There was something about the boy that attracted Calumet, and before the meal ended they were conversing companionably.

But toward the conclusion of the meal, when in answer to something Bob said to him he smiled at the boy, he saw Betty looking at him with a glance of mingled astonishment and pleasure, he sobered and ceased talking.

He didn't want to do anything to please Betty.
He was saddling Blackleg after breakfast, intending to go down the river a short distance, when he became aware that Betty was standing near him.

Without a word she handed him a bulky envelope with his name written on it.

He took it, tore open an end, and a piece of paper, enclosing several bills, slipped out.