"No doubt of that," said the old lady, dryly.
"Rich men don't always carry expensive watches," said Mrs. Tracy. "They are often plain in their tastes."
"This watch is rather showy," said Warner. "It can't be called plain."
"At any rate, Harold has reason to be satisfied. I am glad he obtained the watch in so creditable a manner. If it had been your protege, Aunt Eliza, I suspect he would have kept the money,"
"I don't think so, Louisa," said Mrs. Merton, quietly. "I have perfect confidence in Luke's honesty."
"In spite of your lost pocketbook?"
"Yes; there is nothing to connect Luke with that."
Harold thought he ought to get the advantage of the trick played upon Luke in the morning.
"I don't know as I ought to say anything," he said, hesitating, "but I met Luke this morning, and if I am not very much mistaken, I saw in his pocket a wallet that looked very much like aunt's. You know he wears a sack coat, and has a pocket on each side."
Again Mrs. Merton and Warner exchanged glances.