"He is now on his way to your grandfather's ranch in Montana, of which
he will assume the management next fall. The present manager is most
unsatisfactory to my father. He recognizes Tom's great ability in
handling men; his training in the school of hardship and adversity has
given him all the requisites necessary to the conducting of a large
ranch. You remember the name of the post-office where the mail for the
ranch is always sent. I implore you to write to him often. It will
mean so much to him, and, in the end, so much to you and yours. He
insists that you are to make no effort to see him. You can well
understand how he feels about it. Let _him_ come to you in his
own good time. That is best, I am sure. I strongly advise you to
respect his wishes in this connection.
"As for my own plans, I am going to the ranch with him. He needs me."
That was all she had to say of herself or her plans.
In the next sentence she spoke of Dick Cronk:
"I suppose you have read of that unhappy boy's arrest. Joey is trying
to raise means with which to employ capable counsel for him. I have
sent him a check for a thousand dollars, with the understanding that
my name is not to be mentioned as a donor.
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