I forgot to ask. I was so interested in hearing about her
condition that I never thought of that."

"Well, our curiosity will soon be satisfied in that respect," said
Nora, "for here we are at the hospital."

"We should like to see the woman who was thrown from the
automobile yesterday afternoon," said Grace to the matron. "Is she
able to receive visitors?"

"Oh, yes," replied the matron. "She is sitting in a wheeled chair
on the second-story veranda. Miss Elton," she called to a nurse
who had just entered, "take these young women up to the veranda,
they wish to see the patient who has 47."

"What is her--" began Grace. But at that moment a nurse hurried in
with a communication for the matron. Grace waited a moment, bent
on repeating her question, but the nurse said rather impatiently,
"This way, please," and the opportunity was lost.

The three girls began to feel a trifle diffident as they
approached the stranger who was seated in a wheeled chair in a
corner of the veranda.

"Visitors to see you, madam," said the nurse curtly, halting
before the patient. "Be careful not to over-exert yourself," and
was gone.

The woman in the chair turned quickly at the nurse's words, her
eyes resting upon the three girls.