"I don't know."
"While she was here did she have many visitors?"
"No. Business was poor. That's why she gave it up, I guess."
"Do you know Gabriel Leonard, the manufacturer?"
"Can't say as I do. I have been in the city but a few months."
Nick described Leonard, and asked if such a man had ever visited Madame Ree. The janitress' face brightened.
"Yes. A man of that look and build was here several times."
"Did Madame Ree ever speak to you about him?"
"Yes. I was going by her reception-room the other day, when he came out. His face was as long as the moral law. As he went down the stairs, Madame Ree turned to me and winked. 'That's an old fool,' she said contemptuously, 'and I've got him on a string. He's going to make me rich.' I tried to pump her, but she wouldn't say anything more."