"Corporal Miller was here, I know, because I saw him. Captain Macklin also saw him and talked with him."
"Where was Captain Macklin, at the time?"
"He was officer of the day, and in charge that evening."
"Send and get Captain Macklin; I want to talk to him."
Captain Macklin of Company B arrived, wearing a sort of uneasy bravado, which did not improve under Captain Bill's keen scrutiny.
"How many of your men, Captain Macklin, had passes on the evening of August 13th?" was the first question.
"Only two," replied Macklin, giving two names not down on Captain McDonald's list of suspects.
"Where were the others?"
"They were all in the barracks and answered to eight o'clock and eleven o'clock roll-call."
"What happened after that time?"