Louise Graham did not allow him to declare his adoration, which he would have done every moment they were together; when he tried, she walked away.

But Charlie counted on his good looks and his father's wealth to win her in the end.

One fear alone lurked in his heart, that some young American might come along who would win her interest; and earlier in the summer he had a decided uneasiness lest Bryant prove to be the man.

The scoundrelly engineer, however, had fallen head over heels in love with Ruth Gardner, so that Charlie's mind was relieved on that point.

To his knowledge, Louise and Bryant had never met--which was as it should be.
Charlie, having stopped about ten o'clock in the morning at the Graham ranch for a chat with Louise while on his way to Kennard, was considerably surprised and exceedingly nettled at beholding the engineer, with Dave behind him on the horse, presently riding up the lane between the rows of cottonwoods.