"I guess the boy must have been fired," grinned the gatekeeper, who knew that Steve had been working in the mills up to that time.
In the meantime Steve Rush was hurrying toward the hospital to see how Bob Jarvis was getting along.
CHAPTER VIII
IGNATZ ON THE WAR PATH
STEVE found his companion sitting up in a chair, with head and hands bandaged. Bob had been quite severely burned, and he had suffered from the shock of the explosion. The surgeon said it was a miracle that he had not been killed instantly.
"Hello, Steve," greeted Bob. "I can't grin without hurting myself, but I'm grinning on the inside of me."
"Oh, Bob, I'm so glad you are safe! I thought you had been killed when I found you were missing. What happened to you? Tell me all about it. I haven't heard the truth about it yet."
"There isn't much to tell, except that I was a bird. I flew without wings, and that is more than any one else can do. Did you see me go?"