“Maybe he won’t charge you so much, seeing he is on his vacation,” suggested Andy.
“He’ll probably charge more,” declared the clerk. “Say, he earns more by one operation than I do in a year.”
“But look how long it took him to study and qualify for the work he does,” suggested Ned. “Is he only a specialist on injuries to the head?”
“That’s what he takes up most,” the clerk informed the boys, “though of course he must know about all kinds of doctoring.”
Jerry and his chums decided to put up at the hotel for the night, since it could not be told how long they would have to remain.
When they had been assigned to their rooms, and had seen to the putting away of the auto in a garage connected with the hotel, they sat in the lobby, waiting for Miss Payson to tell them how Bob was progressing.
They soon received good news. The nurse approached them with a smiling face, and said:
“He’s conscious now.”
“May we see him?” asked impulsive Andy.