"The jewels are all yours. The money and bonds we will take."
The woman's face betrayed her delight.
"All right," she said; "such a division is agreeable to me. I will bring the bonds and let you count them over."
"Are all the windows tightly closed?"
"We can close them."
"Do so."
The woman did close all the windows, and then going to an adjoining room returned in a few moments, bearing in her arms, we will say, a bundle of bonds. Ike well recognized the documents. He had seen so many bonds—indeed, had captured so many at different times from thieves. The woman laid the certificates on the table and the man said:
"Where are the jewels and the money?"
"I thought they were to be my share."
"Certainly, but I wish to look them over. I wish to see the full amount of our great capture."