And the photographs of Grandfather and Grandmother Avion, the
old-fashioned jewelry, the diary her mother had kept as a little
girl, the miniature Janice thought so much of--all, all the
keepsakes her father had entrusted her with the night before,
seemed to have gone With Olga and the trunk.



CHAPTER II. THE HUNT FOR THE TREASURE-BOX

This was a very tragic happening in Janice Day's life. She had
never been regardless of important matters; that was why daddy
had not even warned her to be careful of the treasure-box.

He assumed that she would consider its precious contents and
guard it accordingly. Why! He had not even mentioned it this
morning, he had been so confident of her good sense.

And because of Arlo Junior and a bunch of cats she had forgotten
all about her mother's miniature and all the other heirlooms in
the treasure-box! Her tears were those of anger at herself as
well as sorrow because of the disappearance of the heirlooms.
Yet at the moment she did not fully appreciate the full weight of
the happening.

Janice could not stand and cry about it. She had assured herself
that the treasure-box was not where she had left it--was not in
the storeroom at all, as far as she could see. Olga certainly
had not picked it up and placed it in any of the rooms on this