“But it is true, upon my word!” cried the girlish student. “I heard the explosion myself.”
“What explosion?” asked several.
“An explosion in Oakdale, to-night,” answered Polly. “Somebody tried to dynamite Jason Sparr’s hotel!”
CHAPTER XVII
A SERIOUS ACCUSATION
Instantly there was great excitement in the dormitory, and all of the students crowded around Polly, to learn what he might have to say.
“It was this way, don’t you know,” said the scholarly youth. “I went to Oakdale to see my uncle, who stopped off on his trip from Portland to St. Louis. He wanted to ask me about some family matters, and he didn’t have time to come to the Hall. I went down in the buggy––”
“Oh, never mind that, Polly, tell about the explosion,” interrupted Roger.