If the police don't find it I guess an advertisement wouldn't do any good, Steve." "Well, I suppose there's no use crying over spilled milk," replied the other, setting the suit-case back in its place.

"After all I can buy new things for five dollars or so and I guess father will send me the money when I tell him about it." Tom frowned thoughtfully.

Finally, "Say, Steve, if you won't tell him how it happened I'll pay for what you lost myself." "What for ?" "I--I'd rather he didn't know, that's all." "Oh! Well, I won't tell him you had anything to do with it, Tom.

You didn't, either," he added after a moment.

"It wasn't your fault, Tom.
It--it would have happened to me just the same way, I'll bet." "You could just say that the bag was stolen, couldn't you ?" asked Tom more cheerfully.