CHAPTER XXIV—Continued, vin Gn He, in was intent urn, & {0 S50 have himself most genial that he failed to until she spoke to him, The ir of her ldered him, and h did not altogether hide the eff il OUs neuverii by that presid hosts, A! of bewi 1 nd " shock given But 1 ||1on auty. 1e¢ qu &¢ H{-posst \ as with \ Ww though n hot Hi nun, She fi OOK, “No, 1 i usband now, Captain Hard; believe if 1 nnot il | $4) am to him “ in must I not? “Y os She uttered a laughter, ’ ‘ d Hardy. gay agres little trill 80 gi word of It mak do something to it “That Captain! is yon gny it, feel that I for 3 es he really must return. loan of, say, three or four dollars? [I understand strange renson-—-or ¢ have refused your pay as captai “My res ition has not been drawn, and I am engaged In a private enterprize. 1 cannot draw pay an | officer in the service,” explained | Hardy. “Few would be so quixotic,” she ar- gued. “Most would make the excuse | that an attempt to frustrate what they | considered a wrong to others is not to he considered a private enterprise.” “I must beg to differ with you, Miss Dupont” y lot un 0" with- | ign ME it pass. But the little | 3 / NN YS. 7 Hows left to event, I good offer, belleve enough it through. He mild not Impose on ‘he would be money impose on rosity.” if absence would be at on d upon by his ¢« ancouver mmanding hart il stances, idered suf luct, But his re reason for taking cret knowledge of the to doubt the states in coming to Wa iflicient } he mine perce of the « his purpose members nt influenced of shington, Though the court-martial adjourned rend he left courtroom ten years older in ap- than wh he entered. The regretful, commiserating glance of the friendly of Judges without ring its findings, pearance 0 his seomed findings, The thought of voluntarily resigning from the service had been hard, . To be cashiered was almost un- endurable, Yet he walked his back up. He went directly to the White House and out with | THE CENTRE REPORTER with refused. He pent the remainder half the night drs the president, It was went to hi 1g8 and of the day and ifting and redrafting his argument This he dent and wrote Ya ad 1OGET fil Concise siatement of inst Vandervyn' 11 unie god for with regard to the pre 5 He his own case, at last fell asleep, he was so near exhaustion that he did not waken until late. The hour for the of the martial had He sprang uniform wi celerity thi reminded fellow e¢ in cadet barracks at vine mailing, noth 10 merning, he Ii, near set reconvening nlreac court- ly come, into his tl it might of 1 to in ¥ oflicel West have revelll int. 4 The worn less oid the He belated br of street, Lor table r his landlady. ve {o sny on my 1 regard to the mat. the president, Be brief.” imself and proceeded | the | argument against but with a conciseness that wat he had to say fully and words as forceful as they The president listened at-| vely, but with no change in his ex- At the and of eight minutes | ad. | The president showed a trace of sur. “Is that all to ere Is still a minute.” “That Is all, sir,” replied Hardy, ris- ing. The president touched a call button, but raised his finger. “One moment. What If 1 should confront you wih witnosses?” “As I have stated, sir, my only re- quest 18 that all the witnesses in the cause be examined.” “There are some already nt hand. You shall see what they have to say about your charges.” The alde appeared and immediately went out again at a sign from the He returned with Vander veered ily, In fo i Ww Ww. jon. stopp have you say?! CENTRE HALL. PA vyn and Marte, VOUung stopped hort, bh it smile inn nieet dent's cordial with look cae ward not casy no at Hardy, a urance, temerity t st 0 again your Indian contract, Vandervyn nodded : sire way i8 too killed a that the best to raise the cry of Does he allege “The signatures are White Fy wd 1 { of our OL is our father 1 ginald blow was given As Vander flamed g of fiers with merciless 5 with a exuitance. her eyes sudden up pin 6 “Yon _ He gasped and choked ou you l=All ~{hi R— 4 be these months 0 “Yes, Indian ul girl. -{0 you, even was Indian to you!" eried the “You have been so eager to mar «1 girl-here is one, already as r) “0 your “It's a le-=a black lie!” denied Vane dervyn., “lI never married her!” “You took her by tribal custom, and you told her that you were taking her legally according to the common law.” “She cannot prove 1 lived with her openly as her husband,” rejoined Vane dervyn, The president looked Oinna with kindly at the shrink ing gravity. i owledge you as | his wife?” sir!” she more,” no hear yo epared to te to Your on the 0 le ana now £ { had ¢ woman whose 8 t he had scen ail before he became aware of her presence, ind him : i £4 ¢ 113 ¢ i= in iront ay adidas MLN He fou half snookine half-mocking wif looking in Marie. you afraid to read 7’ she taun ul oO the «¢ Are your fone ' i The treaty ination bill nesed with clause that id for the ent or representative. lle worvthing, And now] am to see you read that paper.” Iardy drew himself up, of envelope, took eut the document read. will be Ho Commi In services ia to tring "| “E100 of any hu 081 wailing wned th ana rradulity that came into his face, her eyes flashed under the lowering vell of | He stared up at her, vas too dazed to her “er Arms plain! yOu do ought {ORY bent to Kissa them reve Jon. “Dearest.” he wn that other day in th when you thought up into of my mother” (THE END.) “il. Coulee me dying. and 1 saw VOY Ves, tue all all recon. on “On dent.” miescen- him My in Cap me her, and rent pas a forget i gazed the look
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