Tennis without flannels is like duck without apples." "Bother! We'll play till the mason comes up.

And mind your game.
I've been runner-up in a dozen tournaments." And he soon found that she had not overrated her skill.

She served strongly, volleyed beautifully, and darted across the court with a fleetness and a surety both delightful to observe.

So interested were they in the battle that they forgot all about the mason, till the butler came out, and announced that the desecration had begun.
In fact the broad marble top was on the floor, and the room full of impalpable dust.

The admiral and the secretary were gravely stacking the bricks, one by one, as they came out.
"Found anything ?" asked the girl breathlessly.
"Not yet; but Mr.Donovan here has just discovered a hollow space above the mantel line." The admiral sneezed.
Mr.Donovan, in his usual free and happy way, drew out two bricks, and dropped them on the polished floor.
"There's your holler, sir," he said, dusting his hands.
Unbidden, Breitmann pushed his hand into the cavity.