“I help you out? Why, how can I? What is it?”
Miss Templin explained as briefly as she could what had happened when she called the week previous.
“And you want to trace this man if you can from our office?” asked the president of Nick.
“Yes,” replied the detective.
“But how?”
“He was here on business, I suppose?”
“That seems a reasonable deduction.”
“For what purpose do men usually call?”
“To pay premiums.”
“Then let us make inquiries of your cashier first.”