I have prowled about the vicinity at odd moments ever since the men began working there, but even my powers of penetration have failed." "Since your curiosity has reached such a height, why don't you ask Miss Wilder to tell you the whys and wherefores of this startling affair ?" teased Emma Dean.

"I never realized until now what a mysterious process digging a cellar is." "It isn't the process that's mysterious, it is the object of the process," declared Elfreda, with great dignity.
"Not everyone 'can see' either," interposed Emma innocently.
"The Briggs-Dean rapid-fire conversation team in an entirely new line of specialties," proclaimed Sara Emerson.

"Secure front seats for the performance." "There isn't going to be any performance," flung back Emma.

"This is merely a friendly chat, but it ends here and now.

I don't propose to court publicity.