“Well, I never! See what I’ve found!”
Connie whirled around in time to see the lady pick up an object from beneath one of the board seats. She knew Pickpocket Joe had passed that same place only a moment before his capture.
“Oh, give it to me, please!” she cried, hurrying toward the lady.
“Surely two watches and a billfold can’t belong to you,” replied the one who had found the articles.
“Two watches,” repeated Connie. “I saw Pickpocket Joe steal only one.”
Just then she caught a glimpse of the two watches. The large yellow gold one obviously belonged to a man. The other was a lady’s wrist watch, tiny and made of white gold.
Connie scarcely could believe her own eyes.
“Why, that’s the watch Pickpocket Joe stole back in Rosedale!” she exclaimed. “It belongs to Miss Gordon!”