“Yes.”
“Where could I reach them?”
“You could find the names in the telephone book.”
“Couldn’t you tell me?”
“Yes, but I’d prefer you got the information from the telephone book.”
“I see,” I said. I folded the list and put it back into my pocket. There was a movie with a second-run picture that I’d seen. I suggested we go, and she accepted. From the way she acted, I was pretty certain she’d already seen the movie. Afterwards, we had ice cream, and over the ice cream I took out my list again.
“Suppose you check the persons who are still here,” I said. “It would save wear and tear on the telephone directory.”
She thought that over for a while, then took the list and checked four names. She said, “That’s an intelligent way of going about it, but I don’t think it’ll get you any place. I don t think anyone in town knows where she is.”
“Why do you seem so positive?”
“It attracted a lot of attention, you know.”