"I wonder why----" She stopped.

The reason Miriam had not made her loss known was plain.

She was afraid to tell where and when she had lost her pin.
"I see," said Grace slowly.

"It looks pretty bad, doesn't it?
But why didn't the janitress take it straight to Miss Thompson?
That's what she usually does with articles she finds." "She missed seeing Miss Thompson that Saturday," said Anne.

"When I hunted her up early Monday morning, in order to question her, she asked me if I had lost a pin.