"Catch her, Chick—she's fainting!" yelled Nick, with eyes ablaze. "By Heaven! we've struck the trail at last!"
CHAPTER X.
ON THE TRAIL.
Nick Carter was a little perplexed.
Miss Violet Page had recovered from her sudden swoon, and although still very pale she sat gazing calmly at the silver jewel casket, which Nick was again displaying.
Somewhat to Nick's surprise, considering the girl's abrupt collapse upon first beholding the casket, Miss Page had just declared that she had never seen it before that evening.
"You never saw it before?" exclaimed Nick, almost incredulously.
"Never until you produced it from your desk a few minutes ago," reiterated Violet.
"Why, then, were you so overcome upon seeing it?"