“You have?”
“Yes, and it has seemed strange to me that the detectives have not been able to find a clew.”
“Will you accompany me?”
“Yes.”
“I may need your assistance.”
“I will help you, Mr. Carter, gladly.”
“Let us start.”
Lena put on her hat and coat, packed a few articles in a valise, and then she and the detective left the tenement.
Day was dawning when Carter reached his home. He conducted Lena to Mrs. Peters, his housekeeper, who gave her a room, in which she promised to remain.
Nick gave her a few instructions, and then he retired to his own room, where he threw himself down upon a couch and went to sleep.