The car proved to be a closed one. By the light of its lamps Alice was able to get an uncertain view of her companion.
She shuddered as she recognized him.
"So it is you, Dr. Garshaski!" she breathed.
"Yes, Miss Montgomery, it is I," replied the man, speaking now in English. "I trust you will pardon this step on my part. It all came about by accident. I saw you standing there and I could not resist the temptation to at once seize upon the opportunity, and the woman of all others whom I devotedly love."
Alice's heart sank.
There were three other men in the car.
The chauffeur was white, but the two seated on the box, which was crowded in front of the middle seat, were Chinese in American dress.
They sat on the seat with their feet on the box, silent and stolid looking.
Certainly there was nothing to be hoped for from an appeal to them.
Did Alice know this Dr. Garshaski?