“Yes. He regretted that the apartment was so large at the time he took it; but it was the only vacant one we had. I made the contract with him myself. He is a very quiet, unassuming man, with iron-gray hair and closely cropped gray mustache. He would be a handsome man, too, if it were not for a frightful scar that extends all the way down one side of his face, and another one just like it that reaches a third of the way down the other side.�
“When did he engage his apartment?� the detective asked.
“It was engaged and paid for in advance, in order to hold it, three months ago,� was the reply.
“By the gentleman himself?�
“No; by an agent who represented him.�
“Is the man a New Yorker, or where is he from?�
“I do not know as to that, but, if you are of the opinion that he might have had——â€�
“I have no opinions; I am seeking information. When did Mr. Carroll first occupy his apartment?�
“He arrived here just three weeks ago to-day?�
“Where from?�