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12 Ten more positions to try. What if nothing happened until the
last attempt? He would have to endure over two hours of nerve-
wracking waiting. And of course it was possible that nothing would
happen at all. Reuben didn’t choose to believe that, however.

13 He turned his head toward the wooden box sitting open on the
bed. He gazed at the inscription inside the lid. “Hey, Mr. Light,” he
mumbled, “what’s the secret?” For he felt sure now that P. William
Light had known it, whatever it was. But if the man’s ghost was
hanging around the watch, it certainly wasn’t whispering any hints
to Reuben. He was going to have to do this the hard way.

14 He rolled onto his belly, set the watch to three o’ clock, and tried
again. Again nothing happened. Fifteen minutes of pointless
ticking, that was it. Reuben groaned and pressed his face into the
mattress.
15 By the time he’d tested all the positions through eleven o’ clock,
Reuben’s eyes were bleary from staring, his entire body ached from
the tension, and his hand was cramped from squeezing the watch
too tightly. He hated to stop with only one position left to try, but
he desperately needed a break.

16 Returning the watch and key to their box, Reuben flopped over
onto his back. Despite the mounting disappointments, he still felt
strangely confident that he was right about the watch’s secret, and

he wondered what might be hidden inside it. He closed his eyes
and imagined a tiny velvet pouch stuffed with diamonds. Or rubies.
Something small but precious. Something he could sell. His dream
of riches wasn’t over, he thought, not by a long shot.

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