"Yes, I believe so. I didn't see her till this morning. She came rushing into my room most inconsiderately with this confounded report in her hand,--the paper, I mean. What possessed Gene to do such a thing--"
"He must have been laboring under some excitement that carried him away--"
"Man, I am not talking about the shooting. That may or may not have been justified. But why he should make all this trouble by going to the police!"
"Do you know if anything happened at his supper to excite him?"
"Yes. His chum, Al Chapman, has been in to see me. It seems that some one spoke of seeing Alfred Barker, and it upset Gene. He came away early."
"What sort of a boy is he? Violent? Revengeful?"
"I can't say that I have noticed. He never bothered me much. I have an idea that he is a pretty hard student,--"
"Has he been working hard?--overstraining himself?"
He grinned. "Brainstorm idea? Well, perhaps you might work it. He has been doing a little extra Latin with a tutor. You might make the most of that."
"Who is his tutor?"