"Then don't you dare to insinuate that I am in league with anybody for crooked work."
As he spoke, he rose to his full height, showing a muscular figure, rather more than six feet in length. Robert's antagonist was about six inches shorter.
"No offense, mister," he said meekly.
"You seem to be coming to your senses. Now, is this watch yours?"
"What watch?"
"The watch in the boy's pocket."
"Yes."
"How did the other man get hold of it?"
"If he had it at all, he stole it from me."