“Here, what do you want here?” he demanded, roughly.
“We want that young lady upstairs!” cried Jerry.
“You can’t have her.”
“We’ll see about that,” put in Colonel Dartwell. “You have no authority to detain her here.”
“She is insane, and——”
“Help! help!” came from upstairs, and rushing past the burly doctor, Jerry skipped up the stairs, three steps at a time.
The colonel came behind. The doctor was about to remonstrate when he found himself confronted by the two detectives.
Our hero and the colonel soon found the proper door. It was locked, but putting his shoulder to it the young oarsman soon burst it open.
Alexander Slocum stood at the table in the center of the room. He had Nellie Ardell by the wrist, and was endeavoring to force her to sign the paper before them.
“Leave her alone, you villain!” cried Jerry, and dragged him backward.