TheColonelhadaWaterburywatchalso，andforguard，thelip-
strapofacurb-chainLip-strapsmakethebestwatchguards。
TheyarestrongandshortBetweenalip-strapandanordinaryleatherguardthereisnogreatdifference；betweenoneWaterburywatchandanotherthereisnoneatallEveryoneinthestationknewtheColonel’slip-strapHewasnotahorseyman，buthelikedpeopletobelievehehadbeenononce；andhewovefantasticstoriesofthehunting-bridletowhichthisparticularlip-straphadbelongedOtherwisehewaspainfullyreligious。
PlatteandtheColonelweredressingattheClub——bothlatefortheirengagements，andbothinahurryThatwasKismetThetwowatcheswereonashelfbelowthelooking-glass——guardshangingdownThatwascarelessnessPlattechangedfirst，snatchedawatch，lookedintheglass，settledhistie，andranFortysecondslater，theColoneldidexactlythesamething；eachmantakingtheother’swatch。
YoumayhavenoticedthatmanyreligiouspeoplearedeeplysuspiciousTheyseem——forpurelyreligiouspurposes，ofcourse——