The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-21

takes our guilt so entirely for grantedP
Your evidence is simply circumstantial,
sir, and 1 wish to say here that was
never on Mrs. Aliens premises in my
life, and am sure Denham never was"
81 never was" said Dick, with char
acteristic doggedness, "and l never
expect to be-"
"What would you say, Hoyt, if l
were to tell you that one of the Profess
sors saw you there last nightp" in
quired the President.
81 should say, SIR" Arthur re-
sponded, 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 straightforwardness in
the attitude of these suspected young
men that was irresistible, still every
thing was against them. The old
woman had testified that morning that
she had 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 cal
culation. 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
country, returning at ten O'Clock.
There was no way of proving this,
either, for Dick had not spoken to a
soul, and there was literally no way by
which he could prove an alibi. Nothing
more could be said at present, and
Arthur and his chum withdrew and
passed slowly along 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 sharp" said one of the number,
a young man who had been particular
ly offensive in his manner to Arthur.
"We have all been mistaken in your
character, my boy. l take notice when
these goody-goody fellows do take it
into their soft pates to cut up, they gen.
orally 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 circum-
stances, it was hardly to be wondered
at; but the young man had been trained
in a different school, so he valiantly
turned on his heel and left his enemy
without word. Valiantly'' 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
logged Steve Cary, the young man who
had just publicly insulted him, but it
required real valor to turn away with
out either word or blow. That after
noon the tidings of the death of Mrs.
Allen threw the college into terrible ex-
element. Officers we're promptly on
hand, and Arthur and Dick were sub
jected to the most rigid scrutiny. The
Coroner jury would convene the next
morning, and until then, at any rate,
the two young men were prisoners.
The detective who had charge of them
was good-natured fellow, and after
asking all sorts of questions, relevant
and irrelevant, as it seemed to his COM
panions, he finally said, with chuckle;
"They may be pretty smart up here
in this college, but they've got the
wrong pigs by the ears this time. Say
boys, come out for walk! l can keep
an eye on you just as well outdoors as
in the house, and mebbe it ill chirp
you up Bit"
So they went out, the detective
asking 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 very
deep sheet of water, Arthur saw that
Cary was out in his-Arthur' s-tiny,
shallow shell of boat.
"He'll have to be more careful, or
he'll upset, as sure as fater said Ar
thur, more to himself than to those
about him.
"T'would he pity to have him
drown nowr' growled Dick. "Great
heavens! there he goes p
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. Cary could not swim, and when
Arthur reached him he had come to the
surface the second time. 1t required
almost superhuman strength to bring
him in, but the brave swimmer succeed
ed and for moment Arthur Law pant
ing and exhausted beside the mani
mate form he had snatched from the
wafer. A half an hour later the still
unconscious young man was borne to
the college. Arthur, forgetting that he
was a prisoner, did all in his power
toward his enemy's restoration. AS
they removed his coat. large Russia
leather pocketbook dropped to the
floor, and this Arthur took into his own
possession.
=" You had better change your clothes
at once, Hoytp' kind voice said, after
all had been done. Arthur turned and
saw the President.
Sc III RIGHT sir - eaid tho xo,~o.