Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-21

library, where the Faculty Of this college
wait to see them T. tsss.ss-as
i Gall right, sir" responded Arthur,
4 pleasantly. Conscious integrity made
him bold. Dick rose slowly, and walked
out in his usual logged manner. RI Il
/ ''Say, "A Flat you're in for it!'' said
one Of the class, in a. low tone, las the
young man passed him. t4You're turn
has come now, "A Flatp said another.
"Mcbbe YOU won't he so high and
mighty now that you're found out at
lastw
"What do you suppose it iss' Dick
inquired, as he came up with Arthur
"Some contemplate trick of the boys,''
said Arthur; "but we shall soon know,
Brace up old fellow, for here we are.
A few words sufficed to put the visitors
in possession Of all they wanted to know.
After few preliminary remarks, such as
having been led to expect better things
from the young men before him, the
President produced large silk handker-
chief, with "Arthur Hoyt' plainly marked
in one corner.
"Does this belong to you, Hoyt?" the
President inquired.
ut does SIR" replied Arthur, pleas
antly.
| "And is this yoursa" the gentleman
asked Of Dick, presenting a crooked stick,
or cane, which the young man was &C.
customed to carry on long walks.
"That's mine sir" said Dick.
"And here is cuff with "A. Hoyt
marked on it, the President continued
"torn from the wrist probably. in the
pleasant excitement Of frightening an in
nQcent old woman into fit shall be
compelled to hold your property, sirs,
until'such time as the law of the college,
or the law of the State, shall be passed
upon you. Mrs. Allen is not expected
to live"
~ am very sorry, sir" said Arthur, re-
spectfully land am sure Dick is, too;
but what sort of justice is this that takes
our guilt so entirely for granted? Your
evidence is mercy circumstantial, sir.
and l wish to say here that I was never
on Mrs. Aliens premises in my life, and
I am quite sure Denham never was.''
"Inever was," said Dick, with charac-
teristic doggedness, and I never expect
to be-" 3
"What would you say, Hoyt, if were
to tell you that one Of the Pro. essors
saw you there last night2" inquired the
President.
II should say, SIR" Arthur responded,
quickly, shat the Professor was greatly
mistaken; but if you were to tell me that
one of the students saw me there. should
say that student lied. {
There was straightforwardness in the
attitude Of these suspected young men
that was irresistible; still everything was
against them. The old woman had testi-
fed that morning that she heard the
names of Hoyt and Denham pronounced
more than once the night before. The
conspiracy was well arranged, nothing,
SO far as known, having been left out in
its calculation. Arthur was in his room
alone all the previous evening, but, as he
thought it over, there was absolutely no
onet to testify to this fact. Dick had
taken one of his long walks into the coun-
try returning at ten o'clock. There was
no way of proving this, either, for Dick
had not spoken to soul, and there was
literally no way by which he could prove
an alibl. 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, it
was plain to be seen, were waiting for
them to leave the library.
:"You can't most always tell flat from
a sharp" said one of the number, young
man who had been particularly offensive
in his manner to Arthur. eve have all
been mistaken in your character, my boy.
take notice that when these goody-
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 nervously. He was full Of desire
to knock this fellow down, and under the
4 cxasperating circumstances, twas hardly
to be wondered at; but the young man
had been trained in different school, SO
! he valiantly turned on his heel and left
his enemy without a word. "ValiaLtly'
is the proper term to describe Arthur
Hoyt's behavior in this crisis. It would
have taken physical strength only-and
Arthur had plenty Of that-to have
tfogged Steve Cary, the. young man
3 who had just publicly insulted him
I but 1T required real valor to turn
away without either word or blow That
afternoon the tidings of the death of Mrs
Allen threw the college into terrible ex
r element. Officers were promptly or
, hand, and Arthur and Dick were sub
, iected to the most rigid scrutiny. The
T Coroner's Jury would convene the mex
morning, and until then, at any rate, thu
two young men were prisoners. The de
tective who had charge of them was
: good-natured fellow, and after asking al
sorts Of questions, relevant and irrelevant
as it seemed to his companions, he finall!
said, with chuckle:
r ~s'They may be pretty smart up here il
, this college, but they've got the, wron.
pigs by the ear THIS time. Say, boys
come out for walk! lean keep an ey'
on you just as we'll outdoors as in tn
house, and mebbe it ill chirp you up
: b1t."
$50 out they went, the detective ask
ing all sorts of questions, it seemed t,
his companions for no other purpose thai
? to make conversation. AS they dree
near the lake, large and deep sheet o
water, Arthur saw that Cary was out il
his (Arthur's) tiny, shallow shell of
boat. - "
~"He'll have to be more careful, or he'll
upset, as sure as fate!'' said Arthur, NOR
Il himself than to those about him.
"T'would be a pity to have him drown
Enow!" growled Dick "Great heavens
there he goes?'
! Arthur, who had been watching. tn
} boat and its occupant, threw off his Goa
!, and his boots; and, before the detectiv
could lay hand on him, he had plunged
into the water, and was making with al
his might for the drowning man, Car,
=. could not swim, and when Arthur reached
him he had come to the surface tn