“Well, I tried to be on the lookout,” she stammered, “and so I could not keep under shelter.”
“What on earth happened?” asked Ed, following Jack’s example, and assisting Mrs. Robinson and Miss Steel over the rough mounds into the pathway.
“Suppose we delay investigations,” suggested Walter. “The ladies have certainly had a most unpleasant experience.”
“Unpleasant!” repeated Bess. “It was simply dreadful!”
“How long have you been here?” asked Jack.
“A life time!” ejaculated Belle.
“And we were just approaching the re-incarnate state,” added Cora, with a desperate attempt at frivolity.
“Did you see any ghosts?” asked Ed, almost lifting the little Miss Steel over a rough spot.
“Did we!” mocked Belle.
“Oh, I mean the kind that—shine,” explained Ed. “Not the mental species.”