Inquiry into the affairs of Arthur Dykeman, her father, had proved that the man was away from Cincinnati at present. But, by a lucky chance, Cardona had learned that the man was a spiritualist, and that he had been receiving messages from a woman named Madame Plunket.
Cardona discovered that she had left town some time ago, and there was no way of tracing her new address.
While the detective was working on this, he had received a bunch of violets at his hotel.
They carried the usual disk. Cardona had it in his pocket now. He brought the disk from his vest.
Madame Plunket Chicago
Those were the words inscribed upon the disk. They had brought Cardona to Chicago. He had located the medium.
At the first seance, Little Flower had spoken to the sitters!
Chicago was a long way from New York, but Cardona felt positive that there was a connection here. Anita Marie, of Philadelphia and Madame Plunket, of Chicago! Two birds of the same plumage!
There had been no disturbing element at the seances which Cardona had attended in Chicago. But he was getting a line on Madame Plunket, and he was convinced that the medium was the lowest of grafters.
The advice that she was passing out indicated that she must have a fund of information somewhere in her house. Cardona knew the law on fortune telling. It would be no trick at all to get the local police to make a raid, when the proper time came.