"You know the lady?"
"She comes in here once in a while for drugs."
"May I ask what kind of a woman she is?"
"Well, she's good enough in her way, though rather eccentric. I understand she furnishes good board, however. She has kept the house for many years."
"Has she many boarders?"
"Eight or ten. She used to have more. But they were rather a lively set and hurt the reputation of the place."
Mr. Harrison paid for the soda, and a second later we quitted the place.
"Not much information gained there," said my Chicago friend, when we were once again on the street.
"One thing is certain," I replied. "She is the right party. It would never have done to have tackled the wrong person."
"I guess the best thing for us to do is to call on the woman without waiting further."