He was married and had a daughter, Anne, unmarried, and a son, Thomas G. Junior, married. He was a member of ... I told Lon that was all I needed, thanked him, hung up, and buzzed the plant rooms on the house phone. After a wait Wolfe's voice came, gruff of course. "Yes?" "Sorry to interrupt. A man named Yeager came. He wants to know if he is being tailed and by whom. He expects to be soaked and doesn't mind because Too Many Clients 9 no one but me is good enough. I have checked on him and he can stand it, and I might as well earn a couple of weeks' pay. I'll be gone when you come down. His name and address are in my notebook. I'll be back before bedtime." "And tomorrow? How long will it last?" "It won't. If it does we'll get Saul or Fred. I'll explain later. It's just a chore." "Very well." He hung up, and I took the phone and dialed a number that would get me Al Goller. H J Chapter 2 I FT^^^0 nours later, at twenty minutes past seven, I | I was sitting in a taxi parked on 67th Street JL between Second and Third Avenues, twisted around for a view through the rear window. If Yeager had left his house at 7:00 sharp, he should have been in Al Goller's cab by 7:04, and Al should have turned the corner onto 67th Street by 7:06. But it was 7:20, and no sign of him. It was useless trying to guess what the hitch was, so I did. By 7:30 I had a collection of a dozen guesses, both plain and fancy. At 7:35 I was too annoyed to bother to guess. At 7:40 I told Mike Collins, the hackie, who was no stranger, "Nuts. I'll take a look," got out, and walked to the corner. Al was still there in his cab in front of the lunchroom. When the light showed green I crossed the avenue, went on to the cab, and asked Al, ''Where is he?" He yawned. "All I know is where he isn't." "I'll ring him. If he comes while I'm inside, have trouble starting your engine until I come out and go. Give me time to get back to Mike." He nodded and started another yawn, and I went into the lunchroom, found the phone booth in 12 Rex Stout the rear, and dialed CH5-3232. After four rings I had a male voice in my ear. "Mrs. Yeager's residence."