"Perhaps I can get it sooner, but I wish you would make it four days. There may be some delay, especially if Mr. Amberton is very ill."
"Very well, we will make it four days then," said Herman Wenrich, and thanking him for his kindness Robert withdrew and followed Nettie Wenrich downstairs.
"Do your father and you live here alone?" he asked.
"Yes."
"I hope he gets well soon," said the youth gravely, and his voice was full of a sympathy which went straight to the girl's heart.
"I am afraid he will never get well," answered Nettie, and the tears sprang into her eyes.
He took her hand and shook it warmly. "You must hope for the best," he said. And then, as she looked straight into his clear, honest eyes, he added, "If I can ever be of service to you don't hesitate to call upon me."
And a minute later he was gone.