“Oh, that!”
“Will your folks let you take it?” asked Terry.
“Oh, yes. They didn’t make any fuss at all when I told them.”
“I don’t know what Dimitri would have done if they had,” laughed Sim. “Oh, he is such an interesting character.”
“So is the chief, if you come to that,” spoke Terry.
“It’s a long lane that has no back door,” chuckled Arden. And then she ducked to avoid a clam shell tossed at her by Sim.
“In a way it’s rather sad,” said Terry dreamily, after a long, thoughtful pause.
“What?” asked Sim.
“Having a mystery end. I wonder if we’ll ever be involved in another?”
“Maybe,” said Sim.