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"Some of Ed Hazelton's cattle are in the basin on the other side of that ridge," he said. "You go over there and keep an eye on them until I can get a chance to send some one here to help you drive them back up the river toward the Circle Bar." As he came to the edge of the porch to mount his pony his gaze fell on Yuma's horse, still hitched to one of the columns.
"Don't you think we could get our mothers something pretty nice with two dollars apiece?" asked Harry Hazelton speculatively. "I couldn't get anything nice enough for my mother with two dollars, when I have more money," Dick replied promptly. Hazelton's money-saving plan was promptly voted down. "So now," proposed Dick, "all we have to do is to hurry home and hustle! Beat your way to it, fellows!"
"He's helpless and no longer in command," Harry retorted. "He's in command enough for me, sir." "Payson!" Harry Hazelton's fierce gaze burned into the eyes of the foreman. "If Tom Reade dies out yonder, and you've hindered me from saving him I'll have your life for forfeit!" Before that burning look even Payson shrank back.
There's a jolly big row on in Fordham, and Barnes isn't having any sympathy wasted on him you can just bet." "It serves him and that whole football crew just right," blazed Darrin. Hazelton's injury kept him out of school only a fortnight. The supposed break in his leg turned out to be only a sprain. While school teams like that commanded by Barnes are rare, they are found, now and then.
"I'm satisfied, on Reade and Hazelton's report," declared Mr. Haynes. "I know these young men, and I'd trust my life or my fortune to their honesty or their judgment alike." "I'm satisfied, too," nodded Ellsworth. "I can say the same," nodded Mr. Hippen. "Then we hardly need to look or inquire further," laughed another of the intending investors, pleasantly.
Katy did not ask where Helen had been, for she was wholly absorbed in Marian Hazelton's letter, telling how fast the baby improved, how pretty it was growing, and how fond both she and Mrs. Hubbell were of it, loving it almost as well as if it were their own.
Some one stood there, and Harry walked curiously toward him. "Howdy, whoever you are," was Hazelton's greeting. "Halloo, Harry, old chum," came Dick Prescott's laughing answer. "Dick Prescott!" gasped Harry delightedly. "I suppose you think I might have waited until daylight," laughed Dick, as their hands met. "I'm heartily glad you didn't wait," said Harry. "How long can you stay with us?"
If her manner should be very bad and her grammar execrable, I should consider it my duty to withdraw my consent," she said, with as much deliberation as if the matter were wholly at her disposal. "Would Katy drive around with her to Marian Hazelton's to-morrow?" Katy would be delighted; and so next day Mrs.
"We ought to have brought Harry Hazelton's bull-dog. That would have spared us guard duty." "I'm glad we didn't bring the pup," Dick rejoined. "That pup is growing older, and crosser. He'd bite a pound or two out of some prowler's leg, and we don't want that to happen." "Why not?" demanded Dave grimly, opening his eyes very wide. Dick laughed softly by way of answer.
Nellie spoke a few words to him while he lingered beside the porch, but her threat of the night before was not repeated and Hollis rightly guessed that it would never be carried out. During the week following Ed Hazelton's departure for Chicago Hollis did not see much of Nellie.
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