o know is, what
is the treasurer going to do with the money? I suppose that's hardly
going to be treated as a perquisite for him?"

Fisher major looked troubled. He had dreaded this awkward question for
days. For the lost money was still missing.

"You know it's nothing of the kind."

"What are you going to do with it, then?"

"That's for the club to decide. If you'd come to the meeting you could
have proposed something."

"It's funny how sore you are about that precious hole-and-corner meeting
of yours. How much is there on hand?"

"You'll know presently."

"I dare say--as soon as you've hit on a dodge for getting over that
little deficiency of four or five pounds--eh?"

Fisher major looked up in astonishment. How had the fellow heard about
that?

Dangle laughed.

"You thought it was a snug little secret of your own, didn't you?
You're mistaken. And you're mistaken if you think we aren't going to
get at the bottom of it."

Fisher major rose to his feet.

"Look here, Dangle," said he; "do you mean to insinuate that _I've_
taken the club money!"

"I never said so."

"Or that I was going to cook the accounts so that it should not be
known?"

"I didn't mean _you_ were."

"Whom did you mean? Me?" said Denton.

"No; I didn't say anybody," said Dangle, beginning to feel himself in a
fix. "All I meant was, we want to know what's become of the money?"

"You don't want to know more than I do," said Fisher major. "I'd have
handed over the money days ago, if I could only have found it."

"Do you suspect any one?" said Dangle.

"Suspect? No. No one comes here that would be likely to take it."

"You leave it about, though. I've noticed that myself. Who's your
fag?"

"As honest a man as you, every bit, and that's saying a good deal for
_you_," retorted Fisher major, hotly.

"Keep your temper. Who's study is that next yours?"

"That's Yorke's."

"No: on the other side."

"That's Rollitt's. I suppose you're going to insinuate--"

"Stop a bit," said Dangle, suddenly, turning to close the door before he
proceeded. "When did you first miss the money?"

"You're uncommonly interested in the accounts," said Fisher; "if you
want to know so much, it was ten days ago."

"I'm interested because I've an idea. When did you get in the
subscriptions?"

"They were all in a week before the first Rendlesham match, the match
where you--"

Fisher major stopped.

Dangle took no notice of the