It was not the diamond clasp, but an ordinary pocket-knife of large size.
"Why, Nick, it's yours," cried Patsy.
"So it is," responded the detective. "But this is a diamond clasp."
He drew the relic of the third crusade from his pocket as he spoke, and handed it to the colonel.
At that moment Annie O'Neil appeared at the door in answer to the bell.
"And now," said Nick, while the others stared in wonder. "We will consider the legal points involved.
"Judge Lorrimer, here are the necessary blank forms. Please grant me warrants for the arrest of Horace Richmond and Annie O'Neil for criminal conspiracy."