Chapter 15 No.15

One afternoon, a few days afterwards, Whimple, dropping into Tommy Watson's store, found the auctioneer and "Chuck" Epstein gravely examining a doll's carriage and its occupant, a doll eminently respectable in mien and terrifically blue of eye.

"Is this a new line, Tommy?" Whimple asked.

"No-it's 'Chuck's' purchase, he intends to present the