The evening world., 1911-03-18

But Il has been cancelled. See. he
paid it. And these" the Old professor
pointed IN protest to the ashes in the
tray. III these, too, We're notes raised,
as you clearly accuse-he must have
paid them. They We're returned
paid? Yes Dr.. Joslyn's voice rang
accus!nSly. Paid from the university
funds! The examination which l made
personally OF his books. unknown to
Lawrie-for l could not confess at first
to my old friend the suspicious ] held
against him-showcd that he had meth
odically entered tho notes at the
amounts We authorized. and later en-
tered them again at their face amounts
as he paid them. The total discrepancy
exceeds one hundred thousand dollars"
Who filled this out?" Trant had
taken tho paper from the hand OF the
president and asked this question sud-
denly.
Harrison. II was the custom. h
signature Is Lawrie's. and the note IL
regular. Oh. there can be no doubt
Reiland,'
mo, no. the old man objected.
James Lawr!e was not a thief
The young man sprang 10 his friend
as he tottered. Or. IRELAND, I shall
clear HIM" he promised wildly. II
shall prove, ] swear not only that Dr.
La wrie was not a thief. but-he was
not even = suicide"
.What madness ia this, Trart." the
president demanded !alpatIeAt,y, when
tho facts are So plain before us"
so plain. DR.. Joslyn' Yes" the
young man rejoinod, very plain in
deed-the fact that before the papers
were burned, before the gas was
turned on or the tips taken from the
fixture, before that door was slammed
| and the spring lock fastened it from tho
outside Dr.. l.awrle was dead and was
Laid upon that lounge!'
What? What-what, Trant%
You yourself, sir. before We told You
how We .ound him. saw that DR.. Lawrie
| had not himself lain down, but had
been laid upon the lounge. He Is not
lights some one ALMOST dropped him
there. since tho edge OF tho lounge cut
tho plaster on the wall, The single
noto not burned lay under his body,
where it could scarcely have escaped IL
tho notes were burned first; where 1t
would most surely have been over
looked II tho body already lay there.
Gas YOU not DO pouring out during
tho burning, so tho tips were probably
taken of later. II must have struck
you how thcatric all this Is. that some
one has thought OF its effect. that some
one mas arranged tnlS ROOM ana,
leaving Lawrle dead, has gone away,
closing the spring llck"-
Luther" Dr. Reilayd had risen. his
hands stretched ont before him. "You
are ehSrgins murder"
"Wak" Or, Joslyn was standing by
the window. n his eyes had caught
tho swift approach of a Limousine au-
tomobile which. with It's plate glass
~shimnering in the sun, was taking the
broad sweep into the driveway, As II
slowed before the entrance the pres!-
dent swung back to those in the room.
I'VE two" he said. were Lawrie's
nearest friends--ho had but one other.
Branower Is coming now. Go down
and prepare him. Traut. ITS wife Is
with him. She must not come up"
Trant hurried down without COM
ment. Through the window OF the car
he could see the profile OF a woman, and
beyond It the broad. powerful face of
q man. with sandy beard parted and
brushed after a foreign fashion. Bran
over had succeeded his father as presi-
dent OF the board OF trustees OF the
university.
''Wen. TrAnt. what IL it?' the truste"
asked. He had opened the door OF the
thnouslne II was preparing to de-
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