? ? ? ? But fortunately the train had not been going rapidly. It was approaching a station and was "slowing up." So, though it had really run off the track, there was not likely to be any injury to the passengers.
? ? ? ? "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!
? ? ? ? "Were the contents of the casket valuable?" asked the land agent.
? ? ? ? "Yes; it contained my mother's jewels, all the more valuable because she is dead," replied Rodney.
? ? ? ? "Were they of much intrinsic worth?"
? ? ? ? "They must be worth several hundred dollars at least.
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