The Princeton union., 1879-08-20

! SpecC1ully; "and / 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 wish to say here that was never
on Mrs. Aliens premises in my life, and
am quite sure Denham never was.''
II never was," said Dick, with charac-
teristic doggedness, and never expect
to be-"
"What would you say, Hoyt, if were
! to tell you that one of tho Pre-. .essors
saw you there last Aight?" inquired the
President.
II should say, SIR" Arthur responded,
quickly, ''that 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.
q There was a straightforwardness in the
| attitude of these suspected young men
that was irresistible; still everything was
against them. The old woman had testi-
fed that mornine that she heard the
names of Hoyt and Denham pronounced
more than once the night before. The
conspiracy was we'll 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
one 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 a fiat from
a sharp" said one of the number, young
man who had been particularly offensive
in his manner to Arthur. "We have all
been mistaken in your character, my boy.
l 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
exasperating circumstances, it was 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 word. ''ValiaLtly"
is the proper term to describe Arthur
Hoyt's behavior in this crisis. 1t would
have taken physical strength only-and
Arthur had plenty Of that-to have
tlogged Steve Cary, the young man
who had just publicly insulted 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 the college into terrible ex-
citement. Officers were promptly on
hand, and Arthur and Dick were sub
jected to the most rigid scrutiny. The
Coroner's jury would convene the next
morning, and until then, at anv rate, the
two young men were prisoners. The de-
tective who had charge of them was
good-natured fellow, and after asking all
sorts Of questions, relevant and irrelevant.
as it seemed to his companions, he finally
said, with chuckle: 4
.'They may be pretty smart up here in
this college, but they've got the wrong
pigs by the ear this time. Say, boys,
come out for a walk! I can keep an eve
on you just as we'll outdoors as in the
house, and mebbe it ill chirp YOU up a
bit" 80. =
$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 a
boat.
''He'l have to be more careful, or he'll
upset, as sure as fate!" said Arthur, more
t himself than to those about him.
''T'would be a pity to have him drown
now!" growled Dick "Great heavens!
there he goesw
Arthur, who had been watching the
boat and its occupant, threw off his coat
and his boots and, before the detective
could lay hand on him, he had plunged
into the water, and was making with all
his might for the drowning man, Gary
could not swim, and when Arthur reached
him he had come to the surface the
second time. It required almost super
human strength to bring him in, but the
brave swimmer succeeded, and for
moment Arthur lay painting and exhaust
ed beside the inanimate form he had
snatched from the water. A half an
hour later, the still unconscious young
man was borne to the college Arthur,
forgetting that he was a prisoner, did ali
in his power toward his enemys restora-
ton. AS they removed his coat, a large
Russia-leather pocket-book dropped to
the floor, and this Arthur took into his
own possession. .r..
'You had better change your clothes
at once, Hoyt," a kind voice said. after
all had been done. Arthur turned and
saw the President. IL liz. +
"All right, SIR" said the young man,
presenting Carey's pocket-book II was
afraid this mi ght fall into improper
hands, sir. It seems very full of papers"
Il hope I haven't wronged you," said
the President, with considerable feeling.
''Rather hope that you have, sir" said
Arthur, with a smile; ''if you have
wronged us, then we are innocent, YOU
know; but whatever the result, I shall
always feel that you have acted accord
ing to your best Judgment
That evening, as Arthur, Dick and the
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