There were three doors leading from the drying stage into dark, stuffy rooms. Upon entering and of these, one was almost overcome by suffocating opium fumes. About dozen men were in the room.
The detectives had now drawn their pistols and the foreigner snapped out the order "Don't move. They did not.
The man who brought the note was at once identified by Mr. X. and one of his friends. He denied the charge and said ho was sick, and had not been out all day, much ess take a letter to Mr. X. who. did not know any of those in the room, but the detectives de take him to the police star 'The ease looks like one of mailing or kidnapping. If Mr. had gone alone he would doubtless have been kept prisoner' and there would have been very Tittle hope of his immediate escape for release, The mon in the first place and the surroundings in the second would have been too much for him—D.
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