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"Why did you not take charge of it, and give it to Mr. Whipple?" "Tony thought we had better not touch it, and we decided to tell Mr. Whipple it was there as we went through the garden." "But you didn't tell me," said the farmer. "No, sir; we didn't find you in the garden when we came back, and Tony went to look for you while we continued on our way." WHY DID YOU NOT TAKE CHARGE OF IT AND GIVE IT TO MISTER WHIPPLE TONY THOUGHT WE HAD BETTER NOT TOUCH IT AND WE DECIDED TO TELL MISTER WHIPPLE IT WAS THERE AS WE WENT THROUGH THE GARDEN BUT YOU DIDN'T TELL ME SAID THE FARMER NO SIR WE DIDN'T FIND YOU IN THE GARDEN WHEN WE CAME BACK AND TONY WENT TO LOOK FOR YOU WHILE WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY
 In the afternoon Tony had some work to do, and did not come. A few minutes after two, when the boys were all in, Farmer Whipple entered the room, apparently in a high state of excitement. "Where is Tony Weston?" said he. "He is absent this afternoon," replied Mr. Hyde. "I lost my pocket-book this morning." "Indeed!" "I saw Tony Weston and the Bunker boy in the woodshed a little before." "It was Tim Bunker, then," added Mr. Hyde in a low tone. "I think's likely," continued Farmer Whipple; "but Tony was there too." "I will state the case, and see if the boys know anything about it," said the master. Mr. Hyde called the attention of the boys by ringing a little bell on his desk, and then mentioned the loss which Farmer Whipple had met with. "If any scholar knows anything about it, let him signify it." Frank and Charles raised their hands. "Frank?" "I saw a black wallet lying on the bench when we went up after some water." "Who were with you?" "Tony and Charles." "Any one else?" "No, sir. ATE SCHOOL WAS DISMISSED AS USUAL AND ALL THE BOYS WENT HOME IN THE AFTERNOON TONY HAD SOME WORK TO DO AND DID NOT COME A FEW MINUTES AFTER TWO WHEN THE BOYS WERE ALL IN FARMER WIBBLE ENTERED THE ROOM APPARENTLY IN A HIGH STATE OF EXCITEMENT WHERE IS TONY WESTON SAID HE HE IS ABSENT THIS AFTERNOON REPLIED MISTER HYDE I LOST MY POCKET BOOK THIS MORNING INDEED I SAW TONY WESTON AND THE BUNKER BOY IN THE WOODSHED A LITTLE BEFORE IT WAS TIM BUNKER THEN ADDED MISTER HYDE IN A LOW TONE I THINKS LIKELY CONTINUED FARMER WHIPPLE BUT TONY WAS THERE TOO I WILL STATE THE CASE AND SEE IF THE BOYS KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT SAID THE MASTER MISTER HYDE CALLED THE ATTENTION OF THE BOYS BY RINGING A LITTLE BELL ON HIS DESK AND THEN MENTION THE LOSS WHICH FARMER WHIPPLE HAD MET WITH IF ANY SCHOLAR KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT IT LET HIM SIGNIFY IT FRANK AND CHARLES RAISED THEIR HANDS FRANK I SAW A BLACK WALLET LYING ON THE BENCH WHEN WE WENT UP AFTER SOME WATER WHO WERE WITH YOU TONY AND CHARLES ANY ONE ELSE NO SIR
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