Chapter 66 TIBER CREEK HOUNDS boasted a history almost as stellar as Montfair’s. Founded shortly after the turn of the Twentieth Century, it began as a club for the elite of Washington: congressmen, diplomats, military officers, jurists, and business leaders. Suburban development steadily pushed the sport farther out into the Maryland countryside. And only the rare personage of note—a former ambassador or retired general—now appeared among their members on a hunting day. But while few, if any, of the current members were likely to find their names listed in a Bob Woodward index, they remained strong in number and devoted in spirit. The bustle of pre-hunt preparation was well underway when Janey pulled into the field. Having attended the memorial hunt for Fergus McKendrick and the Montfa

