He had almost come to the conclusion that Pow Chow meant to let him starve to death there in the secret den.
But no!
Relief came at last.
It did not come with the appearance of Pow Chow, however.
The two Chinamen who had captured him now appeared.
Ed was taken out and again blindfolded, was led by many devious ways to a large, well furnished room, which seemed to be on an upper floor, for he could see roofs out of a window.
There were several Chinamen sitting around smoking.
None of them paid any attention to Ed.
The idea now seemed to be to give the boy a chance to repair damages.
He was shown a sink, where he washed his face and hands.