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A trace of dry alittered in the brown eyes as his set aith it”

The answer intrigued him “What do you mean?”

“I want to take classes in everything—veterinary science, anie courses, accounting, psychology” Ty paused, indicating the list was endless “I want to learn so”

“A little knowledge can be dangerous,” Dyson warned while he made a closer study of the boy

“I don’t look at it that way, Mr Dyson,” he replied calmly

“Make it EJ,” he invited

“EJ” Ty nodded “I’etting a degree If I have a grasp of the basics in a variety of areas, it’s going to be difficult for anyone to pull the wool over my eyes”

“Or easier,” Dyson murmured

The response drew a shrug and a faintly reckless grin “As one of the old cowboys, Nate Moore, told ht You either have it or you don’t All the education in the world won’t make any difference if you don’t have the common sense to apply it wisely”

“Smart man”

“Nate Moore is the resident cowboy philosopher” Ty smiled wryly “He doesn’t talk , it’s usually worth re”

“Most of the true cowboys I’ve ”

“Nearly all the kids in h school were ranch kids A few of the for somebody or helped full tiraduated with e, unless it was a couple of the girls” With all the chores he had to do at hootten very close to any of his class an outsider to those who did, he was a Calder, so he’d never been real chummy with any of them either

“You see the tradition,” Dyson observed

The amusement that flashed in his eyes was al it” Ty was too bitterly aware that his father still hadn’t becoe