Did you accuse him of being a thief ?" he asked hurriedly.
"Well, hardly, because, you see, I wasn't begging for a fight; and there's no doubt in the world that's what would have followed.

But I made out as if I hadn't noticed anything out of the way, and just nodded careless like to Tip as we passed by." "I admire your way of grasping the situation," said Hugh impressively, "because already I can guess you had some sort of scheme in your mind to make use of your discovery." "Just what I did," chortled Owen.

"I walked on, and turned the bend he had come around.

Then I crept back, and peeked, taking care he didn't glimpse me.

When I saw him stop as if deciding on something I was disappointed, because I expected he meant to come back after it; but then he seemed to think it not worth while, and later on passed out of sight in the distance." "And then you hunted for the cigarette he had thrown away, I suppose ?" ventured Thad.
"Oh! I'd noted the exact spot where he was at the time, and also on which side of the road he'd tossed the stub; so I didn't have much trouble about picking it up; after which I continued on my way.
Hugh, here it is." "With that Owen took something from his pocket, carefully wrapped in the folds of his handkerchief.