"Whom did you say, sir?" she queried innocently.
Mr. Harrison repeated his question.
"Why, I really haven't heard of those two gentlemen in so long a time I've nearly forgotten them," she said sweetly.
"They weren't here yesterday?" I put in.
"No." And this time her tone was a trifle cold.
"Do you expect them to-day?" I went on.
"No, I don't." She paused a second. "Is that all you wish to know?"
"No, ma'am," I replied promptly. "There is a good deal more I wish to know."
"Who are you, if I may ask?"
"My name is Strong."