No, siree, you've got to keep that coin where you can put your hands on it when you want it!" "When _you_ want it," she smiled.

"Do you know, Deal," she added seriously, blushing as she looked at him, "that our romance has been so much different from other romances that I've heard about.

It has seemed so--er--matter of fact." He grinned.

"All romances--real romances--are a heap matter of fact.
Love is the most matter-of-fact thing in the world.

When a guy meets a girl that he takes a shine to--an' the girl takes a shine to him--there ain't anything goin' to keep them from makin' a go of it." He reddened a little.
"That's what I thought when I saw you.