After that Nick held his peace for a time, but there were a whole lot of things he wanted to know, and he wasn’t long in opening up again.
“Chicago is a great town,” he remarked.
“Bet your life!” exclaimed Martin.
“I used to do janitor work in the Guggenheimer Building,” confided Nick.
“Is that so?”
“Sure. You know anything about Chicago?”
“Well, rather. I’ve lived there about all my life.”
“Then you know the Guggenheimer Building, corner State and Madison Streets?”
“Like a book. Been in it more times than I can count.”
The detective wanted to laugh.