Mrs. Tracy was at once summoned to the scene, and the missing wraps were
found in the ladies' room, where Harold had carried them, but the
gold-headed shawl-pin was gone and could not be found.

Lucy, the girl in attendance, said, when questioned, that she knew
nothing of the pin or Mrs. Peterkin's wraps either, except that on first
going up to the room after the lady's arrival, she found Harold Hastings
fumbling them over, and that she sent him out with a sharp reprimand.
Harold was then looked for and could not be found, for he had been at
home and in bed for a good two hours. Clearly, then, he knew something
of the pin; and Peterkin and his wife said good-night, resolving to see
the boy the first thing in the morning, and demand their property.

When the Peterkins were gone, Arthur started at once for his room, but
stopped at the foot of the stairs and said to his brother:

'Don't forget to have the carriage at the station at seven o'clock.
Gretchen is sure to be there.'

'All right,' was Frank's reply.

While Mrs. Tracy asked:

'Who is Gretchen?'

If Arthur heard her he made no reply, but kept on up the stairs to his
room, where they heard him for a long time walking about, opening and
shutting windows, locking and unlocking trunks, and occasionally
splashing water over his face and hands.