“By gracious! I’m afraid so, and I valued it highly. It had my monogram set in fine stones, you know, and it was a present to me. I wouldn’t lose it for any amount of money!”
“It may be around the stage somewhere.”
In a few moments nearly everyone was searching for Lester’s ring. Although they looked all around the stage and in the dressing rooms, it was not found.
“You must have lost it after you left the theater, Vance,” said Rufus Small.
“If I lost it on the street, I’ll never see it again,” said Lester, dolefully. “It’s mighty tough!”
“Where did you go from here?”
“To a market, and then straight to the hotel.”
“Perhaps you lost it in the hotel. It may be in your room.”
Vance started and looked somewhat agitated.
“That’s so!” he cried. “I’ll look for it there if you’ll let me go, Mr. Havener.”