Captain Sam spoke first.
"What's that ?" he demanded.

"What money's that ?" Jed's fingers moved back and forth across the bills and he answered without looking up.

He seemed much embarrassed.
"Sam," he faltered.

"Sam--er--you remember you told me you'd--er-- lost some money a spell ago?
Some--er--money you'd collected over to Wapatomac.

You remember that, don't you ?" Captain Sam looked at him in puzzled surprise.