"But," her pretty face growing more serious, "I believe it was all Fate, and nothing else.

Had we not come to the beach this afternoon, the boy might have drowned; so, as I suggested the trip, I'm going to take a little credit myself." "Looking at it in that light," said Patsy, "the moving picture man saved the boy's life by giving you a half-holiday." This caused a laugh, for their spirits were now restored to normal.

To celebrate the occasion, Mr.Merrick proposed to take them all into Los Angeles to dine at a "swell restaurant" before returning to Hollywood.
This little event, in conjunction with the afternoon's adventure, made them all more intimate, so that when they finally reached home and separated for the night they felt like old friends rather than recent acquaintances..