Later when he and Percival and a number of the boys went up on the
balcony to receive their prizes and accept the congratulations of
their friends, Margaret, who was seated with some distinguished-looking
strangers, said to the boy after congratulating him on his victory:
"Have you learned any more about the watch, Mr. Sheldon?"
"I have not found an owner yet," Jack replied, "and I don't know what
to do with it. It is altogether too costly an article for me to
wear, besides being a lady's watch, and my mother would feel that
it was too much of a task to live up to it. However, I may find
the owner yet."
One of the ladies with Margaret seemed greatly interested, and she
now turned to Jack, and asked:
"What is the watch that you speak of? One that you found?"
"Yes, ma'am," said Jack, "and in a very strange manner. It was
the night of the fire at Miss Van der Donk's. When I got back to
the camp I found it in my pocket without knowing how it came there.
It does not belong to Miss Margaret nor to any of the family, and
they are as puzzled to know how I found it as I am myself. It was
stolen I now know, but I do not know to whom it belongs."
"You know it was stolen?"
"Yes, I overheard a man tell the nurse at Miss Van der Donk's that
he had stolen it.
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