“In St. Louis?”

“Yes, I learned some things there.”

“Have you ever been in this business?”

“What business?”

“Well, this cafe business—and the rest of it.”

“You say I know a good deal about it.”

“Yes, you know a lot about it. And you’ve got your information from the inside. And Boland knows you know a lot about it. Otherwise he wouldn’t have sent you down here.”

“Yes?” Miss Masters was silent for a moment. “Druce,” she went on, “did you ever hear of the Broughton Club?”

“Sure, that swell joint in St. Louis?”

“Yes. Well, I’m interested in it.”