"Sure it is!" cried the money-lender's son. "Where did you find it?"
"Found it just where you lost it—in Luke Watson's slipper."
"Eh?" And Nat looked startled.
"Nat, we have found you out!" cried Shadow, sternly. "You needn't attempt to deny it. You took those shoes, boots, and slippers."
"Who says so?"
"I do."
"I—I did not."
"Yes, you did."
"Don't you know you were seen?" asked Phil, with a wink at his chums.
It was only a chance shot, but it told in a most unexpected way.