Part 23 (1/2)
”Yes, and I think it is the one,” replied Old King Brady, again working his skeleton keys.
Fortunately they found themselves with the corridor at their own disposal.
In a moment they had the door open.
”This is the road I travelled,” Alice instantly declared.
This lengthy cross corridor seemed certain to lead them away from the room in which Harry was confined, but Alice explaining its windings they determined to try it.
They were a story lower than the room in which they had been before and when they came to the semi-circular hall with the three doors exactly like the arrangement above Old King Brady felt that they must be right.
”Harry!” he called in a low voice, for he had no desire to bring the c.h.i.n.ks down upon him.
”Here,” replied Harry instantly. ”Behind the middle door.”
Old King Brady shot the bolt and threw back the door, which was not locked.
Ah Lung was sitting up leaning on Harry.
He certainly was a horrible looking object with his face all bathed in blood.
”Not dead!” exclaimed Old King Brady.
”Not dead, but in a mighty bad way,” gasped Lung. ”The princess!” he added. ”I see you have Miss Montgomery all right.”
”I'm sorry to say we have seen nothing of the princess,” replied the old detective. ”I haven't had time to ask Miss Montgomery about her yet.
What has become of her, Alice?”
”Dr. Garshaski carried her off,” replied Alice.
”Did--did she give away what he wanted to know?” asked Ah Lung.
”I'm afraid she did. They tortured the poor creature terribly.”
”We must get you out of here without delay, Ah Lung,” interrupted the old detective. ”As for the rest it will have to keep. Where shall we take you--home?”
”Wait,” said Ah Lung. ”Connected with this place is a club of which I am a member. I have a room here where I sometimes sleep. Take me there first and go for Dr. Gim Suey on Sacramento street.”
”Oh, you better have an American doctor,” protested Harry.
”Not at all,” replied Ah Lung, decidedly. ”I have doctored both ways, I greatly prefer the Chinese treatment. Dr. Gim Suey will save my life if it can be saved.”
CHAPTER X.
TREASURE HUNTING.
Harry and Detective Leggett carried Ah Lung out into the long corridor head and heels.