"I think I've seen you at Westminster and at some of the local shows.

Higham is your name, isn't it ?" "Yes, it is," returned the kennel man, truculent, but surprised almost into civility.

"And this is my assistant, Mister Rice.

And these two young lady friends of ours are--Say!" he broke off, furiously, remembering his plight and swinging back to rage, as he began to wade shoreward.

"We're going to have the law on you, friend! Your collie tackled us when we was peaceably-" "When you were peaceably ignoring this trespass sign of mine ?" finished the Master.