He was so weak and heavy that they had to almost carry him.
They passed through a narrow hallway and went down into a cellar.
Here a trap door was raised and they went still further down.
They were, in fact, descending into the secret dens of Pell street.
Ed was rounded up in a little room where there were several Chinese sleeping on mattresses which had been thrown on the floor.
All were boys. The place was abominably hot and smelled horribly.
There was no mattress for Ed.
He was told to lie down beside a boy who did not even arouse as he dropped upon it.
A moment later Ed was sound asleep.
And he must have slept very soundly—perhaps he was drugged again—for when he awoke he was in a smaller room, lying alone upon a cot-bed.