The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-06-04

bush,' to shoot into the woods or whip
about and shoot into it on the other side,
never ub and down the alice. Seeing them
troop out one could appreciate the sense Of
the gun strap that held the piece muZzle in
air.
In such a circle as this ladies were not
included. Women would have Cramped their
style. No man present could have told a
risque story in the presence Of their
wOmenkind. AS a matter Of fact, while some
sOf their expressions were raw, their stories
we're not. There was wit and laughter, but
no vice. Hardy, healthy, wholesome parties,
and often a surprisingly serious trend to
the conservation. At the risk Of being banal,
one may say that here was represented the
backbone Of the French with the best part
Of its brain attached, the putrid parts Of
it not there, confined to the great centers
for the entertainment Of foreigners.
But in the case Of feminine assistance,
while wives or daughters never came to the
d%ejeuner, they often drove over in the after
noon to skirt the chasse. A communal road
ran through the middle Of it, and they
sometimes went there to stop and listen.
From far over in sOme SWale would come
the drifting notes Of the horn, then the
clamOr Of the dogs, coming, going, some
times silenced for a brief interval When at
a loss, to be started by Il. ill-bred yap-
ping Of the mutt of the pack, who happened
to be longer on sense if short in technique,
and the whole riot in full cry again.
Then from somewhere a bang. If success
full, this would be followed by a trium-
plant "A la lie! A la lie" r~esOnantly echo
ing through the arcades. More often 1t
merely excited the vOciferOus pack Of rough
coated near hounds, that would impress the
foreign dog lover as some sort Of triangle
at the apices Of which stood rough coated
terrier, retriever and hound, but Of which
the brown, sympathetic eyes had that deep
honest lOintaine student look, thoughtful,
pa~instaking, modest, and sincere. And
when one Of them fell foul of the tusk Of a
sanglier, eyes were dimmed and tears were
shed.
To get back to a chase just as old and
far more cruel, the woman hunt, De COur-
cey had become a sort Of institution as
a weekend guest. He was on the bOurse,
stOckbrOker, sbeculatOr, something Of that
sort, trading in values instead Of upply
ing commodities to be valued, like ROUX.
Betting on what other mems products
might Or might not be worth. Apparently
he was a good guesser as he ran down
P always in his chic two seated roadster
He was still making love to both Of the
young women, but disereetly so far as
/, PerVier was able to report.
= At any rate, there had been no scandal
z no quarrel reported, and little gossip
which for a provincial cOterie is saying
; great deal. De COu2cey had become ont
Of those family friends less Intimate thar
frequent. The ladies found him everything
I that was entertaining, while ROuX liked
him because he was so ardent a sports
Z record was creditable if not brilliant, anC
e had won him g decoration or two, genera
o staff work that had to do with figures.
About three times a year ROuL made tn
= rounds Of some Of his agencies, as the sOr
= Of supercOmmefclal traveller. BE went 81
= auto, and the two young women usual.
ACCOMPANIED him. But this December tn
e weather became so VillainOus that Dian
and Edith decided not to go, saying IL !
improved they might meet him at som
= point In his itinerary.
y Then two days after he had left De COuT
Z cey came down. In such a family PC wa
= stretching the conventions a little for hiI
to remain under the same roof in the ah
q sence OF the master, but as the man ha
y by this time become a sort OF haDlCu
y and also because there were at that mon
ent q good many tramps going over On
road, though most Of these cheEineau
4 were decent enough WOrkmen, looking "a
~ Jobs somewhere, the two young WOme
~ were justified IN wanting q protector.
Then something unl0rWard happane'
he Either the servants would not OF could nS
g. ten PerFier what it was abOuE but Cnei
20 Was a violent quarrel between Holtu en-
Diane. It occurred behind DANES locke
lg door, but the alteration was 9coEm
Ga enough to wake everybody up this az
aituEDanCe from. Danes screams, 10 W0N
e. look as ~ the impeFiOug athletic and d.
b tinctly British Mdith had knocked ~
"a stepm0ther about q little, though Dial
.s showed no physical traces 81 having be.
ly brutaliEed. De Courcey prole1sed % na'
heard nothing sc All % be IN tgnoHan
9 81 any Quarra tlen o. lateE. Ale room
he lOccHNled was &C the Ear end Of the bun
g ing. en- a wing, 90 bis statement may Ia
eN, been true.
p At any rate, a subsequent hostility "
tel observable between MGlth and Diane IN
Ch HOuE cut short his touEnce and ueGuEne
ng have been informed BY telegram ot trout
az bone. Pewter did not know. bat
a-Iania that nn examination u TELEGRAPH
records showed tnat &ouE had feceif