CHAPTER 9What It Meant to Keith.
"d**k, I wish you'd tell me about this leasing business. There are points which I don't understand." Beatrice leaned over and smoothed Rex's sleek shoulder with her hand.
"What do you want to understand it for? The thing is done now. We've got the fence-posts strung, and a crew hired to set them."
"You needn't snap your words like that, d**k. It doesn't matter--only I was wondering why Mr. Cameron acted so queer yesterday when I told him about it."
"You told Keith? What did he say?"
"He didn't say anything. He just looked things."
"Where did you see him?" d**k wanted to know.
"Well, dear me! I don't see that it matters where I saw him. You're getting as inquisitive as mama. If you think it concerns you, why, I met him accidentally when I was fishing
