Nellie. And now she showed signs of bursting into tears again. "Oh, I
feel as if I must pack up and go home!"

"Don't you do it, Nellie. That would make it look as if you were
guilty. You stay here and face the music." Then, as Nellie began to
cry again, Tom took her in his arms and held her tightly.

"Come on!" said Sam, in a low tone of voice. "I think some people at
the window are listening." And he led the way to a distant portion of
the seminary grounds. After that, Grace told all she knew of the
miserable affair, and Nellie related just how she had seen the diamond
ring on the teacher's desk.

"Was the window open at the time?" questioned the older Rover boy.

"If I remember rightly, the window was tight shut," replied Nellie.

"Yes, it was shut when I was in the office," put in Grace. "I have
been trying to think out some way by which the ring could have
disappeared, but without success."

The matter was talked over for some time, and then the girls
questioned the boys regarding the happening at the broken bridge.
Nellie, and Grace also, wanted to know the latest news from Dick and
Dora.

"So far as I know, Dora is in fine health and enjoying herself in the
city," said Tom. "But Dick is having his hands full, and I rather
think that, sooner or later, I'll have to pack up and go to his
assistance."