The girl grinned. “That’s easy. Buy her drinks and slip her a dollar on the side when no one’s looking.”

“How about her love affair? That fellow didn’t make her by buying her drinks, did he?”

“No. A man who buys her drinks is a sucker to her — say, mind if I tell you something?”

“Go ahead.”

“I’m going to give you a tip. You look like a right sort. Don’t monkey with Marilyn.”

“I want something from her.”

“Don’t get it.”

“I mean information.”

“Oh.”

There was silence for a little while. I caught the waiter looking at me and motioned him over. I handed him another dollar and a quarter and said, “Another drink for the lady.”