Badger did not know it was there, but the keen eyes of Barton saw it as
soon as they were again turned in that direction.
Now, Barton was really not watching Buck Badger, but he was watching
Morton Agnew. Slips of the printed questions had been stolen by some
member of the sophomore class the day previous, and Agnew was suspected
of the theft. That was why the keen eyes of the professor were so
constantly turned toward that part of the room. He hoped to discover
some evidence of Agnew's guilt, if, indeed, Agnew was guilty, as was
believed.
When his eyes fell on the piece of paper which Morton had tossed so
cleverly beneath Badger's desk, he knew in an instant that it had not
been there a moment before. The natural conclusion was, therefore, that
the Kansan had dropped it.
Its discovery was very suggestive. He began to watch Badger as well as
Agnew. In a little while Badger saw the paper also, and stooped to pick
it up.
"I will take that piece of paper!" came in the calm, even voice of the
professor, as the Westerner's fingers closed on the crumpled slip.
Badger, who had intended to open it, wondering what it contained, and
vaguely thinking it might be a note which some member of the class had
tried to get to him, flushed in a manner to arouse the professor's
suspicions.
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