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ut does, SIR replied Arthur, pleas.

:: It does, cir, !" replied Arthur. pleas
antly.
"And il this yoursr' the gentleman
asked Of Dick, presenting q crooked
stick, or cane, which the young man
was aocustomed to carry on long walks.
That's mine, air." said Dick.
And here b . cuff with A. Hoyt'
marked On It," the President con-
dnusd, '.torn from the wrist probably
In To pleasant excitement Of frighten-
ing IN nnooent old woman into 9 fit.
I shall be compelled TO hold your prop
erty, 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, sfr,'' said Arthur,
respectfully; "and l am sure Dick is,
too; but what sort of justice is this
that takes our guilt SO entirely for
Grantede Your evidence is simply cir.
cumstantial, sir, and I wish to say here
that was never on Mrs. Aliens prem
ises in my life, and l am quite sure
Denham never was" .~.
II never was,'' said Dick, with
Characteristic doggedness, land l
never expect to be. r..
"What would you say, Hoyt, If I
we're to tell you that one of the Pro-
fessors saw you there last nightp' in
quired the President.
II 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 q straightforwardness In
the attitude Of these suspected young
men that was Irresistible; still every
thing was against them. The old
woman he'd 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, 80 far as
known, having been left out in it's CAL
culation. Arthur was in his room
alone all the previous evening, but, as
he thought it over, there was abso-
lutely 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 prov
ing this, either, for Dick had not
spoken to soul, and there was liter
ally no way by which he could prove
IN abb. Nothing more could be said
at present, and Arthur and his chum
Withdrew and passed slowly along to
their room, as the President had or.
dered. 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 num-
Der, young man who had been par
Gcularly offensive in his manner to
Arthur. 1--WE have all been mistaken
in your character, my boy. 1 take
notice that when these goody-goodv
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 circum
stances, it was hardly to be wondered
al; but the young man had been
trained In . different school, SO he
valiantly turned on his heel and left
his enemy without word. "Valiant-
"" is the proper term to describe Ar
thur Hoyts behavior in this crisis. 1t
would have taken physical strength
only-and Arthur had plenty of that
to have fogged Steve Cary, the young
man who had just publicly nsulted
him, but it required real valor to turn
away without either word or blow.
That afternoon the tidlngs of the death
OF Mrs. Allen threw the college into
terrible excitement. Officers were
promptly on hand, and Arthur and
Dick were subjected to the most rigid
scrutiny. The Coroner's 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 a good
nstured fellow, and after asking all
sorts of questions, relevant and irrele-
want, as it seemed to his companions.
he finally said, with chuckle:
"They may be pretty smart up here
n this college, but they've got the
wrong pigs by the ears this time. Saw,
boys, come out for walk! can keen
an eye on you just as well outdoors as
in the house. and mebbe it ill chirp
you up Bit"
So out they went, the detective ask.
ing oil sorts of questions, it seemed to
his companions for no other purpose
than to make conversation. As thew
drew near the lake, a large and very
deep sheet Of water, Arthur saw that
Gary was out in his (Arthur's) tiny,
shallow shell Of boat.
. He'll have to be more careful. or
he'll up.at,. % sure a. fate!o said Ar
thur, more to ihimself than to those
about him. - 49,
"Twould be . pity to have him
drown now" growled Dick. "Great
heavens! there he goes!''
Arthur, who had been watching the
boat and its occupant, threw of his
coat and his boots, and, before the de-
tective could lay hand on him; he had
plunged into the water, and was MAX
Ing with al his might for the drowning
man. Cary could not swim, and when
Arthur reached him he had come to
the surface the second time. It re-
CURED almost superhuman strength to
bring him in, but the brave swimmer
succeeded. and for q moment Arthur
lay painting and exhausted beside the
lnanimate form he had snatched from
the water. A half an hour later, the
still nncnnacinna vnunn, ,,nor .,o. Lo.,.e