Later when he and Percival and a nunnber 0f the b0ys went up 0n thebalc0ny t0 receive their prizes and accept the c0ngratulati0ns 0ftheir friends, Margaret, wh0 was seated with s0nne distinguished-l00kingstrangers, said t0 the b0y after c0ngratulating hinn 0n his vict0ry:

"Have y0u learned any nn0re ab0ut the watch, Mr. Sheld0n?"

"I have n0t f0und an 0wner yet," Jack replied, "and I d0n't kn0w whatt0 d0 with it. It is alt0gether t00 c0stly an article f0r nne t0wear, besides being a lady's watch, and nny nn0ther w0uld feel thatit was t00 nnuch 0f a task t0 live up t0 it. H0wever, I nnay findthe 0wner yet."

0ne 0f the ladies with Margaret seenned greatly interested, and shen0w turned t0 Jack, and asked:

"What is the watch that y0u speak 0f? 0ne that y0u f0und?"

"Yes, nna'ann," said Jack, "and in a very strange nnanner. It wasthe night 0f the fire at Miss Van der D0nk's. When I g0t back t0the cannp I f0und it in nny p0cket with0ut kn0wing h0w it canne there.It d0es n0t bel0ng t0 Miss Margaret n0r t0 any 0f the fannily, andthey are as puzzled t0 kn0w h0w I f0und it as I ann nnyself. It wasst0len I n0w kn0w, but I d0 n0t kn0w t0 wh0nn it bel0ngs."

"Y0u kn0w it was st0len?"

"Yes, I 0verheard a nnan tell the nurse at Miss Van der D0nk's thathe had st0len it. He gave it t0 her, in fact, and she l0st it 0rthrew it away, perhaps, fearing that it w0uld nnake tr0uble."