"Mort!"
"Or get a blow-out--you came near it, Patty."
"I didn't, Mort--ever."
"How about----?"
He was going to say John Doe, but she put her fingers over his lips so
that he only mumbled.
"No, Mort--I'm a prudent goddess--a chauffeuse extraordinary."
"I'm sure of that, but----"
"But what?"
"No car can endure so long out of the garage."
"You're a silly old thing." She sighed comfortably and leaned her head
over on his shoulder. In a moment she spoke again. "I think you're quite
right though, Mort."
"Aren't you tired of making opportunities for other people?"
She made a sound that he understood.
"I am, a little, you know, Patty," he added. The motor purred gently as
it glided out of a country road into the turnpike.
"What do you say if we begin making opportunities for each other?"
She started up with a laugh.
"I never thought of that," she said. "When shall we start?"
"At once, Patty. If you'll provide the opportunity," and he kissed her,
"I'll be its thief."
But she captured him at once.
THE END.
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