ng some time, for its engine was not
running and the chauffeur was pacing the walk.

Possibly Mr. Montgomery had done some telegraphing ahead, too.

"Get right in here, girls," he said. "Lucky I was coming on the same
train with you. Your folks will certainly be worried about you."

"Now, wasn't that a funny thing for him to say?" asked Jennie, as she
stepped in after Nancy.

There was no chance for Nancy to reply, however, for Mr. Montgomery was
close upon their heels. The chauffeur jumped to his seat, the door
slammed, and the cab was off.

"How far is it to Garvan's Hotel?" asked Nancy.

"It's some distance," replied Mr. Montgomery. "I only hope Gordon is not
hurt as badly as the paper says. Of course, if he is in the hands of
doctors and nurses they may refuse to let any of us see him."

"Oh! I hope not!" exclaimed Nancy.

"We can wait till he's better, then," Jennie suggested. "John will be in
town this morning and we'll go to his office and then go home with him
and wait until you can see Mr. Gordon."

Mr. Montgomery snorted, but said nothing. Indeed, he seemed very glum
after they were in the cab.

What a distance it did seem to Garvan's Hotel! The cab traveled at high
speed, for there was not much traffic at this hour and the few policemen
paid no attention.

"This isn't at all the part of the city I thought Mr. Gordon lived in,"
observed Nancy, once.

Mr. Montgomery made no comment. Jennie squeezed her chum's hand and sat
closer to her. To tell the truth, Jennie was getting a little
frightened.

The cab passed through a web of narrow streets. The girls, although they
knew something about the city, were soon at sea as far as the locality
was concerned.

"Where _are_ we?" cried Nancy, at last.

"We have arrived," spoke the Senator, harshly. "Jump out. I'll take you
right indoors. I have been here to see Gordon before."

"But--but this doesn't look like a hotel," murmured Nancy, first to
reach the sidewalk.

The houses were rows of mean-looking, three-story brick edifices. They
were in a narrow street near the corner of a wider thoroughfare.

"This is the side entrance," said the Senator, and taking the girls
firmly by the arm, ushered them up the steps of the nearest house.

He did not even have to knock. Somebody must have been on watch, for the
door swung open instantly.

Neither Nancy nor Jennie saw the person who opened the door. It was very
dark in the hall.

"How is our patient?"