"Stopped running at ten-thirty." Beresford went on, with mounting excitement.
"I was using my pocket-flash to find my way and what first attracted my attention was the ground--torn up, you know, all around it.

Then I saw the watch itself.

Anybody here recognize it ?" The detective silently held up the watch so that all present could examine it.

He waited.

But if anyone in the party recognized the watch--no one moved forward to claim it.
"You didn't hear any evidence of a struggle, did you ?" went on Beresford.