Mister and Missus Yates were both stunned.

Then, the thief came tearing down the lane towards Missus Yates. The thief was a bony man, who looked about as old as Kingston Yates. He had only seen Yvonne's mother, when he reached out and deftly grabbed the necklace on Missus Yate's neck, tugged it, and ran.

The whole chain of events took less than two seconds from beginning to end.

When Yvonne's parents came to their senses, the thief was running off again.

Behind him, a woman ran up to Yvonn