"Of course, if it was a doughnut, or a pie, I'd suspect you right off!" "Huh! It's no crime to take something to eat!" grunted Stuffer.
"I'd hate to think any cadet was guilty," came from Emerald.

"'Twould blacken the character of the whole school, so it would!" "Well, Jack and Pepper have some bitter enemies," said Dale, significantly.

And all present knew to whom he referred.
"Well, you can't always tell," said Dale, and shrugged his broad shoulders.
At that moment Fred Century came hurrying into the dormitory.
"Have you heard the latest news ?" he cried.
"No, what is it ?" questioned Andy.
"Maybe we are going to have an extra holiday," suggested Pepper.
"Better yet, maybe old Crabtree has resigned," added Jack.
"Perhaps Fred is going to give us a spread," came from Stuffer.

"I'd like that first-rate." "No, the news is more important than all that," came from Fred.
"Well, what is it, Fred ?" "Don't keep us on pins and needles any longer!" "Well, the news is, that there have been more robberies committed here," answered Fred.
"More robberies!" came from half a dozen throats.
"Yes.

The teachers were going to keep the thing quiet, but it leaked out through Mumps and Nick Paxton.
"What has been taken now ?" asked Jack, curiously.
"A watch, a scarfpin, and a five-dollar gold piece." "And who was robbed ?" burst out Andy.
"The watch was taken from Paxton, the scarfpin from Ritter, and Coulter lost the five-dollar gold piece." "Is it possible!" murmured the young major, and then he looked meaningly at his chums.