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Black Julius Rides

Black Julius Rides
lust why Belknap was startled by the
= sudden appearance of Bingham
Harvard he could not have told him
self
Possibly it was because it interrupted
his train of thought cngcndcred by the
senator's remarks--perhaps they had
stirred latent memories in the back of
BelkDaps mind. Possibly it was be-
cause Harvard's sudden appearance
brought to mind Roberta's suggestion
that il might have been the Night Wind
himself who had attacked him under
the tree after he had caught the old let
ter which Katherine had unknowinGly
dropped into his grasp from her bal
cony, and after he had received the
note which Roberta had dropped to
hin-neither Of which he had had a
chance to examine.
Whatever reason there might have
been for it, he was entirely his cool and
smiling inscrutable self by the time
fiat Harvard Joined thpm-and if he
had harbored any real fear, it was in
stantly dispelled' by Harvard's cheery
greeting.
sMonday morning. and alts well.
Harvard said after he greeted them. u
fpel like schoolboy on the first day o
his summer vacation; | don't know
Mhat to do with myself. | sec tina
you''-addressin Belknap directly
n "are logged for the saddle. If | ha
Rnown it I'd have gone with you.
sN"Mr. Belknap is waiting for kath
erine.' the senator remarked.
"Ah? That's odd. She was dressc
and ready to come down when | lef
: heu just now. but not in her riding togs
Perhaps she forgot
Belknap laughed pleasantly.
"Mrs. Harvard doesn't know tina
Tn Whiting for her" he said. Il wa
only hoping that she would let me
with her if she was riding this morn
ing. You see, didn't read my waite
correctly when l got mp. l thought
was two hours later than it was.
think thatS1'll 20 ahead, alone, if yo
don't mind. Will you suggest hors
for me, Harvard?'
"Yes-if you want a real one-or
that will make you pay more attentio
TO him than to the scenery. Ask fc
Comet"
When Belknap had gone the senate
linked his arm in Bing's, and as the
g tl, he hn oSlTl
IN his deep toned, leisurely manner
manner which any one of his old col
leagues of the Senate chamber wouI
instantly have recognized as indicatil
extreme interest. although not sug
gestion of it appeared:
'Is Mr.. Belknap an acquaintance
long standing, Bingham? Do you kno
him well?"
ooh, he is new to all. of US" Biz
replied carelessly, ''evc< to the Archer
who are responsible for his presenC
But he seeks likable chap. don't yC
think? Then, without waiting for
reply. he changed the subject. "Jov'
but I'm glad that / took the figurati'
bull by the horns and decided to gi'
myself a vacation this week-particl
larly because you and mother are he
with u.s.
sI am glad. too" the senator r.
ioined earnestly. Then: Il quite toe
: 4 liking to your frierl Salisbury la
night. bingham, although l saw ne
to nothing of him. lie is an old frien
isn't he?"
"Yes. indeed. He is considerab
elder than am graduated at Harva
two years before l matriculated. II
father and Mr.. Chester are great cr
MES. / have known him since Ct
remember
.'Fine chap; like him." the sem
ntor remarked with emphasis, and tn
strolled on in silence for a time. The
t'What about his friend-that Mr.. Ca
ruthers?' , The senator chuckled a
went on before Bing could reply:
reckon that when one gets to know h
well enough not to see that scar he
be fascinating sort of chap chg
"Yes," Bing replied. II liked h
nj once-and you may be sure that an
body whom Mort salisbury vouches
& all white, clear through. y
Followed another silence until III
tpere within sight of the stables a
Saw Belknap riding down the drivew
81 Comet, which was dancing and c
torting with tripping feet and arch
Scek and tail But Belknap sat b
Eke a Centaur,' with perfect poise a
hose rein, thoroughly at home in
saddle.
THAT chap rides like a kentuc
IAN. the senator remarked,
'sOr COW -puncher, Bing su
kfsted. -
Both," the senator reJo'ned. I'll
~ stopped in the path, thus forci
In son in law to pause also. and,
X tone that was at once serious q
..4naaiic. and which carried ut
}.n(t ss pleading In II, be said
Hin9ham, yesterday morning wi