This, also, was full of papers, but nothing in the shape of a locket could be found there.
Mr. Boner came forward.
"I am rather familiar with the oddities of this sort of furniture," he said. "Indeed, I have a taste for old bookcases and secretaries. May I see if I can find a secret drawer?"
He passed his hand upon the beading running round the writing desk.
"No," said the doctor; "I am disappointed."
Violet rose.
"I will try," she said, and she passed her white, slender fingers over the ornamental part of the bureau.
As she did so, there was a sudden click, and before them all the secret drawer glided out.
Violet started, then bent down and examined it.