Mr. Pappas. It was a dark suit. Whether it was gray or not, I don’t know. But he had on a gray hat, fedora. And I looked at the card. I couldn’t imagine what was happening.
It said, “Jack Ruby, your host,” on it. I said, “Are you Jack Ruby?” He said, “Yes; come on over to the club if you get a chance—you can have some drinks”—or something like that—“there are girls there.” And then he disappeared. Naturally I had other things on my mind at the time. I must have put the card in my pocket. And——
Mr. Griffin. Let me interrupt you. Can you describe his mood? Was it straightforward, was it somber, businesslike, was it exhilarated?
Mr. Pappas. Well, I would not call it exhilarated. I would say that he was in a very animated mood. He moved quickly, and he spoke quickly. Of course, I cannot tell you what his mood is, because I don’t know the man. Maybe this is the way he is naturally. Maybe when he is in a mood he is somber. I don’t know. But to me he appeared very worked up by the happenings, by the activity, by the people, by the reporters, by the cameras, by the flashguns, and everything else. He seemed, as I said before, very animated.
Mr. Griffin. Do you still have the card that he gave you?
Mr. Pappas. Yes; I don’t have it personally. I have it—someone has it. It is a magazine editor who is keeping it. He wanted to see it.
Mr. Griffin. What happened after Jack left you?
Mr. Pappas. Well, I still had to get Henry Wade. He was on the telephone, on this long interview. I was trying to get him over.
Mr. Griffin. Were you calling to Wade, or making any indication?
Mr. Pappas. He knew I wanted him on the phone.