“I got your letter, telling me of your big strike. It caught me
before I was quite started for Helena, so I just did some talking
for you where I thought it would do the most good, old fellow, and
turned right around and came back. I’ve been wild to hear about
’Tana. How is she? This is my friend, Mr. T. J. Haydon, my uncle’s
partner, you know. He has made this trip to talk a little business
with you, and when I learned you were not at the settlement, but up
here in camp, I thought it would be all right to fetch him
along.”
“Of course it is all right,” answered Overton, assuringly. “Our
camp has a welcome for your friend even if we haven’t first-class
accommodations for him. And is this lady also a friend?”
For Lyster, forgetful of his usual gallantry, had allowed the
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