"He showed you the envelope?"
"Yes; he picked it up by the roadside. It was directed in pencil to Mr. Jones. So that contained the stolen bill?"
"Yes."
"Then perhaps it was taken in joke."
"A poor joke! No; the thief got alarmed, and took that way of returning it. I suggested to Jones that the handwriting on the envelope might furnish a clew to the thief."
"What did he say?" asked Percy, alarmed.
"He said he should do nothing about it, now that he had the money back."
"I guess he's right," said Percy, relieved.
In the afternoon Bert met Percy in the street. He advanced cordially.
"Well, Percy, I got free, after all."