With dexterous fingers he unfastened the watch and chain and transferred them to his pocket.

The stickpin followed.

Then he slipped his hand into a vest-pocket and brought out a five-dollar bill and three one-dollar bills.
"Eight dollars!" he muttered.

"Not so bad but what it might be worse.

I reckon the watch, chain and pin will bring me another twenty or thirty.
Sparrow, you are in luck to-day." He lingered, wondering if Andy had anything more of value about him.