It began to fall with the detectives in it.
CHAPTER IV.
THE CLEW IN THE BASIN.
A cry of alarm escaped Old King Brady when he saw the Frenchman.
"Harry," he gasped, "he is trying to kill us."
"There goes the cable!" muttered the boy, and a cold chill darted through him as he heard the ominous snap of the parting strands.
"The safety-clutch may save us, Harry."
"No! It don't work," groaned the boy as the car shot down.
A sickening sensation passed through the pair as the falling car went plunging down at lightning speed.