“I don’t dispute that,” said Ben; “but that does not prove that Wilkins or I had anything to do with it.”
“You were in the room with the money for half an hour, according to your own confession,” said Socrates.
“Yes, I was.”
“And part of that time Wilkins was also present.”
“Yes, sir,” assented Wilkins.
“I am no lawyer,” said the principal, triumphantly, “but that seems to me a pretty good case of circumstantial evidence.”
“You seem to forget, sir, that there is another person who had an excellent chance to take the money,” said Ben Platt.
“You mean Hector Roscoe? That is true. It lies between you three.”
“No, Mr. Smith, I do not mean Hector Roscoe. I have as much confidence in Roscoe as myself.”
“So have I,” sneered Socrates.