had departed. The star boarder was very cheerful as he and Jane helped the old man down the front steps and into the waiting cab.
During the ride uptown Pop Dillon, still worrying about his car, issued a constant stream of instructions as to just how the trips were to be made. He regretted that he had not the time or opportunity to inspect Carter's substitute driver and was concerned as to how the new man would treat old Nellie. Jane and Carter strove as best they could to reassure him.
They secured him a comfortable seat in the Hartford Local and set his suitcase up in the rack. Pop carried a letter of introduction from Dr. Mason to the proprietor of the Spring Lake Sanitarium. As a further precaution the physician had offered to telephone Spring Lake that he was coming so that the sanitarium 'bus would be at the station to meet him.
"Tell Speedy to go down to the car barn tonight and see that everything is all right," were his last words to Jane before the conductor cried, "All aboard," and they were forced to leave him. "And tell Chris Walters how sorry I am that I can't come down and play that game of pinochle with the boys in the car as he planned."
Jane kissed him, Carter shook hands, and in another moment Pop was on his way and they were out in the vast Grand Central concourse with the milling crowds.
"Oh, do you suppose everything will be all right?" Jane asked dubiously.
