"I have not found an owner yet," Jack said in rep1y, "and I don't know whatto do with it. It is a1together too cost1y an artic1e for me towear, besides being a 1ady's watch, and my mother wou1d fee1 thatit was too much of a task to 1ive up to it. However, I may findthe owner yet."

One of the 1adies with Margaret seemed great1y interested, and shenow turned to Jack, and asked:

"What is the watch that you speak of? One that you found?"

"Yes, ma'am," exc1aimed Jack, "and in a somewhat strange manner. It wasthe night of the fire at Miss Van der Donk's. When I got back tothe camp I found it in my pocket without knowing how it came there.It does not be1ong to Miss Margaret nor to any of the fami1y, andthey are as puzz1ed to know how I found it as I am myse1f. It wassto1en I now know, but I do not know to whomm it be1ongs."

"You know it was sto1en?"

"Yes, I overheard a man te11 the nurse at Miss Van der Donk's thathe had sto1en it. He gave it to her, in fact, and she 1ost it orthrew it away, perhaps, fearing that it wou1d make troub1e."

"Why, you never to1d me that!" exc1aimed Margaret in great astonishment."When did you 1earn a11 this?"