“Did you rent the room to her?”
“Yes, yesterday afternoon.”
“What did she say about her occupation?”
“I asked no questions, sir. It is not always best to do so.”
“Well, give us a look at the room.”
The place was small, and cheap, and dirty. In the way of furniture it contained only a flat bed, a spotted washstand, a chair, and an old dresser. The detectives sent the janitor away, much to his disappointment, and made a careful study of the place.
“Here’s more red hair,” said Chick. “I wonder if this is bleached?”
Examination showed that it was. Nick took several articles from the chest and the top of the dresser and carried them away with him.
“If the room was hired for the purpose of getting rid of the boy,” said Chick, as the detectives walked away, “why should it have been taken yesterday? The boy was not in the game at that time.”