"You see you have lost quite a prize," said the young man, eyeing him closely.
"Don't say that I have lost a prize," returned Jed half indignantly. "I supposed the man who sent me for it was honest."
"What did he tell you?"
"He said that the box belonged to a friend, who had employed him to get it."
"All a lie! I am the owner of the box, and the yacht also, and I have no acquaintance with your principal. If I had not been here he would have got a rich prize."
"I am glad you were here," said Jed earnestly.
"I don't understand your connection with such a man. How much were you to be paid for your services?"
"Two dollars," answered Jed.
"Didn't it strike you as singular that you should have been employed on such an errand?"