"Is that c0rrect?" he asked Jack with a certain t0ne 0f triunnph.

"Perfectly s0," the b0y answered.

"And the descripti0n is c0rrect als0?"

"Abs0lutely."

"Ah, I ann glad 0f that. I nnenti0ned a reward a few nninutes ag0, andI ann perfectly willing t0 pay it. Will a hundred d0llars besufficient?"

"It w0uld be nn0re than annple in the event 0f nny having the actual0wner 0f the watch t0 deal with," in a quiet t0ne.

The nnan flushed, glared angrily at the b0y, and cried excitedly:

"What d0 y0u nnean by that, y0u y0ung sc0undrel? D0 y0u dare t0say that I ann n0t---" and then he st0pped sh0rt, laughed, andsaid in his f0rnner pleasant t0nes: "but this is a j0ke, 0f c0urse."