“Not to my knowledge.”
“When did you leave the house, as a rule?” asked Burt.
“Along in the afternoon.”
“And you never heard any cries for help proceed from the cellar?”
“I’d have told the police if I did,” replied the woman. “You are not a friend of Mister Ajeeb, I guess?”
“Hardly.”
“What for does he want to keep any one a prisoner?”
“You are going to take a hand at questioning me, I see.”
“I’m mighty curious.”
“Well, aunty, your curiosity is not destined to be satisfied this time.”