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The Forgotten Watch
Police Commissioner Forgetry leaves his home to keep an appointment but forgets his watch on the bureau, which his wife discovers after he has gone and places it in a drawer for safe keeping. Forgetry boards a crowded trolley, and when he alights at his destination he feels for his watch. Watch and chain gone, he jumps at the conclusion that he has been robbed, and as a young man who has also gotten off the car at the same time rushes away in a hurry, Forgetry thinks this must be the thief. After a hot chase and a fight, in which Forgetry gets decidedly the worst of it, he has the young man arrested and at the police station excitedly identifies the watch, which is passed over to him and the young man is locked up in spite of his protests. Forgetry is too mussed up after his chase to keep his appointment, so he goes home and explains to his wife the cause of his disordered appearance. She goes to the bureau drawer and produces her husband's timepiece; and he, after recovering from his surprise, calls up the police sergeant at the station and explains the case and asks that the young man he discharged and sent to his house. Forgetry makes humble apologies for the mistake and hands the young man back his watch. Seeing the young man to the door, Forgetry offers him a cigar, strikes a match for him and while he is lighting the cigar the young man deftly helps himself to Forgetry's watch and departs. Forgetry goes inside and his wife, missing the fob, asks where is the watch? The expression on Forgetry's face, as he finds he has been "stung" and collapses in a chair, would bring a smile to the face of a Sphinx.