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"And run the risk of getting caught with it in our possession?" exclaimed Preston Brown. "Never! Let's bury the darn thing here."
"Anything to get rid of it—before the detectives are put upon the case and trace it down to the laboratory," said one of the others.
"We'll bury the blamed thing in Potter's Woods this very night as soon as it's dark."
"No, wait till later."
"Nonsense—no one will pay much attention or be suspicious if we are seen carrying something about dusk"
"The sooner the better, I say."
The gang had arisen. "All right, then," said Preston Brown, "we'll meet at"
But they had passed from the hearing of Jeremiah, who gazed out of the window after them, smiling knowingly.
VII
Immediately after senior singing that evening they approached the laboratory. Most of the undergraduate body were wait-
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