His manner was cordial without effusiveness; when they shook hands his eyes met Dan's with a moment's keen, searching gaze, as though he sought to affirm at once his earlier judgment of the young man before him.
"I'm glad to see you again, Mr.Harwood.I was to be in town for the day and named this hour knowing I should be free." "I supposed you were taking it easy at Lake Waupegan.

I remember you told me you had a place there." Bassett's eyes met Dan's quickly; then he answered:-- "Oh, I ought to be there, but I've only had a day of it all summer.

I had to spend a lot of time in Colorado on some business; and when I struck Waupegan I found that matters had been accumulating at home and I only spent one night at the lake.

But I feel better when I'm at work.
I'm holding Waupegan in reserve for my old age." "You don't look as though you needed a vacation," remarked Dan.

"In fact you look as though you'd had one." "The Colorado sun did that.