"When it's worked right, that always brings home the kale." "The only question is," continued Barney, "can Maggie put that stuff over?
How about it, Maggie?
Think you're good enough to handle a proposition like that ?" Looking the handsome Barney straight in the eyes, Maggie for the moment thought only of his desire to manage her and of the challenge in his tone.

Larry and the appeal he had made to her were forgotten, as was also Dick Sherwood.
"Anything you're good enough to think up, Barney Palmer, I guess I'm good enough to put over," she answered coolly.
And then: "What's the other way ?" she asked.
"Old stuff.

Have to be a sure-enough marriage.

Sherwoods are big-time people, you know; a sister who's a regular somebody.

After marriage, family permitted to learn truth--perhaps something much worse than truth.