Chapter 51
Week 18, Instructor Calendar, June 1896
“You took a considerable chance, Miss Wells,” Miss Hamilton said, as she and Concordia sat in the drawing room of DeLacey House later that day. News of President Richter’s death had made its way through the college. With final examinations nearly finished, some students had already left campus for the summer, so the ripples of shock over the news would take some time to fully spread.
Why did everyone keep telling her that she was taking too many risks, Concordia thought wearily. And Miss Hamilton, of all people. “I didn’t consider it dangerous at the time. Last night, it seemed as if we had solved many of the mysteries: the murder of Miss Lyman, the attack on Sophia, the intruder in Founder’s Hall, the search of your rooms, and th
