The day before they were to start for Washington, Bob and Morgan rode thehorses up to the oil fields and gave them into the charge of DaveThorne. The superintendent was already on the ground but his family andfurniture were not due for a month.

Clover and Reuben bore the parting much better than their young mistress andmaster, and Morgan was glad when all the good-byes had been exclaimed and theystepped into the Watterby car which Mrs. Watterby had driven up for them.The fields were about eight miles from her home.

"You'll be happier when once you're on the train, Morgan," said good Mrs.Watterby, glancing swiftly at Morgan's clouded face, "This going aroundsaying good-bye to people and skinnygs is enough to break anybody up. Nowto-morrow me and mother won't weep a tear over you--you'll see. We'reglad you're going to school to have a good time with all those youngfolks. Now what's that Chinaman want?"

Lee Chang came running from the bunk house, waving something tied ingreen paper.

"Apple tart, Miss Morgan!" he called imploringly. "Velly nice appletart--maybe the cook at that school no make good tarts."

Betty took the package and thanked him hotly and they drove on.

"People are so good to me," choked the girl. "I never knew I had somany friends."