At this announcement the eyes of Lemuel Branley almost started from their sockets.
"A hundred and fifty dollars!"
"Yes; and a watch worth twenty-five more."
"What was ye a-doing with so much money about ye?"
"I was expecting to use the most of it to buy something with. So you didn't see the men?"
Lemuel Branley shook his head.
"They couldn't have left so long ago."
"Then they didn't go out by the front door, for I was at the top of the alleyway quite a spell."
"Is there a rear way out?"