And he had locked it in the drawer with the photographs, and dispatched a messenger to the nearest police station for an officer.
His object now was to detain Rose Cameron until the arrival of that officer.
"Will you look at something in my line this morning, Miss ?" he inquired.
"Na.

Gi'e me my watch, and I will gae my ways home," she answered.
"I have a set of diamonds here that once belonged to the Empress Josephine.

They are very magnificent.

Would you not like to see them ?" "Ou, ay! an empress's diamonds?
ay, indeed I wad!" cried the poor fool, vivaciously.
Mr.North drew from his glass case a casket containing a fine set of brilliants, which probably the Empress Josephine had never even heard of, and displayed it before the wondering eyes of the Highland lass.
While she was gazing in rapt admiration upon the blazing jewels, the messenger returned, accompanied by a policeman in plain clothes.
"Excuse me, Miss, I wish to speak to a customer," said the jeweller, as he met the officer and silently took him up to the farther end of the shop to his desk, opened a little drawer and showed him the watch and the photographs.
Then they conferred together for a short time.

The jeweller told the policeman how the watch had fallen into his hands; but that the pretended owner, finding that he could not repair it while she waited, had refused to leave it, and insisted on taking it home with her.
"Give it to her.