"
"Have you seen anything of it?" asked our hero, eagerly. "I am
the one who brought it in."
"A man just brought it into the store," said the clerk.
"Is he there now?"
"He is talking with Mr. Tiffany. I came out for a policeman. He
will be arrested at once."
"Good!" ejaculated Paul; "I am in luck. I thought I should
never see the ring again. What sort of a man is he?"
From the description, Paul judged that it was Felix Montgomery
himself, and, remembering what a trick the adventurer had played
upon him at Lovejoy's Hotel, he felt no little satisfaction in
the thought that the trapper was himself trapped at last.
"I'll go along with you," he said. "I want to see that man
arrested."
"You had better stay outside just at first, until we have secured
him."
Meanwhile Mr. Tiffany, after a prolonged examination, said: "The
ring is worth two hundred and fifty dollars."
"That will be satisfactory," said Mr. Montgomery, promptly.
"Shall I give you a check for the amount?" asked the jeweler.
"I should prefer the money, as I am a stranger in the city, and
not known at the banks."
"I can make the check payable to bearer, and then you will have
no difficulty in getting it cashed.
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