“What is some one at the door for?” he asked vacuously.
“To see you, of course,” snapped Barnes.
“Nonsense!” exclaimed the other with annoyance. “The house has been closed for ages and you are the only one who knows I am home. Why I”–––
Bateato skimmed in, grinning like a full moon.
“Well, what is it?” his master asked, shortly,
“Two ladies, sair!”
“Two––that’s good!” chimed in Barnes. “They must have got a wireless that I was here.”
“What do they want?” Gladwin addressed Bateato.
“You, sair,” replied the Jap. “They say you come to door one minute.”