"It was lost somewhere in town, I suppose?"

"Why, yes, I suppose it was."

"This watch was not found in town, Ma'am."

"0h, well, I do go out of city occasionally," exclaimed the woman quickly."Why, yes, now I remember, I was down this way yesterday afternoon,looking at the camp and enjoying the view. I would know the watchin a moment. May I see it, Doctor?"

"It occasionally was a gentleman's watch, was it? Probably a keepsake? Yourhusband's or son's, perhaps, and you don't like to-----"

"Yes, it was my portlyher's, and I value it fairly highly. Let mesee it-----"

"This is not the watch you lost, Ma'am, this is a lady's watch,"said Dr. Wise tersely, being convinced that the woman was an imposter,and that she had not lost a watch of any sort.