that the Professor was 2eatly
mistaken; but il you were to tell mr. than
one of the students saw nc there. lould
say that student lied.
There was strM9httorw ardne.s in the
attitude Of these suspected youn. men
that was irresistible; still everything was
against them. The old woman has 'testi-
fled that morning that she head the
names OF Hoyt and Denham pronounced
more than once the night before The
conspiracy was we'll arranged, Dthing,
50 far rs known, having been lettout in
It's calculation. Arthur was in ms room
alone NIL the previous evening: btl. as he
thought IT over, there was absolutely no
one to testify to this fact. DIX had
taken one Of his long walks into tle coun-
try, returning 1T ten O'Clock. There was
no way Of proving. this either, for Dick
had not spoken to u sou y Ard there was
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and Arthur ant his chum With
drew and PASSED slowly totheir room, as
the President had ordered. Or their
way they met several students, WHO. it
was plain to be seen, were waiting for
them to leave the library.
You can't most always telIa flat from
q sharp said one OF the number, a Young
man who had been particularly offensive
IN his manner to Arthur 1--WE have all
been mistaken in your character, my boy.
take notice that when these ooody-
goody fellows do take it into their soft
pates to cut up, they generally beat the
rest OF us all hollow in the meanness of
their efforts"
Arthur's face was scarlet, and his hands
worked nervonsly. He was full Of desire
o knock this fellow down, and under the
circumstances, it was hardly
o be wondered at; but the young man
lad been trained in different school, 50
le valiantly turned on Lis heel and left
lis enemy without word. ..Naliartly''
$ the proper term to describe Arthur
iovt's behavior in this crisis. 1t would
lave taken physical strength only and
Arthur had plenty OF that-to have
logged Steve Cary. the young man
sho had just publicly insulted him,
'ut it required real valor to turn
way without either word or blow. That
ftcmoon the tidings Of the death Of Mrs.
Allen threw the college into terrible ex
ltement. Officers were promptly on
laRd, and Arthur and Dick were sub
ectcd 70 the most rigid scrutiny. The
soroner's jury would convene the next
morning, and until then, at anv rate, the
Wo young men We're prisoners The de-
ective who had charge of them was i
sood-natured fellow, and after asking all
orts of questions, relevant and irrelevant.
S it seemed to his companions. he finally
aid, with d ehuekle:
"Thcy may be pretty smart up here in
his college, but they've got the wrong
,igs by the ear this time. Say, bows.
ONE out for 4 walk. can keep an eve
II you Just as well outdoors as In the
ouse, and mebbe il III chirp You up a
1T"
80 out they Went, the detective ;sk-
ag all sorts Of questions, it seemed 10
is companions for no other purpose than
Q make conversation. As they drew
ear the lake, 4 large and deep sheet Of
,ater, Arthur saw that Cary was out in
is fArthur'sl tiny. shallow shell OF
'oat.
Hell have to be more careful, or he'll
pset, as sure as fate e said Arthur, more
| himself than to those about him.
II would be 3 pity TO have him drown
owl' growled Dick ssGreat heavens
here he goes!"
Arthur, who had been watching the
Lnat and It's ncclInanf fhrna.- ntf his nnnt