Carl jumped furiously from his chair, but Matt caught him and pulled him back.
"There's somebody else we're to look for, Carl," said he.
"Who's dot?"
"Sercomb and his scheming friends."
"Yah, you bed you! Ve vill findt dose fellers, und ven ve do findt dem ve vill ged some shtrangle-holts on dem und make dem say oudt vere iss Slocum."
"It's not often that I go hunting trouble," said Matt grimly, "but that's what I'm going to do now."
"How ve shtart it oudt, Matt?" queried Carl.
"We'll look for that basement club-room."
"Yah, so, aber how ve findt dot?"
"Can't you take me to the alley where the gang set upon you?"