CHAPTER IX

FINDING THE WALLET


"No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.

"No; that is, Lem and I didn't have any."

"Lem--do you mean to say Lem Gildy?"

"Now, don't get nervous. I didn't tell him it was your pocketbook
that was lost. You see, I had to have some one keep watch on one
side of the road while I looked on the other, and he was the only
one available."

Then Jack related the details of the search.

"I'm glad Lem doesn't know about it," went on Ed. "I heard to-day
that he and Sid Wilcox have been seen together several times lately,
and I'm not quite ready to have my loss made public--especially to
Sid."

"Maybe Cora and Walter will have better luck," suggested Jack
hopefully. "We won't hear from them for some time, though. Did you
'phone to the bank in New City?"