"Can I see Ida?" asked Jack, at length.
To his great joy, Peg replied, "I don't think there can be any
objection. I am going to the house now. Will you come now, or
appoint some other time?"
"I will go now by all means," said Jack, eagerly. "Nothing should
stand in the way of seeing Ida."
A grim smile passed over the nurse's face.
"Follow me, then," she said. "I have no doubt Ida will be delighted
to see you."
"Dear Ida!" said Jack. "Is she well, Mrs. Hardwick?"
"Perfectly well," answered Peg. "She has never been in better health
than since she has been in Philadelphia."
"I suppose," said Jack, with a pang, "that she is so taken up with
her new friends that she has nearly forgotten her old friends in New
York."
"If she did," said Peg, sustaining her part with admirable
self-possession, "she would not deserve to have friends at all. She
is quite happy here, but she will be very glad to return to New York
to those who have been so kind to her."
"Really," thought Jack; "I don't know what to make of this Mrs.
Hardwick. She talks fair enough, if her looks are against her.
Perhaps I have misjudged her, after all."
CHAPTER XIX.
CAUGHT IN A TRAP.
JACK and his guide paused in front of a three-story brick building
of respectable appearance.
"Docs Ida's mother live here?" interrogated Jack.
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