“Are you Chester Rand?” he asked, in a high-pitched voice.
“Yes, sir.”
“And you come from Clement Fairchild?”
“Yes, sir.”
“This is very curious. I never heard the name before.”
Chester looked surprised.
“I can’t explain it, sir,” he said. “I was asked to come to the hotel and ask if you had arrived.”
“Where is Mr. Fairchild’s office?”
“On West Fourteenth Street.”
“And he is a real estate broker?”