"It is," said Mr. Slush, "and I will take charge of it!"
He thrust the case into his pocket, rose quickly, stepped past Montfort and clapped a hand on Bloodgood's shoulder.
"I arrest you, Benton Hammersley, for the Clayton diamond robbery!" he said. "It is useless for you to resist, for you are on shipboard, and you cannot escape."
Bloodgood uttered a fierce curse.
"Who in the fiend's name are you?" he snarled, turning pale.
And "Mr. Slush" answered:
"Dan Badger, of the New York detective force! Permit me to present you with a pair of handsome bracelets, Mr. Hammersley."
Click—the trapped diamond thief was ironed!