"Very." She stood on the opposite side of the stove, puzzled by this unexpected visit, looking at him with undisguised curiosity.
"Ever been to Chicago?" asked Anderson suddenly, hoping to catch her unawares.
"Oh, yes. I have lived there," she answered readily. He shifted his legs twice and took a hasty pull at his whiskers.
"That's what I thought. Why don't you go back there?"
"Because I'm teaching school here, Mr. Crow."
"Well, I reckon that's a good excuse. I thought mebby you had a different one."
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, I dunno. I jest asked."
"You are a detective, are you not?" asked Miss Banks, smiling brightly and with understanding.