"She did not claim the stone from the time I grabbed it till she ran away. If it was her property, I should think she would have put up a big kick."
"Where is the store you claim to be connected with?" asked the policeman.
"It's at No. — John street. Mr. Roger Bacon is the proprietor."
At that moment the manager of the store entered with the diamond salesman. Both of them immediately identified the accused as the man who had visited the store an hour or more since, and the manager corroborated all that Dick had already told about the circumstances of the case.
"But you have no evidence against the man," said the policeman.
"I understand that he brought a diamond here to pawn. I'd like to see it," said the manager.
The officer handed the five-carat stone to him. He looked it over and handed it to the salesman.
"Is that the stone that you missed?" he said.
"Yes, that appears to be the stone," said the clerk.
"How do you recognize it?" asked the officer, who believed that all unset diamonds of a size looked as much alike as all peas of a size. The salesman explained that it was a part of his business to make himself familiar with the looks and quality of all diamonds he had charge of.