“In the inside pocket of my coat.”
“Look about on the floor. It may have slipped out.”
Bradley Wentworth deigned to accept this suggestion. Both he and Gerald looked about on the floor, but could discover no trace of the lost article.
“Just as I expected,” observed Wentworth in a significant tone.
Gerald colored and felt mystified.
“I don’t understand it,” he said slowly.
“Probably the wallet walked off without hands,” sneered Wentworth.
“It must have been taken,” said Gerald quietly, “but who could have done it?”
“Yes, who could have done it?” repeated Wentworth with another sneer.