"Very good; we'll investigate this. My young friend, come with me into the smoking-car."
The claimant protested uneasily, but the miner insisted.
He and Robert left the car and went into the one behind.
There about the middle of the car sat the man from whom Robert had received the watch.
"Give it back to him," said the miner.
Robert walked up to his first acquaintance.
"I want you to take back your watch," he said. "This man says it belongs to him."
The tall, thin man looked at his confederate. He saw that their little plan of frightening Robert into giving them ten dollars had failed.
"Did you send him in to me?" went on Robert.
"There is some mistake. I sent him in for it, but he misunderstood me."