"What coin, Judy?" asked Tommy, curiously.
"This one—" Judy put her hand to her neck, then she screamed:
"It's gone, grandfather. Launcelot, it's gone."
"What?" They all bent forward in excitement.
"I thought so," said the Judge, settling back in his chair, "when she said she had seen them, and then they disappeared before we could get to them. I thought they had been up to something."
"It was my chain with the pearl in it," said Judy, "the one you gave mother."
"Yes, and the rascals knew that the pearl was worth more than their whole outfit."
Launcelot picked up his hat. "I'm going to get it for you," he said, "they can't play any tricks like that."
"I'll go with you," said Dr. Grennell, "you may need an older man to help you. I think we can catch them with good horses."
He bent over Judy before he went out. "I wish you had come to me to have your fortune told," he said, "I could have told you more than that old hag."