“How?”
She said, “Mr. Peltham didn’t actually leave town. He went to a little hotel and registered under the name of Bilback. I kept in communication with him.”
“By telephone?”
“Both by telephone and in person.”
“What happened last night?”
She said, “I went to see him.”
“He was in his room?”
“Yes.”
Mason glanced at Della Street. “And did you,” he asked, “call him after you read the paper this morning?”
“Yes, of course.”