He radiated delight.
"Calumet brought it!" he said, in answer to Betty's quick interrogation.

"He said it was to take the place of Lonesome.

I reckon he ain't so bad, after all--is he Betty ?" Betty patted the puppy's head, leaning over so that Bob did not see the strange light in her eyes.
"He's nice," she said.
"Who ?" said Bob, quickly--"Calumet ?" Betty rose, her face flushing.

"No," she said sharply; "the puppy." Bob looked at her twice before he said, in a slightly disappointed voice, "Uh-huh." When Calumet came into the kitchen half an hour later, having stabled his horses and washed his face and hands from the basin he found on the porch, he found his supper set out on the table; but Betty was nowhere to be seen.
"Where's Betty ?" he demanded of Bob, who was romping delightedly with the new dog, which showed its appreciation of its new friend by yelping joyously.
"I reckon she's gone to bed," returned the young man.
For a few minutes Calumet stood near the door, watching the dog and the boy.

Several times he looked toward the other doors, disappointment revealed in his eyes.