"But," continued Harren with a touch of malice, "you didn't learn that my leave is up to-morrow, did you?"
"Yes, I learned that, too."
"Then why did you give me an appointment for the day after to-morrow?" demanded the young man bluntly.
The Tracer looked him squarely in the eye. "Your leave is to be extended," he said.
"What?"
"Exactly. It has been extended one week."
"How do you know that?"
"You applied for extension, did you not?"
"Yes," said Harren, turning red, "but I don't see how you knew that I—"
"By cable?"