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ing Mr.. Aarkwick . small cardboard
box.
"0ee1 sracious!" vas ths answer -
10 removed tie unsecured Nd. "it's ny
silver watch"
That It should have bssn stolen in
The crowd vas not very astoaishing.
but Why In the world should the thief
take tAs trouble 70 rstsra II? How
IA he know tie address. II he was
stricken BY remorse why had he not
brought back tie fountain pen. the
few odd shillinss, and the pocket knife
a. wellf A. hs stood looking from
the watch to the restoesr. who certain
ly had rot the appearance Of . thief.
Mr.. Markwick's thoughts Aomsntarily
few back nearly q quarter Of . cen.
tury.
He vas hack At ChesterborouGh-a
boy again. In his case the child had
g. Wh~k n
young fool hs was in those days. He
would have givea the world for Muriel
Castelet. At whose death the capacity
for those more romantic sensations
had passed away Although he had
married . few years later and lived
~ contentedly with his wif ~ man
may In an imperfect world he had
never felt towards her as he once had
felt towards Muriei
They used to read poetry together
in those days. Good heavens! Mr.
Markwick could have SMILED At the
rscolIectioa u - had felt less sur
prised BY the restoration Of his watch.
Kindly walk this way" ~ said.
turning towards his smoking room 1t
the end Of the hall. and after = mo
ment's hesitation the visitor followed
him. II feel curious" Mr.. Markwick
added Ito hear what 10 your object in
bringing back my watch. I presume
you are aware 1t was stolen from ny
pocket yesterday morning"
80 you don't recognise me-" was
the answer.
Certainly not" said Andrew Mark.
wick.
Look again." replied the visitor.
and raising . hand he held 1t In front
Of his pointed beard. "Dimsdais." he
added.
Good heavens! You can't be Jack
Dimsdale.' he added.
Nobody else. I assure you." return
ed Jack "A beard makes . world Of
difference. Now you haven't altered
much-stouter, Of course and all that.
but then the change has been gradual
sight . long while"
why didn't you spssk!" demanded
Mr.. MaEkwick
"Oh. well. you see you've got along
in the world. I haven't"
Yes" said Mr.. Markwick compla-
Gently, "Ivs not done 80 badly. But
then I have worked hard. How the
sight Of you takes ones memory back.
Not that I should have known you
from Adam You haven't" Mr.. Mark
wick added. told me how my watch
came into your possession. You can
scarcely have been the man who pick
ed my pocket"
Scarcely" replied Jack.
1T must be-good gracious!@t
must be pretty well twenty-thrso ysars
since We met, Dimsdaie."
TO think" nuttsrs1 Jack. that
Mussel can have bssa deaA % log.