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"No use, Tony," said Mr. Headley. "I did not know it was there; I did not put it there!" NO USE TONY SAID MISTER HEDLEY I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS THERE I DID NOT PUT IT THERE
ony, with a glance at the constable. "Sorry for it, but it looks bad agin you." "What have I done?" asked the poor boy, alarmed by the words of the farmer. "I lost my wallet this morning, and Tim Bunker says he saw you tucking something into your pocket," replied Farmer Whipple, proceeding to detail all the circumstances. "I am innocent!" pleaded Tony. "But you were there?" "I was there;" and Tony told his story just as he had related it to Frank Sedley. "All that may be; but you see, Tony, things are against you. Tim's story is as straight as can be. This is your coat, ain't it?" "Yes; you can examine that, and search the house if you like." The constable took the coat. The pockets were filled with various articles known in the vocabulary of a schoolboy. Mr. Headley thrust his hand in, and Tony confidently waited the result. Several things were taken out and returned. It was not in that pocket. But the first thing the constable drew out of the other pocket was Farmer Whipple's wallet! N YOU BEGAN FARMER WIPPLE AGAINST ME EXCLAIMED TONY WITH A GLANCE AT THE CONSTABLE SORRY FOR IT BUT IT LOOKS BAD AGAIN YOU WHAT HAVE I DONE ASKED THE POOR BOY ALARMED BY THE WORDS OF THE FARMER I LOST MY WALLET THIS MORNING AND TIM BUNKER SAYS HE SAW YOU TUCKING SOMETHING INTO YOUR POCKET REPLIED FARMER WIPPLE PROCEEDING TO DETAIL ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES I AM INNOCENT PLEADED TONY BUT YOU WERE THERE I WAS THERE AND TONY TOLD HIS STORY JUST AS HE HAD RELATED IT TO FRANK SEDLEY ALL THAT MAY BE BUT YOU SEE TONY THINGS ARE AGAINST YOU TIM'S STORY IS AS STRAIGHT AS CAN BE THIS IS YOUR COAT AIN'T IT YES YOU CAN EXAMINE THAT AND SEARCH THE HOUSE IF YOU LIKE THE CONSTABLE TOOK THE COAT THE POCKETS WERE FILLED WITH VARIOUS ARTICLES KNOWN IN THE VOCABULARY OF A SCHOOLBOY MISTER HEDLEY THRUST HIS HAND IN AND TONY CONFIDENTLY WAITED THE RESULT SEVERAL THINGS WERE TAKEN OUT AND RETURNED IT WAS NOT IN THAT POCKET BUT THE FIRST THING THE CONSTABLE DREW OUT OF THE OTHER POCKET WAS FARMER WIBBLE'S WALLET
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