CHAPTER XXIV.
HAL IN A NEW ROLE.
Instead of continuing toward the East River, Dick Ferris soon turned northward and presently reached Grand Street.
This neighborhood was entirely new to Hal, and he was at once satisfied that the tall boy was not going to pay a visit to Tommy Macklin.
Passing down Grand Street, Ferris presently came to a tall, white building, with a large open hall-way, the entrance to which was covered on either side with signs.
Entering the hall-way, Ferris mounted the stairs to the third floor, and then passed to a small office in the rear.
Hal was not far behind, and he had no difficulty in locating the apartment Ferris entered.
The upper part of the office door contained a ground-glass panel, upon which was painted in black letters:
ROBERT E. HAMILTON,
Fine Law and Blank Printing.
For a second Hal studied how to get into the place, but soon an idea struck him, and he lost no time in entering.