“We are safe,” said Adin Woods. “The only harm done is the delay. I hope that won’t be long. Suppose we go back to our seat.” They returned to the seat which they had jointly occupied.
Then Rodney made an alarming discovery. “My casket!” he exclaimed. “Where is it?”
“What did you do with it?”
“Left it on the seat.”
“It may have fallen to the floor.”
Rodney searched for it in feverish excitement, but his search was vain. THE CASKET HAD DISAPPEARED!
CHAPTER IV.
IN PURSUIT OF A THIEF.
“Were the contents of the casket valuable?” asked the land agent.