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One of the ladies with Margaret seemed greatly interested, and she now turned to Jack, and asked: "What is the watch that you speak of? One that you found?" "Yes, ma'am," said Jack, "and in a very strange manner. It was the night of the fire at Miss Van der Donk's. When I got back to the camp I found it in my pocket without knowing how it came there.
"I found it in my pocket after coming from the fire at Mr. Van der Donk's house last night or this morning," he replied. "In your pocket? Was not that a singular place to find it? How did it get in your pocket?" "You know as much about that as I do," said the boy quietly. "Are you sure you did not put it there yourself?" asked the man in an insinuating manner, which Jack resented. "Dr.
Van der Donk's, and it was feared that the fine mansion with its costly furnishings would have to go, as there was no fire engine company within a mile or more, and it would be hard to get word to them at this time. "Stir yourselves, boys!" cried the little colonel, bustling about half dressed. "We can at least form a bucket brigade. Form the lines quickly, Percival, and get the boys to moving."
It does not belong to Miss Margaret nor to any of the family, and they are as puzzled to know how I found it as I am myself. It was stolen I now know, but I do not know to whom it belongs." "You know it was stolen?" "Yes, I overheard a man tell the nurse at Miss Van der Donk's that he had stolen it.
"There is a fire somewhere!" exclaimed Jack, smelling smoke and seeing a light in the sky. "It is up at Van der Donk's," cried Percival. "That is the direction, I am sure. Hurry and get dressed, Jack. We may be needed."
They strolled along the streets and were about to drop into the Café Égyptien, when they espied a fellow-countryman struggling with a donkey. They went to his assistance, to discover that the donk-man was, quite unnecessarily, attempting to stop a bottle of beer being poured down the donk's throat.
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