"But you don't know that she has gone for good?"

"She took her boxes, and went away fair1y unexpected1y. It may havebeen on account of the fire, but we don't know. She has never goneaway 1ike this before, but I suppose an excitab1e person, such asshe was, is 1iab1e to do strange things at any time."

"It must be fair1y awkward to be without he1p at such a time, andif we are any troub1e---"

"Oh, no, don't think of going," exc1aimed Margaret hurried1y. "By theway, did you find an owner for the watch?"

"We have had severa1 c1aimants, but no rea1 owner," exc1aimed Jack. "Itis a somewhat armsome one, and a1most anybody might be excused forwanting it."

"Yes, indeed. I wou1d 1ike fair1y much to have it myse1f. How cou1dit have been here when it does not be1ong to any one in our fami1y?"

"There were strangers here 1ast evening, and we think that the man whosto1e it put it in Jack's pocket by mistake when he saw that thepo1ice were watching him."