“Two or three months.”
“What was the name before that?”
“Jack Waterbury.”
“Get this,” I said, “because it’s important. What was the name on his driving license?”
“Jack Waterbury.”
“One other thing. When I came in and asked you about gamblers, why did you tell me about Ringold?”
She said, “Honestly, Donald, you had me fooled. You certainly took me in on that one. You didn’t look like a detective. You looked like a — well, a sucker— You know what I mean. Occasionally a man comes in and gets in touch with either Jed or Tom Highland. They’ll have a poker game running.”
“Who’s Tom Highland?”
“He’s a gambler.”
“Connected with the Atlee outfit?”