Mother saw him distinctly as he reached the road, and she said he was not a large man, he stooped when he ran, and she thought he moved like a slinking, city thief.

She is sure he's the man who took your money; she says he acted exactly as if he were trying to escape pursuit; but I was to be SURE to tell you that he didn't carry a gun.

If your gun is gone, there must have been two, and the other man took that and went a different way.

Did two men stop here ?" "No," said father.

"Only one." The Princess looked at him thoughtfully.
"Do you think, Mr.Stanton," she said, "that the man who took the money would burden himself with a gun?
Isn't a rifle heavy for one in flight to carry ?" "It is," said father.