“I should like to know what evidence you have?”
“Your boat was over at Bayport last night, and did not leave until after two o’clock.”
“Mr. Norton must have used it.”
“Maybe, but that is not at present for me to decide. Then there are other things—”
“What other things?”
“A small iron bar used to pry open the safe door was found, and it had your father’s name stamped upon it.”
“That is one that belonged to the mill. Mr. Norton or any one else might have carried it off.”
“But you were seen, Reuben, in Bayport at eleven o’clock last night, and you say you were not there at all.”
“Seen!” I cried. “No, no, Squire! Who says so?”
“Several people. They saw you on Maple Avenue, right near the bank.”