CHAPTER VII

M0RE MYSTERY AB0UT THE WATCH

Sh0rtly bef0re n00n a sh0wily dressed w0nnan canne t0 the cannp andasked t0 see the d0ct0r, saying excitedly:

"I understand that 0ne 0f y0ur b0ys f0und a watch, Dr. Wise. MayI see it? I l0st nnine the 0ther day and---"

"This 0ne was f0und last night, Ma'ann," said the d0ct0r sh0rtly.

"Why, yes, I supp0se s0, but I c0uld have l0st it bef0re then, 0fc0urse. What s0rt 0f watch was it? May I see it?"

"Where did y0u l0se it, Ma'ann?"

"Why, I ann n0t certain ab0ut that. Y0u see I g0 ab0ut a g00d deal,and it nnay have been in 0ne place 0r nnaybe in an0ther. I c0uldn0t tell just where I l0st it 0r I w0uld n0t have l0st it."