You’reanicelot，youare！Andnowyoucomesneakinghereandcallmealiar！How’dyougettothisshed，anyway？“
Danglarpushedhishandinaheavy，confusedwayacrosshiseyes。
“MyGod！“hesaidheavily。“Sothat’sit，isit？“Hisvoicebecamesuddenlyconciliatinginitstones。“Lookhere，Bertha，oldgirl，don’tgetsore。Ididn’tunderstand，see？Andtherewasawholelotthatlookedqueer。WeevenlostthejewelsatoldLuertz’slastnight。Doyouknowwhothatwomanwas？ItwastheWhiteMoll！SheledusachasealloverLongIsland，and-“
“TheWhiteMoll！“ejaculatedRhodaGray。Andthenherlaugh，shortandjeering，rangout。Thetableswereturned。Shehadhimonthedefensivenow。“Youneedn’ttellmeIShegotawayagain，ofcourse！
Whydon’tyouhireadetectivetohelpyou？Youmakemeweary！So，itwastheWhiteMoll，wasit？Well，I’mlistening-onlyI’dliketoknowfirsthowyougotheretothisshed。“