"Certainly."
Scott was somewhat surprised, but he went down at once.
Mrs. Little looked embarrassed. She was a kind-hearted woman, and she shrank from charging Scott with theft.
"Did you wish to speak with me, Mrs. Little?" asked Scott.
"Yes; I have met with a loss. My pocketbook, containing a sum of money, has disappeared."
"I am sorry to hear it."
"I thought possibly you or Loammi might have seen it."
"I have not seen anything of a pocketbook. When did you miss it?"
"I have not seen it since three o'clock this afternoon."