“Oh my, was I back there so long? I’m sorry to have left you all alone. What did I miss?”
Tennie shrugged. “Not much. A few of our competitors dropped by out of curiosity, but they were polite at least. More well wishes and stock orders from businessmen. Mr. Charlick had some fascinating advice on Long Island Stock. Remind me to tell you about it later. Oh, and our favorite men were back—twice.”
I groaned. “What did they want now? And how are they getting through the crowd so easily?”
“I have no idea.” Tennie sighed and shook her head. “Perhaps they know one of the police officers? I can’t fathom what they are playing at. The first time they simply listened to the conversation in the room then left. The second time they wanted to know how Central was doing, so I consulted the tape and t
