If you were in the bar at 4:37pm, you might have overhead this conversation:
Strange man: (inaudible)
The Wandering barkeep: No, I haven't seen KnowsNothing in a while, either.
Strange man: (inaudible)
The Wandering barkeep: Yes, I do find that strange. Very strange indeed.
Strange man: (inaudible)
The Wandering barkeep: Oh, no, I wouldn't say that. It's probably nothing. How about that stabalot fellow, though? He seems to be the flavor of the minute....
Strange man: (audible scowl)
And then you might have seen the strange man leave in a huff, and Wandering shrug. And, then, just maybe, you might have heard wandering mutter under his breath, "everyone's so damn conspiratorial."