“Oh, Mr. Bateman! I’ve been wanting to see you. Wasn’t it you who was telling me what to do for a dog when he is continually getting sore paws?”

The secretary shook his head.

“It must have been someone else, Miss Wade. Though, as a matter of fact, I do happen to know⁠—”

“What a wonderful man you are,” interrupted Loraine. “You know about everything.”

“One should keep abreast of modern knowledge,” said Mr. Bateman seriously. “Now about your dog’s paws⁠—”

Terence O’Rourke murmured sotto voce to Bundle: