Together they searched, painstakingly and at length.

The captain was the first to give up.
"'Tain't here," he snapped.

"I didn't think 'twas.

Where in time is it?
That's what I want to know." Jed rubbed his chin.
"Are you sure you had it when you left Wapatomac ?" he asked.
"Sure?
No, I ain't sure of anything.

But I'd have sworn I did.
The money was on the table along with my hat and gloves.