"He doesn't? When did he leave?"
"Yesterday. He and a man have bought out a news stand, and he's going to live near by."
"You mustn't lose track of him—just yet."
"Trust me for that, Mr. Bulson."
"If you hear anything of Gertrude, let me know at once. If you can help me, I'll pay you well."
"I'm your man and I'll remember," answered Sam Pepper, and thereupon Homer Bulson finished his liquor, threw down a quarter dollar, and started to leave.
"Where can I find you, if you're not at home?" called Pepper after him.
"Generally at the Broxton Club," answered Bulson. "You know where that is, near Union Square." And as Pepper nodded, he opened the door and walked away.
After this, business continued brisk for half an hour, when Sam Pepper found it necessary to go to a back room for some bottles.