The times-news., 1937-06-19

| to ourselves 10 solve TINS myS-
terry. We know that someone took
that process from concealed
drawer in your desk in the lab.
We think it was taken on Thurs
day afternoon when the lab was
deserted. But the lab was locked
even though the drawer wasn't.
First of all, who besides the jan
itor and yourself could have got
ten into the lab? Second, who,
outside of Bendorff, Maxwell ana
Yourself knew about that drawer.
When we answer those question,
wei have the thief"
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"Well," David pondered, "let's
see. The janitor and | had the
only sets of keys to the chemistry
lab that afternoon. | kept mine
with me and the janitor swears
he did, too. The windows were
locked. 1t seems to me quite I'M
possible for anyone to have en-
tered the room. Yet someone did.
How, | don't know. As for the
drawer, | suppose anyone who
spent much time in the lab would
have an opportunity TO find out
about it. That takes in about one
fourth of the student body. There
were no classes Friday because
/ that was Class Day and the Prom
was that night. | worked in the
lab myself all the afternoon, and
it was locked all morning. The
theft was discovered by Profess
sor Maxwell on Saturday morn
ing" He sighed. There's the set
up. If you can find a loophoie
in it, you're cleverer than | am!
As she listened to his words,
Coral had grown more and more
excited. When he finished she
spoke slowly, yet with excitement
brimming in her voice. David, i
believe | can find that loophole"
What! How SO"
David, think carefully. Were
YOU in the lab every minute of
Friday afternoon? Didn't you
leave once just for a few
minutes"
His brow furrOwed in concen-
tration. Then he looked up sud
denly. "YeS, / did leave once.
About 3 o'clock | went outside
to smoke cigaret. | must have
been gone about l5 minutes" His
! face fell. "That won't work,
though, Coral. When ] came back
I found Donna and Hoyt Marquis
there, fussing around the equip
ment. | asked Donna the other
day if they'd seen anyone go IN
or out of the room while was
out and she said they hadn't, that
they'd been there alone until l
came back" .
Coral jumped to her feet.
David, take me back to the
house. Donna either took that
process or had something to do
with it. Don't you see how it all
fits? She works in the lab and
would have chance to find that
drawer. Her father is a chemical
manufacturers. She's been trying
to do something to please him, to
make him keep her in school.
What could be better than your
process and letting him think
she worked it out herself! Hoyt
may have helped her, to get even
with me. | don't know how much
of this is right, but I'm going to
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find out. Come on!
Twenty minutes later, Coral
| burst into the room at the Soror-
ity house which she and Donna
shared. Her roommate sat curled
rm on the window seat, eating
chocolates and reading a movie
magazine. She looked up, her
face startled, as Coral spoke
Donna, put down that magazine
| and listen to me.
: Donna complied in surprise;
whats the matter with you
What's up?"
/ "Plentyw CoralS voice was
stern. Donna. tell me the truth;
If YOU do, | promise that DAVID
and | will sec that the authorities
aren't hard on you. Donna, ana
you take that process from Da-
vid's desk in the lab?"
3 Donna gazed at her unblush-
ingly, her eyes wide and inno-
cent. Coral, have you lost your
mind? Has the process been stol-
en-? How awful! OF course you re
upset. But what makes you THINK
i would do such Il dreadful
thing?"
"You know the process was
stolen. You spread the story
around the campus" Cora! SAID
quietly. "You knew the process
was stolen, because you took It.
Didn't YOU? Answer me! Didn't
you take it," ,
Donna was angry now, her eyes
were frightened, her usually rose