"Yes—you've suffered, and you've done the manly thing by coming right to me and telling the truth."
Barry looked at him with gratitude beaming from his eyes.
"You think so?"
"I know it. We all have to pay for our sins of omission and our sins of commission. You've done the only thing that mortal can do. You're sorry; you've confessed—and, I'm sure it will be the lesson of a lifetime."
"I'm positive of that," was the fervent response.
"Well," said Carlton, rising and putting his arm about the boy's shoulder, "you can go home now and go to sleep with a good conscience."
CHAPTER XX HUDSON PLAYS POLITICS
At ten o'clock the next morning Barry Wynn walked into the rooms of the Committee on Public Buildings, and coolly handed Joel Phipps the missing bill.