"Who was captain of the guard?" asked Captain Hayden, when he came in and faced a rather frightened lot of cadets.
"I was, sir," replied John Stiver.
"What did you see?"
"I was on duty, sir, near the main entrance of the south barracks, and the first I knew I saw the flash of the gun, and heard it go off."
"What else did you see?"
"I saw a cadet run from the campus into the barracks. He would not halt when I called to him."
"Who was it?"
"I don't like to say, sir."
"Very likely not, but you must."
"It was—it was Hamilton, sir."