"This one was found last night, Ma'am," said the doctor shortly.

"Why, yes, I suppose so, but I could have lost it before then, of
course. What sort of watch was it? May I see it?"

"Where did you lose it, Ma'am?"

"Why, I am not certain about that. You see I go about a good deal,
and it may have been in one place or maybe in another. I could
not tell just where I lost it or I would not have lost it."

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

"Why, yes, I suppose it was."

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

"Oh, well, I do go out of town occasionally," said 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 watch
in a moment. May I see it, Doctor?"

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

"Yes, it was my father's, and I value it very highly. Let me
see 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,