The lost purse was the property of Mr. Walker. At a subsequent visit to Rippleton, he had mentioned his loss, but he had no idea where he had dropped it. Tim congratulated his still unwilling confederate on the success of his villainy. Mr. Walker did not even know whether he had lost his money in the town or not; so, of course, he had no suspicion of them.
"You are a first-rate fellow, Charley, but you are too chickenish by half," said Tim Bunker.
"I don't feel right about it, and I wish I had given up the purse when I found it."
"Pooh!"
"I meant to do so."
"I know you did. You were just fool enough to do such a thing. If it hadn't been for me, you would have done it."
"O, I wish I had!"
"Don't be a fool, Charley."
"I would give the world to feel as I felt before I did this thing."
"Don't think any more about it."