CHAPTER XVIII
THE PRINCESS PASSES
His excitement increasing at every step, Dick hurried to where Widdy had said the mysterious sounds came from. As the young millionaire and the captain entered the compartment they heard distinct groans, and a weak voice cried:
"Help me out! Help me out!"
"It's him!" cried Dick. "Get a lantern and help him out!"
"Help who out?" demanded Captain Barton.
"Tim Muldoon!" shouted Dick. "He's in there—in the shaft tunnel—hurt, most likely—that's where he's been all this while! Hurry and get him out! Show a light!"
Widdy, whose courage had returned with the presence of Dick and the captain, passed forward a lantern he had. Dick crawled into a dark passage, which was partly occupied by the long propeller shaft of the yacht. A moment later he uttered a cry.
"Tim! Tim! We're going to get you out! We thought you were drowned! Come and help me, captain! Tim's hurt!"
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