The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-05-24

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head slowly, still smiling; and then,
both of Katherine's extended hands.
But she dropped them at once, and
bent forward over the small black
satchel she had been carrying, which
she had put down as Katherine APP
preached her.
She opened it, she thrust a hand
inside, into a pocket of it, and brought
forth a fountain pen and a small
pad Of paper; and then, to Katherine's
utter amazenent-even to her con-
sternation and dismay-the senorita
began to write upsn it.
The tennis game was momentarily
discontinued. The players were
grouped together, close to the net.
Betty left her chair and moved slow
ly toward Katherine and the new ar
riyal7and the senorita, with a
word or lifting of her great dark
eyes, continued to write while Kath-
crime awaited the denouement, what
ever it was to be- with many emo
tions.
When the topEnost sheet Of the pad
had been half filled with written
WOL4ot tAS Sc1tOAlSA A4SSu q pail O1
smiling eyes and passed it to her be-
wildered hostess.
It read as follows: Z.
81 regret that / cannot speak these
words to acknowledge yoar gracious
welcome. Once I thought I was to
be a great singer, but on the eve of
success my voice was taken from n
utterly. Sometimes-net asways-lt
is possible for nae to converse in a
faint whisper, although it is an eff
fort 30 do SO. I hear perfectly, For
give me, and please be patient. My
fingers shall talk to you, in this man
neT, and-still better upon the keys
of a piano"
"Oh, I am SO sorryln Katherine ex-
claimed, and with an impulse she did
not seek TO control she put her hands
upon the strangers shoulders and
kissed her on the cheek-and it was a
glowing, oliva-and-rnse-tinted cheek
that anybody might have been glad
to kiss.
Katherine, by a gesture, summoned
the others around her She presented
the ~senorita. She explained the sit.
~uation, almost with tears in her eyes
for she felt instantly and myster-
iously drawn to the woman who was
so strangely berefx of the power 81
speech. The senorita was und0ubk-
edly beautiful, with face and feature:
and glowing eyes as young as Kath'
crime Harvard's. or Betty Clancys
and yet whose hair, once Of midnigh
hue, was thickly interviewer wifi
J gray. She was taN-as tail as Kath
erine-and straight, and willowy
and as graceful in every motion shl
, made as q fawn.
Katherine took the little bag, t.
which the pen and pad had been re
. turned, and led the pianiste towar'
l the house.
Bridge, in the billiard room, ha
been discontinued somewhat earle
5 than usual that day, and thus it hap
-lcsEoe'aticn. In western localit
tire dairymen have organized on thi
] basis. They hire their own man, VIII
(; weighs, grades and tests the cream
r They pay him 1 cent for each poun
of b~utter-fat up to 10000 pounds, an
then his salary is 800 per mont
n straight. The dairymen are pa
d cash by check each day at a prit
3 based on the quotations in the dali
papers, with a variation of 8 cen
IT per pound of butter-fat between fir
and second grade cream.
The association also has a marke
ing agreement with the craameI
which buys their In this pa
ticular instance, the buyer is a C
= operative creamery, which has agre
to keep a $400 deposit in the loC
AN bank TO the account of the Dair
mems Association. This is to be us
at as a working OF revolving fund VIII
he is to be repaid to the creamery wit
". out interest at the termination
their contract. In addition, the me
ne pened that Conrad Belialap saUEscI
* through the wide doorway ct the n
ment when Katherine and the snor
arrived at the top of the yeran
OF steps.
ne, He came to a sudden stop at
pc threshold when he discovered them.
It seemed to Katherine-VaguI
ST, then although she recalled the circu
stances later-as if he had the j
Is pulse to turn about and escape.
stead, he moved forward, and W
the expression in his eyes of one v
-, expects to be introduced.
ten Katherine presented him to
s~enorita in a few cool and well c
sen words, to which she added,
briefly as possible. an explanation
los' the ~senorita's infirrnity.
IS: A look of wonderment-Or was
ST genuine amazement ?-appe u
otn the features of the gentlemanly c
ano sharp. For a brief moment it
YET peared as if he likewise was spec
-, less. Then, as if he had suddenly
g: called the last words of Rather
the explanation to the effect that Ser
:. l tia Cervantez could near perfe'
I'VE well, he uttered a few well sels
on words about the pleasure of max
her acquaintance, bowed low over
Ut extended hand (another indication
OF her Spanish type, by the way,
MY went past them down the steps.
the Put he turned around and st