The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-21

wait to see them"
"All right, sir,''' responded Arthur,
pleasantly. y Conscious integrity made
him bold. Dick rose slowly, and walked
out in his usual logged manner.
''Say, "A Flat you're in for til" said
one of the class, in low to2e, as the
young man passed him. "You're turn
has come now, "A Flatr " said another
"Mcbbc you won't bc so high and
mighty now that you're found out ut
lastw
"What do you suppose it is?' Dick
inquired, as he came up with Arthur.
'''Some contemplate tr1ck Of the boys"
said Arthur; "but We shall soon know,
Brace up old fellow, for here we are.
A few words sufficcd 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 handkcr-
chief, with "Arthur Hoyt' plainly marked
in one corner.
"Does this belong to you, Hoyt2" the
President inquired.
"1t does SIR" replied Arthur, pleas
antly.
."And is this yours?" the gentleman
asked of Dick, presenting 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
nOcent old woman into fit. l shall be
compelled t. 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'' +
II am very sorry, sir" said Arthur, re-
spectfully; "and l am sure Dick u.s. 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 l was never
on Mrs. Aliens premises in my life, and
/ am quite sure Denham never was" =
II never was" said Dick, with charac:-
teristic d"ggedness, and never expect
to be-"
"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, 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.
There was a straightforwardness in the
attitude of these suspected young men
that was irresistible; still everything was
against them. The old woman had tcsti-
fed that morning that she heard the
names of Hoyt and Dcnham 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 nc
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 t" soul, and there was
literally no way by which he could prove
an aliln. Nothing more could be said al
present, and Arthur and his chum with
drew and passed slowly to their room, a.
the President had ordered. On thei1
way they met several students, who, il
was plain to be seen, were waiting fo1
them to leave the library.
"You can't most always tell fiat from
a sharp" said one Of the number, young
man who had been particularly offensive
in his manner to Arthur. awe have al
been mistaken in your character, my boy
take notice that when these goody
goody fellows do take it into their sof
patcs to cut up, they generally beat the
rest of us all hollow in the meanncss o
their efforts"
Arthur's face was scarlet, and his hands
worked nervously. He was full of desir.
to knock this fellow down, and under til,
cxaspcrating circumstances, it was harCll,
to be wondered at; but the young mar
had been trained in different school, 81
he valiantly turned on his heel and lef
his enemy without word. "ValiaLtly
is the proper term to describe Arthur
Hoyt's behavior in this crisis. It would
have taken physical strength only-ant
Arthur had plenty of that-to hav'
flogged Steve Cary, the young ma,
who had just publicly insulted hin,
but it required real valor to turf
away without either word or blow. Tha
| afternoon the tidings of the death of Mrs
Allen threw the college into terrible ex
element. Officers were promptly OF
ha2d, and Arthur and Dick were sub
jected to the most rigid scrutiny. Tn
Corcner's jury would convene the mex
: morning, and until then, at any rate, tn
two young men were prisoners. The de
tective who had charge of them was
: good-natured fellow, and after ask ing al
sorts Of questions, relevant and irrelevant
as it seemed to his companions, he finall
said, with a chuckle:
7 ''They may be pretty smart up here i
this college, but they've got the wron
pigs by the ear this time. Say, boys
{ come out for walk! can keep an ey
, on you just as we'll outdoors as in til
house, and mebbc it ill chirp you up
BIT"
$50 out they went, the detective ask
+ ing all sorts Of questions, it seemed t
> his companions for no other purpose tina
, to make conversation. AS they Dire,
near the lake, large and deep sheet q
"@eNAS 3AAAAuA %" tll1L NbIy WAS OuG IL
his (Arthur's) tiny, shallow shell of
t boat.
, "He'll have to be more careful, or hc'l
upset, as sure as fatep' said Arthur, NOR
| Il himself than to those about him.
, "T'would be a pity to have him drow
, now!" growled Dick "Grcat heavens
= there he goes!' ~
! Arthur, who had been watching tn
J boat and its occupant, threw of his Goa
and his boots; and, before the detectiv
+ could lay hand on him, he had plunge
r into the water, and was making with al
| his might for the drowning man, Car
could not swim, and when Arthur reache
! him he, had come to. the surface tn
second time. 1t required almost super
; human strength to bring him in, but tn
2 brave swimmer succeeded, and for
) moment Arthur lay painting and exhaust
ed beside the inanimate form he ha
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