The butler entered.
"A man to see you, sir," he said.
Gilder made a gesture of irritation, as he sank into the chair at his desk.
"I can't see any one to-night, Thomas," he exclaimed, sharply.
"But he said it was most important, sir," the servant went on. He held out the tray insistently.
The master took the card grudgingly. As his e