“What is her name?”
“Ladew. Her husband’s name is Thomas. That won’t be her name long,” continued Alice, with a laugh, “if she let’s Jimmy Lannigan show her around New York very often. She’s taking chances I wouldn’t dare to take, if I were in her place.”
It seemed to Chick and Patsy as if they had secured all the information which they were likely to obtain at that time.
Bess looked at Chick meaningly, as if to ask if he had gotten all he wanted, and Chick nodded in reply.
The conversation was then changed, and Chick gave the signal to Merton that he would like to get out.
Merton took the lead and the party rose.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHICK’S STRANGE ENCOUNTER.
The three detectives went to the door, but on reaching it, Merton said:
“I think I’ll have to leave you here. My business will make me stay here, for I see that my man is getting pretty well loaded, and I must keep an eye on him.”
Chick and Patsy therefore shook hands with him, thanking him for the assistance he had given them.