“How is that?” asked the mechanic, puzzled.
“I found it after Mr. Mullins went away.”
“Where did you find it?”
“In the clothes closet, just under where Mr. Mullins hangs his coat,” added Chester, significantly.
“And you bring it to me?”
“Yes, it belongs to you. Besides, after what I heard, I didn’t dare to trust it in the hands of the bookkeeper.”
“I see you think the same of him as I do.”
“I don’t like him.”
“You think he meant to cheat me?”
“It looks like it.”