The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-08-16

he had received the note which Rob-
Ferta had dropped to hin-neither of
which he had had a chance to exam
inc.
Whatever reason there might have
been for it, he was entirely his cool
and smiling inscrutable self by the
time that Harvard joined them-and
if he had harbored any real fear, it
was instantly dispelled by Harvrd's
CHEEKY greeting.
Monday morning, and all's WELL"
Harvard said after he greeted them.
II feel like a schoolboy on the first
day of his summer vacation; / don't
know what to do with myself. l see
that you"-addressing Belknap di-
rectly-"are logged for the saddle. If
l had known it | would have gone with
you"
"Mr. Belknap is waiting for Kath-
erine," the senator remarked.
"Ah? That's odd. She was dressed
and ready to come down when / left
her just now, but not in her riding
togs. Perhaps she forgot"
Belknap laughed pleasantly.
"Mrs. Harvard doesn't know that 1
am waiting for her." he said. II was
only hoping that she would let me
go with her if she was riding this
morning. You see, | didn't read my
watch correctly when / got up. /
thought it was two hours later than it
was. 1 think that I'll go aehad alone,
if you don't mind. Will you suggest
a horse for me, Harvard?"
"Yes-if you want a real one-one
&hoH mill x1,olr0 49,, - nffo,,
tion to him than to the scenery. Ask
for Comet"
When Belknap had gone the senator
linked his arm in Bing's, and as they
started along one of the paths he
asked in his deep-toned, leisurely
manner-a manner which any one of
his old colleagues in the Senate cham
Der would instantly have recognized
as indicating extreme interest, al
though not a suggestion Of it ap-
peared:
els Mr.. Belknap an acquaintance of
long standing, Bingham? Do you
know him well?"
"Oh, he is new to all of u.s." Bling
replied carelessly, "even to the Arch
ers, who are responsible for his pres
ence. But he seems a likeable chap
y don't you think?" Then, without
waiting for a reply, he changed the
l. subject. glove! but Pm glad that
took the ~figurative bull by the horn;
r and decided to give myself a vacation
this week-particularly because you
+ and mother are here with u.s."
IS II am glad, too" the senator re
II joined earnestly. Then: 81 quite
m aock a liking to your friend Saulsbur!
s last night, Bingham, although l saw
m next to nothing of him. He is an oil
T. friend, isn't he?"
ne eyes, indeed. He is c~onsiderabl,
n older than 1 am; graduated at Han
70 ward two years before | matriculated
er His father and Mr.. Chester are grea
: c%ronies. I have known him since
can remember"
y "Fine chap; 1 like him." the senate
1 remarked with emphasis, and the
"a strolled on in silence for a time. Then
what about his friend-that Nh
Carruthers 2" The senator chuekle
and went on before Bing could reply
~ reckon that when one gets to knoV
him well enough not to see that sea
he'd be a fascinating sort of a chal
eh?"
"Yes," Bing replied. 81 liked hin
at Once-and you may be sure tia
anybody whom Mort Saulsbur
vouches for is all white, cles
through"
Followed another silence until the
were within sight Of the stables an
saw Belknap riding down the drivr
. way on Comet, which was dancin
and ~cavorting with tripping feet an
"a arched neck and tail. But Belkna
sat him like q Centaur, with perfei
81 poise and loose rein, thoroughly
home in the saddle.
"That chap rides like a Kentucl
ian," the senator remarked.
Cor a co%w-puncher," Bing sugges
ed.
"Both," the senator rejoined. The
ne stopped in the path, thus fOrcir
his son-in-'aw 10 pause also, and,
"a q tone that was at nee serious al
emphatic, and which carried a lit
note Of pleading in it, he said:
Bingham, yesterday morning whe
we were bTeakfasting, your moth
arl mentioned the name Of our son., Ro
an cricE. ] gathered from the expire
sion Of your face at the moment tn
oh ylou had not known till then tn
Katherine ever had a brother. Is tn
:, true? ?"
why, yes; but"
III Pardon me, Bingham. Perha
on Kitten should have told you abo
ice him; possibly she thought best not
md do so. But, now that his name h
ION been mentioned, I feel that it is +
ion duty tc-"
"Please, senator. Please, faith,
u;. wait a moment. Forgive me for
ent 49, apJ 49, 80, 49, -. thot ~ Sou -,
nm tbat Won would nrofoT moi 70 d;scr
Ind VIII Won. to please me LET r. r,
ade where it is? If there is anything IL
.ry- needs to be told to me, Katherine v
,rd. tell it in her own good time, and
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