When detectives visit the Chinese houses, no objections are ever offered to a search, nor is any help ever given.
The Chinese sit around perfectly indifferent, seemingly.
Once in a while bribes will do the business.
Old King Brady found even that resource hopeless on this occasion, however.
After a hard day's work he had to give it up.
"I am afraid they have done for that boy," he remarked to Harry. "It indeed looks like a hopeless case."
He felt very much distressed about it, feeling somewhat to blame.
His next move was to call up the Government office, at which Mr. Butler was employed, but word came over the wire that the man was home sick.
All Old King Brady could do was to write him a letter, stating the facts, which he did, in time for the evening mail.
At a quarter to three o'clock Harry turned up at the rooms on Pell street.