But at this moment the door of the place burst open again.
This time Old King Brady and a couple of policemen appeared.
The old detective had not been seriously wounded.
The bullet had struck him a glancing blow in the leg and had brought him down with the shock.
But he had quickly recovered.
Van, however, was beyond pursuit.
But Old King Brady had seen Harry pursue his man into the liquor saloon.
Realizing that the young detective might need assistance, he hailed a couple of policemen and started after him.
He had arrived just in the nick of time.
Harry was facing the gang of crooks, but the odds were too great for him and the result might have been serious had he been left to play his hand alone.