“I am sorry,” replied Miss Williams, “but I found it in your desk.”
“In my desk?” cried Bob.
“Yes, Bob.”
“When?”
“Just now. I searched all the desks. It was in yours, Bob,” went on Miss Williams, and her voice shook a little. “I think a great deal of you, and I do not wish to misjudge you, but you must explain this.”
“Why, how can I?” spoke Bob. “I don’t know anything about the list.”
“Have you any idea how it came in your desk?”
“Why—yes, I have——”
A sudden thought had come into Bob’s mind. It was a dreadful thought, too. He almost turned pale, he was so upset. Just like a flash a quick idea made him almost gasp.