‘He could have done that, couldn’t he? Gee! I was getting all worked up.’
‘I remembered the lean man’s unshaven chin. If he had left last night, why hadn’t he shaved this morning before coming out on to the streets? There might be a perfectly good answer to that one, but until I heard it it seemed to me he had spent the night in Gracie’s room.
This was too important to let slide. I had to find out for certain.
I got to my feet
‘Here’s the other ten I owe you. Thanks for the help. Take my tip and keep out of this. Let someone else find her.’
‘Uuugh! I won’t sleep a wink thinking of her in there.’
‘You’ll sleep even less if some tough cop takes you down to Headquarters and gets to work on you. Keep out of it.’
‘Aren’t you going to tell them?’
I shook my head.
‘I haven’t the time to waste on a suicide case. You’ll be surprised how quickly someone will miss her. They always do.’ I took out my bill-fold and another ten-dollar bill. ‘If they ask questions, keep me out of it. Tell them about this guy in the fawn suit, but not until they ask you.’