"A mystery!" cried Harry. "The mystery that came out of the mist."
CHAPTER II.
ALICE AND THE CHINESE PRINCESS.
To make a quick opening of the box containing the Chinese Princess was quite impossible.
Besides the difficulties already explained, there were others.
The box was not nailed.
Examination showed that it was put together with screws, and that the boards were of some hard wood.
Air-holes bored in the sides at regular intervals showed that the imprisoned princess certainly ought to have no difficulty in breathing, and made it seem that her present unconsciousness was probably nothing more than a faint.
The landing at the bulkhead had now been made.