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and her suspicions seemed to jibe, she consented to
my next step, trailing him with a private detective.

“It only took a week or. so to collect all the facts
and the evidence. Two operators had moved into
town, had openly solicited young men and taught
them the tricks of the trade. They had the contacts
with middle aged and elderly homos who would pay
well for their services.

Frank’s testimony before the police was an eye-
opener. He revealed details of the soliciting of per-
verts similar to much that has been revealed in these
pages. Small town techniques varied little from those
found in the big cities. Art theatres and movie houses
featuring nudie movies were revealed to be gathering
places for homosexuals. “ The fags,” Frank revealed,
“get there early and sit in the back seats. You gotta
make them notice you as you pass by. Then you
pick a seat with plenty of room beside you, so the
sucker can follow you down front.”

Pool halls were favored as meeting places. So were
the beaches.

Frank explained what to look for in classified ads.

He pointed out that one reading: BACHELOR TO  }

SHARE APARTMENT, $75 was legitimate. How-
ever, another reading BACHELOR SEEKS CON-
GENIAL ROOMMATE, $10 weekly had possibili-