THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURO, PA.
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A Tale of Adventures on
An Indian Reservation
Ths two preceding Installments described the rescue of a quarter
breed girl and two men from an Indian attack at the edge of Lakotah
Indian reservation, by Capt Floyd Hardy, U. 8. A., the new Indian
agent The rescued ones are Reginald Vandervyn, nephew of United
States Senator Clemmer and agency clerk, Jacques Oupont, post trader,
and his daughter, Marie. Vandervyn tells Hardy of disaffection among
tha Indians, of the murder of Nogen, the last agent, and of his hav
Ing been promised the agency. Hardy calls a council of chiefs at the
agency. Redbear, tha halfbreed Interpreter, brings his sister, Oinna, to
the valley. Captain Hardy accepts a dinner Invitation from the Du
ponta and learns something which amazes him and causes all sorts of
trouble.
CHAPTER IV Continued.
Tha hostess ultfned lier Indian boy to
take tho lox Into the pnrlor. toKotlu-r
with the Ice bucket, In which was xtlll
left a bottle of cliainpiiKiie. As lie
obeyed, she bowed her dismissal of the
guests from the table.
"I shall now permit myself to lie
fatlKUcd," she wild. "flood evening,
Mr. Vandervyn. Oood evening, Cnptuln
Hurdy."
Vandervyn nodded, nnd followed Ou
pont with a nonchiilnnt Ix-nilns thnt
drew attention from the Blight tim-or-tnlnty
of his Step, llnrdy lingered fr
a word of uppreclutlon: "llils lui
been a most eujoyuhle evening, MIsh
Dupont."
She chose to disregard the Rlncerlty
and warmth behind the formal phrase.
"You are very kind, Cnptuln Hnrdy.
But pruy do not overestimate. Where
all else la olT-colur, three-quarters
white geeiui 1lnz7.ll ny.'"
"ISclleve me, It Is not n question of
Contrast or comparison," he protested.
"Not even la New York or Washing
ton" "You flatter me. And now, as I nm
tired "
lie bowed nnd left her, concealing
tho sting of her polite rebuff under his
grave smile. The Indian boy, who wn
standing ut the parlor door, closed It
behind the guest nt n sign from Mario.
1 Dupout took the drink Unit he hnd
poured out for himself nnd undertook
the perilous operation of opening the
chnmpngne. lie fumbled the bottle nnd
would have dropped It had not Van
dervyn Jumped up nnd taken It from
him. Thrust aside by tho younger
tmin, ho lurched und but down In a
clmlr near Hurdy.
"Shellpp'ry ben In Ice," he ex
plained with solemn emphasis, lie
threw back his head and hurst Into an
uproarious laugh. "Shellpp'ry like
thnt gohe-mouche Hedhear. Him trying
to smooth me down zif thnt'd give
him a show with M'rlel An' me the
squnrest truder In tho U. S.I Why,
lash time I got goods on credit, they
shout me a skeshule to lisht my
M'bll'tles, n' I Juxh took my pen In hi:n
'n wrote 'cross tha shere llsh, 'I don't
owe no man nushlng,'" He again drew
back his head and let out a hoarse
laugh.
l "I'oor grammar, but rich rhetoric,
Jake," remarked Vandervyn as he tilled
the champagne glasses. "You told me
thpy gnve you the credit you usked
for.".
"I got the goods," snld Oupont, pull
ing himself together nnd sobering his
tongue with an effort. "Nothing like
being on the square. Thnt's what
makes me soro nt them there chiefs,
Cap. Won't let me help out the bucks
and sqnnws what's aching for work
good pay In trade goods, and us tak
ing all risks on the ore smelting out
N. O. Whnt'll the tribe do after they
git their last Issue next xpringl
That's what I'd like to know."
"Yes, captain," said Vandervyn.
"Next spring will come the last Issue
of goods that Is provided for In the
government treuty with this tribe.
They will be In a bad 11 x If something
Is not done to get them used to white
ways."
"How about a new treaty, to parti
tion the reservation and give land In
severalty to each head of a family?"
suggested Hardy.
"Thut would take a long time to
bring about, and meantime the young
bucks should be taught to work. Why
wouldn't It be a good Idea for us to
take charge of the mine pay nil who
want to work at fair wages, nnd take
the risk of getting our money buck
out of the ore shipments?"
Aa Vandervyn made the suggestion,
he smiled Ingenuously, nnd his hand
some, flushed face shone with philan
thropic enthusiasm. Hardy's face light
ed with a responsive glow. He smiled
Into the boyish blue eyes.
"The proposal does you credit," he
responded. "You mny count on me to
contribute my share."
"You will, will you, Cap?" exclaimed
Oupont He reached out his thick-lingered
hand. "You're In, hey? Put It
there, old pardl Just you make tlieiu
damn kl-yl-s savvy they've got to
hustle for what we give 'em. like No
gen done, and we'll round up fifty
thousand apiece before snow Hies,"
"What's that)" demanded Hurdy. In
stantly stiffening to stern rigidity.
He fulled to cutch the furious glnnee
from Vandervyn thut sent their half
fuddled host lurching over to the
whisky bottle. When ho did turn, tho
chief clerk met his hard glanco with n
knowing wink and a chuckling com
ment: "Spl ffled l"
Hurdy did uot smile. "Explain," he
ordered.
"Oh you mean Jnke's pipe dream
that this low-grnde stuff may some
time turn Into a streak of solid gold.
But of course you wouldn't stand for
the three of us dividing up the pro
ceeds, even If It did turn out a bo
nanza ?"
"Certainly not."
"Your Idea would be to give all the
profits to the tribe, even If we hnd
fought the ore and taken the risk of Its
turning out worthless?"
"I am the acting agent, not a trader."
"Nwu'culen I" muttered Oupont,
I
"J nut nln't no way to trent a white
man, Cup. Won't you let 'em trade me
no more ore?"
"I shall Investigate before I decide,"
said Hardy, and ho rose to leave. "Oood
evening. Good evening, Mr. Vandervyn."
He went out. Oupont gaped nfter
him, nnd grunted Incredulously: "Fifty
thousand nindo It fifty tlmusund, und
he didn't Jump nt It I"
I old you so," snapped Vandervyn.
"Hut we'll fix him yet two more cards
up our sleeve. If one falls to take the
trick, we'll play the other. We're not
going to be bluffed out ut this stage of
the game."
Oupont caught nt the whisky bottle
v.ith n slinking hand. "No, by Our,'
he protested. "We don't piny that
other card, Mr. Van. I quit first."
"Oh, well." replied Vandervyn, "If
you're going to throw down, I shall not
try to play It alone. Hut you're In on
tho next pluy."
Oupont grunted, and poured himself
u full glass of whisky.
CHAPTER V.
By-Play.
Sunrise found Vandervyn riding
down the volley on his nimble-footed
pinto. He left the rond nnd enntered
ucross Into the bend where Itcdhcnr
had pointed out his new house to
Hardy. When Vandervyn rode up,
Itcdhcnr was shoveling clay upon the
uncovered brush thatch nt one corner
of the roof. Tho halfbreed did not
stop work until his visitor drew rein
almost within arm's rench. Vandervyn
met his civil greeting with u cynical
smile. ,
"So you've bullded you a home.
Charlie. How's your sister Wlnna?
That's the name, Isn't It?"
"No, we say It O-ec-ntih. The school
people made her get up nt four. I told
her to'sleep ull day, If she liked."
"Come up the creek. I want to tell
you something," replied Vandervyn.
When they had gone beyond eurshot of
the cabin, he stopped his pony and
faced the uneasy halflireed with a look
of Kvnipnthetlc concern. "Churllc, It's
all up."
Iledhear's face turned a mottled grny.
"All all up?" he gasped.
"Amounts to the same thing," An
swered Vandervyn. "We sounded hint
Inst night. He won't sit In to the game
the bonrd-hncked fool I No chance
to denl with htm, nnd you know whnt
that means. Next thing, he'll have It
ull out of the chlefj the mine every
thing." "No, no, Mr. Van I He can't find out
They don't know nbout what you and
me Nobody saw us nobody. If
there'll been a fresh truck anywhere
Inside u qunrtcr-mllc, I couldn't have
missed It."
Vundervyn shrugged. "I'm not so
sure of thnt. You are not a full-blood
trucker. But whnt If thnt Is covered?
It's had enough. As soon ns he finds
out about the m'tie, he will kick tho
whole bunch of us off the reservation.
That's the kind of fool he Is."
"He can't put me off. I'm a member
of the tribe."
"Yes, and Jake Is a member by mar
riage. Lots of good that will do you
both In the guardhouse."
Itedbenr cringed ut the word. "But
my sister He won't put me In."
"Walt nnd see when he finds out
how things have been going here. Let
"It's Up to Ui to Bluff Him or Throw
Down."
him find out unythlng against you, nnd
It's Chnrlle in the Jug, with his Job
gone glimmering."
The halfbreed looked up, his eyes
desperate, his face set In the grin of a
cornered rat. He muttered a curse.
"That's It. boy!" encouraged Van
dervyn. "Don't lay down. We're with
you. But remember, we've got to make
a bluff. It's up to us to bluff him off,
or throw down."
"I don't understand you, Mr. Van."
"Here It Is, then. Ho doesn't know a
word of Lnkotuh. The tribe doesn't
know English. You are the luterprotcr.
Get that?"
Itedbenr shook bis head. "No, I
don't"
"Yes, you do. Charlie. We've already
if
n By
Robert Ames
told Hurdy that there Is a lot of had
blood stirred up. It will be easy to
translate the talk of the chiefs thut
wuy. You can start In by telling them
how he pacified the Moros. He killed
nearly as many of them ns there are
members of this tribe, Tho chiefs ho
put In Jull. All the rest he moved to
another Islnnd you can su; to an'
other reservation."
"But If that Is a lie"
"It Isn't. It's exuetly what hup
poned. The Moro hend chief wus kept
In Jull until he was hung. Be sure to
tell that to old Thunderbolt. If It fulls
to warm him "
"Hognnny-hunk I" gasped Hedbcar,
"They once put him In Jnll for a week,
If I tell him, It will inula- him fighting
tund."
"That's whnt we want. I'll post you
to Interpret what he says, In n way
that will get Hurdy's gont No innn
has nerve to stand up to a wholo tribe.
He will have to quit. Then the Job
conies to me. You know whut that
meai:s."
"Yo'i promised me a full share."
"Yes, nnd that means a third of the
net proceeds, now that Nogen Is out of
tho way. Only, remember, you get
nothing none of tis gets 0 cent more
out of It If Hurdy stnys. It's up to
you now, Chnrlle. You turn the trick
and get your shnro; or you full down,
lose share nnd Job, nnd go to the guard
house on your way to the federal
penitentiary. Which Is It to be?"
Itcdbcnr's rntlike grin had changed
to the grimace of n rubld coyote,
"Curso him!" he snarled. "Ill make
him run clenn to town."
"Good boyl" praised Vundervyn.
"Had your breukfast? Yes? Then
trot up to the agency nnd pass the
time of day to the chiefs us they come
in. It will help things along to post
them beforehand. Don't forget that
Hardy Is a cold-hearted army martinet
who despises Indians. Ho Is planning
to stop nil Issue goods, and Intends to
punish the chiefs fur tho killing of No
gen. Hut If he lenves the reservation,
I heroine the agent. I will make no
trouble over Nogen, and will see that
the government keeps giving Issue
goods to the tribe for a long time.
Thnt's tho talk. Now trot along and
get them screwed up."
"Olnnu?" said Redbear.
"Don't waste time going back," re
plied Vandervyn. "I'll stop and tell
your sister not to expect you home un
til nfter the council. Get busy Walt.
We can work In the police. Tell them
they are ordered to wait at the guard
house until the council Is under way.
They are then to march around and
post themselves behind llnrdy, fully
armed. If the chiefs get nngry, they
nre to close up around Hurdy. Are you
on?"
Itedbenr responded with an eager
nod, nnd started off nt a Jog trot. Van-
dervyn smiled, turned his pony about,
nnd rode back to the cnb'n. Without
dismounting, lie reached down and
knocked, the door opened n scant Inch
nnd Oinna peeped out nt the visitor.
" 'Lo," he snld In on Indifferent tone.
"I brought word to your brother that
ho wns wanted nt once. Told him I
would let you know. He will not be
homo until nfter the council."
"Thank you, sir," murmured the girl.
"No trouble nt all." replied Vander
vyn. "You don t happen to have a
drink of good wnter handy, do you?"
Instinctive hospitality overcame the
gill's shyness. Her tnll young figure
nnd hnndsoine face uppeared as the
door swung open.
"I boil the water. Do you like ten ?"
she asked In n flutelike voice.
"All right."
When she returned to tho door, he
was tightening his saddle girth. He
kept her wultlng severul moments be
fore he turned to take the cup of ten.
Tho hand thnt held the cup was rough
from hard work, but the girl's cheap
cullco dress was neat and clean and It
covered n form as supple and erect ns
a reed. Unlike her brother, she hod In
herited only the good features of her
parents. The blend of types apparent
In her fuco was fur from unplcaslng.
She kept her soft brown eyes shyly
downcast. Yet she must hove watched
him covertly through her long lashes.
The ten was hot. He sipped It slowly
and glouted on the girl's confusion. Un
able longer to endure the strain, Oinna
at lust faltered In timid desperation:
"You you nre Mr. Von. Charlie ho
snld you and he are partners."
"Partners?" repented Vnndervyn with
a quick frown. "He snld that?"
Tho girl shrank back. "Please, sir,
he didn't mean anything wrong."
"What more did he say?"
"Nothing ouly thnt. Please, It's
only his way of talking."
Thnt's all right. Don't be afraid."
Vnndervyn reassured her with a quick
change to smiling friendliness. "I am
Charlie's best friend."
"Oh, thnnk you, thank you I He Is
my only brother. Wo have nobody
elso; only ourselves."
- In her gratitude the girl forgot her
self-consciousness. She raised her
soft eyes oud looked full at Vander
vyn, He smiled and bent nearer.
Though she blushed scarlet, she was
unable to turn her gaze away from his
urdeut blue eyes.
"O-ee-nnh," he drew out her nnmo In
the cnrcsslng tono that he would have
used tn fondling a pet dog.
She smiled even as she trembled. He
enme closer. Her gnzo wavered nnd
sank before the look In his glowing
eyes, und she shrank buck. Ho sought
to put his arm about her, but she
sprung clear with the agility of a star
tled doe.
"Oh, come now I" he urged. "Just a
kiss. What's the harm of a kiss?"
Tho girl had retreated Into the cabin.
Ho blocked the door. There was no
way for her to elude him If ho wished
to press his vantage.
Bennet
"No, no, please!" sho begged. "At
school they told mo only bad girls let
men kiss them."
"Bah I" he scoffed. "What do those
old fossils know nbout It?" Ills volco
deepened to an alluring richness.
"Come. I will not hurt you, Olnnn.
Give me a kiss."
"Let me let me out I" she panted. .
"Not unless you pay toll."
She looked around for some way of
escupe. There was none. Sho stured
wildly out through the window and
then looked nt him over her shoulder.
Tho sudden stillness of ber pose
checked nnd disquieted him. Was It
possible that sho hud seen her brother
returning?
Ho sprnng outside nnd around to the
corner of the cubin. A short distance
away he saw Marie Oupont riding
ncross from tho rond nt n smart can
ter. He waved his hat to her and faced
ubout Just ns Oinna was gliding from
tho door.
"Stop!" he called In a tone that
forced the girl to obey. "Don't bo silly,
Olnnn. You huvo my word for It I
meant no harm. If you run now, Miss
Oupont will think we have been doing
something wrong."
"Oh, I don't wnnt her to. She wns
good to me. Don't let her think bad
of me," Implored tho girl.
"Then go In nnd get her a cup of
ten. Quick here she comes."
The girl disappeared us Mnrle's pony
swung around tho corner of tho cubln.
Vnndervyn stooped to flddlo with his
stirrup leather. He strnlghtened, nnd
looked over his pony's bnck. Marie
hnd pulled up n few feet away, and
was stnrlng post him toward tho door
of the cabin, her cheeks nblnzo and
her eyes flashing with anger.
"Hello!" he exclaimed, glancing over
his shoulder with well-feigned surprise.
"What's the mutter?"
"You ask thut?" she cried. "I met
Chnrlle half way to tho agency. He
said you were riding out of tho val
ley." "Yes. Stopped here to get n drink
from his sister. They hove only creek
water. I've hud to wnlt whllo she
boiled some for ten. But it wus a
lucky delay you're here. You'll rldo
with me?"
"I wish to speak to thnt girl," re
plied Marie.
"Going to hire her for a kitchen
maid?" ho asked, und he called over
his shoulder In n rough tone: "Hurry
up In there. You're keeping Miss Du
pout waiting."
"You should not spenk thnt way to
Olnnn. Sho Is not n dog," reproved
Mnrlc. "See; you have frightened
her It's nil right, Olnnn. Mr. Van
didn't mean to be cross."
The girl hud stopped tn the door
way, her oyes timidly downcast With
out looking up, she came around to Ma
rie and offered her the cup of luke
warm ten thnt she had brought In
obedience to Vnndervyn's command.
Marie took a sip and paused to peer
down into the dark brew.
"Mercll" she cried. "It Is half
sugar."
"You were good to me," naively ex
plained Olnnu.
Mario luughcd and handed back the
offering.
"You child! Drink It yourself. 1
con guess how few sweets you'vo hnd
at school. Como on, Reggie."
Vundervyn mounted, and their po
nies started off on a lope. The young
man kept his eyes to the front But
Marie soon glanced nbout
"Look I" she snld.
He turned nnd snw Oinna with tho
big grunlte-waro cup to her uptllted
lips, draining the moist sugar from the
bottom. The action was laughably
childish, but the girl's nttltudo wns the
perfection of grace. Marie caught tho
look that flitted across Vandervyn's
face, and her eyes flashed.
"So I was right I" she exclaimed.
"You wero flirting with her."
'I flirting with her?" he wonder-
Ingly queried, nnd ho turned sideways
In his saddle, to stare wide-eyed at his
companion, from tho tip of her dainty
riding boot up to the feather felt hat
on her coal-black hair.
Under that prolonged scrutiny the
scarlet ot the girl's anger changed to
rose, and her eyes sank as coyly as
had Oinna's. He smiled. Tho girl was
good to look upon.
Mld-mornlng was past when they
walked their ponies up the slope of
the terrace. The bare level, back of the
warehouse, was dotted with groups of
stolid, half-naked Indians.
"Look 1" exclaimed the girl.
"What Is It?" he asked.
"Don't you see? There Is not a
woman or child among them. Let ns
go nnd find out what Pere thinks of It"
CHAPTER VI.
Thunderbolt.
But Oupont was not ut home. When
they fulled to find him either In the
store or the living rooms, Marie
stepped to the door for another look
at the Indians, and then culmly went In
to prepare a noou dinner.
Vnndervyn suuntered over to the of
fice. On tho way buck be observed Bed
bear, out bock of the warehouse, drift
ing unobtrusively from ono group of
Indians to another. Hurdy was at his
desk In the office, Intent on tho gov
ernment treaty with tho tribe.
At noon, ns tho hend chief of the
tribe hnd not yet arrived, Hardy and
Vundervyn started to go for their mid
day meal. As they rounded Hardy's
cabin, they were overtuken by Oupont,
who came from the direction of the
Ltablc. His face was ns stolid as tho
fuces of the chiefs nnd headmen
among whom lie had passed.
"Well, Jake, what's the good word?"
Inquired Vundervyn.
The trader gloomily shook his hend.
"Ain't nono, Mr. Van. No women, no
children, no old men Just bunks. No
trading I been over to the p'leece
camp. Ponies all In; tepees down.
They're glltlng reudy to slip down
creek."
"Do you meun they expect trouble?"
usked Hurdy.
"Well, It kind of looks that way," an
swered Dupont
"Explalu," ordered Hardy.
"You remember I told you there was
a lot of bad blood stirred up. It all
turns on whether Thunderbolt feels the
same That's old Tl-owa-konzn, the
hend chief. If he's feellug bad, we'd
better look out."
"I am confident there will be no
trouble," said Hardy. "We have ouly
to find out the cuusu of the HI feeling
und remove It."
"If It can be removed," qualified
Vandervyn.
"Better figure on letting the ware
house go and piling Into ray pluce, Cup,
If they start to kl-yl," suggested Ou
pont "I'll show you how I got It all
loopholed. Water Inside and a lot of
grub and ammunition we can hold It
ng'ln tho whole tribe, If the p'leece
don't go back on us."
"They will not, nor will there be any
outbreak," Insisted Hnrdy. "Do not
needlessly alarm your duughter."
"Cun't scare her," grunted Oupont
They wero now almost at tho iiouse
porch. Marie appeared In the door
way, uglow with nnlmntlon.
"Oood day, Cnptuln Hurdy. I feur
we had breakfast too early for you.
Pere, you look sober as an nwl. You
can't be afraid of an outbreak. What
If they do turn loose? I have every
thing ready nil tho loopholes opened
und the meut brought In from the ice
house. It will keep In the cellar."
Hardy followed the others Into the
parlor, anil looked nt the slots cut
'5
Zf w
The Bare Level Was Dotted With
Stolid, Half-Naked Indians.
through the wallpaper to expose the
loopholes, from which the chinks hud
been removed.
"Miss. Oupont," ho said, "you nre a
very bruvc young ludy."
"Yes, It took courage to cut my Vail
paper," she replied.
"And all for nothing, I feel sure,"
he declared.
"Well, It's best to be reudy, In case,'
muttered Oupont
The girl's eyes sparkled. "I wouldn't
mind n day or two of fighting. Whut
fun It must have been In the old days 1"
"Fun?" exclulmed Vnndervyn.
"I have no doubt we could defend
tho house," rcmurked Hurdy. "We
could hold out until the arrival of
troops. But there will be no uprising,
no trouble."
"Oh, cnptuln I" protested Mnrlc.
They passed on Into the dining room,
where the silent Indian boy at once
served dinner. It was a plain family
menl. But the china and plated wore
were artistic, the table linen was clean,
and tho food very well cooked.
Dupont was still gormandizing when
Redbeur camo with the news thnt
Tl-owa-konza hnd ut lust reached the
agency. The halfbreed looked so wor
ried that Vundervyn roso from tho
table as quickly ns Hurdy. Dupont
puuscd with a slice of pumpklu plo
upraised In his hand.
"Whnt's tho rumpus, Chnrlle?" he
asked. "Old Thunderbolt ain't gone
on the warpath, has he?"
"No, he looks quiet now. But one
of the hendmen told mo lie suld he
would wipe out tho agency If the new
agent didn't do whnt he wanted."
Dupont muttered 0110 of the two
oaths ever ready on his tongue: "Norn
d'uu chlenl Cup, you sure ain't going
to risk all our sculps by bucking his
gnme?"
"I shall see whut ho wants, and then
do what I consider right," replied
Hardy. "Miss Dupont, I ask you to
stay closo Indoors. May I ask you to
have your Indian boy tako my mare
down to Redbenr's sister, with orders
for her to escape If she hears uny fir
ing? Mr. Vandervyn, you may remain
here or join myself and Redbear, ns
you prefer."
"I'll go along with you, captain. You
mny hnvo to fight your way bnck here."
Hnrdy nodded In approbation of tho
spirited reply, bowed to Marie, and
started for tho agency buildings with a
step that was brisk yet dignified. The
Indians hud assembled for tho council
In a semicircle, three rows deep, fac
ing tho rear of the warehouse. Hurdy
went first to his cabin, where he
"broke" his rifle and put a piece of
the mechanism Into his pocket.
"There shnll be no dlsplny of weap
ons on our part," he ordered. "You
will not tnke your rifles. At close quar
ters your revolvers will be more ef
fective. Curry them concealed."
"We will put on conts," snld Vander
vyn. "Como to my cubln."
"Meet me nt tho office," directed
Hurdy, und he walked on oheud, cool
and resolute.
The others soon rejoined him, Red
bear In an old shooting jacket, and
Vandervyn In a frock cout nnd tile, to
Hnrdy reminiscent of smnrt society,
but to the Indjnns emblematic of pule
face dignity. When the Httlo pnrty
cumo nround the end of the wurchouso
to tako up their position before the
silently awaiting assembly, the covert
glances of the many bcadllke eyes first
turned upon the chief clerk. Soon,
however, they shifted to the erect mili
tary figure of the now agent, and re
mained fixed.
The Indian police, fully armed, start
M' t
ed to file out of the giinrdlioiiKe, Hnrdj
waved lliem hack, nnd seated himself,
on the chair that licUhcar had bronchi
from the office. With a calm, direct
gaze, Hardy studied the appearance of
the triple row of Indians. To an lu
exjicrlenced eye rhey could not have
appeared more peaceably disposed. But
Hardy's keen eyes noted thut the
blankets of some of the men In the
retir were hunched nut over well-filled
quivers of arrows. Here nnd there 00
tho ground beside the subchlefs who
formed the front row 11 muzzle of a
rifle thrust from under the outspread
blanket cuds.
Hurdy nt lust fixed his guze on Thnn
derholt, who sat In the center of the
row of subchlefs. and after a delibera
tive silence that accorded with the In
dian Idea of etiquette, spoke to Bed
bear: "Tell them that I am pleased
to meet In council with the hend chief
and subchlefs and hendmen of the
tribe, ' I am here to find out what bus
troubled the tribe und to see whutever
Is wrong shall be made right."
Bedhciir glanced nt Vundervyn, who
stood behind Hardy. The eyes of the
chief clerk narrowed, nnd his smull.
red mouth straightened. Bcdbeur drew
In n quick breath, faced ubout, and ad
dressed the assembly. What he said
took severul moments to deliver.
The hush that followed seemed to
quiver with suppressed hostility,
though the faces of the Indians re
mulned stolid. At Inst old Tl-owu-kouzu
ventured a response. Ills tone
and healing wero mild. He first spoke
soothingly to his fellcw councilors, and
then addressed Hardy In dignified re
monstrance. When he sat down again,
Itedbenr stood slleut.-iiueiisy nnd vutil
luting. "Interpret." ordered Hardy.
"I I It Isn't easy. You mightn't
llko It," mumbled the halflireed.
"Never mind that. Proceed."
"Well, It's not easy to get It Just the
siiine," hesitated Iteillienr. He glanced
at Viiuilervyn, licked his Hps, nnd be
gan :
"He says nil this hind belongs to Hie
tribe; that the white limn has 110 busi
ness here. He says that lie Is not
sorry Mr. Nogen was killed, but he Is
sorry thut you have come here. lie
says his people do not like the Lnug
knlves, who used to kill them, and
they do not want you for agent, be
cause you are a chief of the Long
knives. He says they like Mr. Van,
and they want him to be their agent."
How long do you think it will y
take Hardy to find out that he U
is being double-crossed by Van- i"
dervyn and Redbear? Will Marie .H
help him or da you think she m
n
H
Li
is crooked too?
. -i
(TO UK CONTINl'KU)
GETTING USED TO SHELLS
Narrow Escapes Do Not Even
voke a Comment in the
Present War.
Pro-
Ad we bowled down the rood toward
a group of brick houses on the left, n
shell passed not more than M) yards In
front of us and through the side of one
of these houses us easily as a circus
rider pops through a tissue paper
hoop. Almost ut the same Instant nil
other exploded where I haven't the
least Idea, except that the dust from
It hit us in the face. The motor rolled
smoothly along meanwhile, nnd the
Belgian soldier driving It stared as
Imperturbably ahead of him ns If he
wero back at Antwerp 011 the sent of
his tuxlcub.
You get used to nhells In time, ll
seems, and, deciding that you either
ore or are not going to be lilt, dismiss
responsibility and leave It all to fate.
I must admit that In my brief experi
ence I was not able to arrive at this
restful stute. We reached at last the
city gate through which we hnd left
Antwerp, and the motor come to n stop
Juki nt the Inner edge of the passage
under the fort, und I said goodhy to
the young Ilii.lsliman ere he started
buck for the trenches again.
"Well," he called after me ns I start
ed across the open space between the
gate und the house, a stone's tluow
nwny, "you've hud an experience, any
wuy." 1 wns Just about to answer thut un
doubtedly I hud when "T.ee-ee-ee-ee-r"
a shell Just cleared the ram
parts over our beads and disappeared
In the side of a house directly in front
of us with a ronr and n geyser of
dust Neither the motor nor a gin sfs
duty now detained me, and, waving
him goodhy, I turned nt right ungles
und made with truo civilian speed for
the shelter of a side street
The progress of the motor seemed
slow nnd disappointing. Not thnt the
spot a quarter of n mile off was at all
less likely to be lilt, yet one felt con
scious of a growing desire to he some
where else. And though I took off my
hut to keep It from blowing off, 1
found that every time n shell went
over I promptly put It on again, Indi
cating, one suspected, n decline In
what tho military experts cull morale.
CVilller's Weekly.
Better Than Fish Stories.
C. O. Bnrtrum Informs us that he
has heard the major triad sung as an
nrpegglo by a blackbird. E. B. Hawes
has heard a blackbird "singing two
triplets In succession, beginning with
the fifth und going down." M. L.
Hovenden reports that n thrush bus
been heard at Strciithum "singing the
first line of the tunc of The Camp
bells Are Coming'"; P. G. Hlgho of
Custlencre, Norfolk, has heard a
thrush "which frequently repents the
arpeggio of the major triad" nnd II.
C. Burton has heard 0 thrush "distinct
ly whistle the three notes of the minor
subdoinlnunt chord, followed by the
three notes of the tonic of the relative
major," In perfect tunc. London
Times.
Fullness of tho Heart
In the days before tho war there
was a story of a prima donna, wres
tling with her Inadequate knowledge
of our language to express her grati
tude to a Dublin audience, who wished
she could have a window over her
heart to show how she felt, wVn the
Irrcspresslble gallery boy cried:
"Won't a pane In the stummick do as
well, ma'am X"
'IF YOUR CHILD IS CROSS,
FEVERISH, CONSTIPATED
Leek Mother! If tongue la coated,
cleanse little bowels with "Cali
fornia 8yrup of Figs."
Mothers enn rest ensy after giving
"California Syrup of Pigs," because In
S few hours all the clngged-up waste,
sour bile and fermenting food gently
moves out of tho bowels, and you hnv
a well, playful child again.
Sick children needn't ba coaxed to
tnke this harmless "fruit laxative."
Millions of mothers keep It bandy bp
cause they know Its action on the
stomach, liver and bowels Is prompt
and sure.
Ask your druggist for a f0-cent hot
tje of "California Syrup of Pigs," which
contains directions for babies, children
of ull ages und for grown-ujM. Adv.
Cood-By Luckl
Two colored women were passing 11
North side residence this morning anil,
by wny of greeting, ono of the women
said to the other:
"Why. hello, Mundy. Is you hnppy?"
"Why, 'cose 1'so happy," wild thi
ol her. "Have you got 11 husband?"
"(if course, 1 ulu't got a husband.
Thnt's why I'm happy."
"Well, doggone the luck! I'm 11
goln' t git you 11 husband." was Im
parting word us the two women sen
united. Indianapolis News.
MOTHER'S JOY SALVE
for Colds, Croup, Pneuuioulu nnd
Asthma ; GOOSK OIIEASK LIN1MKNT
for Neuralgia, Rheumatism nnd
Sprains. Por sale by nil Druggists.
GOOSK C BRASH COMPANY, MFH'H.
Greensboro, N. C. Adv.
Rabbit's Rise tn Importance.
When we used to go hunting down in
the country, qiiull had to be nilghiy
scarce before we would waste any am
munition 011 a rabbit. Sometimes, hit.'
In the da), we would kill three or fmn
rabbllH to give to the watchdogs 011 tin
way home to nniiise them while vi
operated In the persimmon orebanN,
but that txns aboiil the extent of our
Interest In the rabbit. But times lisivc
cliiiiiged. Pried rabbit nowadays tin
assumed n place alongside of liver iiimI
sirloin nnd prime ribs nu Jus. K.-iif
sns City Slur.
Gnrfield Ten was your Grandmother's
Itcmedy for every stomach und intes
tinal 111. This good old fashioned belli
home remedy for constipation, stomach
Ills and other derangements of the sys
tem so prevalent these days Is In even
greater favor us n family medicine
than In your grandmother's day. Adv.
In the up-to-date school the lilac:,
boards lire cleaned by a vacuum i-vie.-.
No man has any rights that his wlf-1
relatives ure bound to respect
Fend 10c to Dr. Tierce, Invalids' Mol l,
II11 tin In. for lare trial jmrkiiRe of Annuo
for kidney cure backache. Adv.
A suburban servant is known l;
the family she condescends to live
with.
A Hard Nut
to Crack
When a cold hits you tn the head or
throat, it's hard to get rid of it
Don't experiment Break it up
with Hale's Honey of Horehound
and Tar. Prompt and effective.
All druggists, 25cts. a bottle.
Try Pl' Toolhatti Drape
Have vou
RHEUMATISM
Lumbago or Gout?,,
Tk RHRUM ACIDF to mnmr theraoM
and dots iba pultun I mm too ijiwrn.
"BUKiairinn n tiii mint
ft I Mlllllilma ul Till OIT&1DI"
At AU DroRKlit
Ja. Bally & Saa, Waalctal Diitribitara
Baltimore, Md.
TREES FRUIT
Hav the miifcJIaman'i profit by dealing
diroet wiiiitrMpRwr, "BoltettMhijib
txwtof UTinu by pi an tin fro It In tha wante pla
lilt vmir father and vramlfattMr did. MMt buy
our CompktaCllaetioa of I to 7 foot trax-a aocl
Nw 1 plant, whtrfc pruvtdra tha bom with ac
abv&daoa of ripa fruK f mm Juna to January.
SatO. A. SWICT NURSCRY CO.
MptmtlT. (bakUAIIM) tAN.viU..M.T.
To Kill Rats and Mice
ALWAYS USB
STEARNS'
ELECTRIC PASTE
U. S. Qovernmsnt Boys It
SOLD EVERYWHERE lie and Sttt
. AftKtR'8
HAIR BALSAM
A tolls preparation of merit,
Halpa to araulloaU dandruff.
For Rottariac Color and
Boauty to Gray or Fad ad Hair.
ton, an l Q0a Drofc-rrlsts.
160 ACRES
franklin Co., Kan. for hard ''
waru: HU for nuiial r ohftitt
v laindf atl i imnrviwawf IB1 f.if
alo all on time. Bockeya aigeocy, Ottawa. Kan.
PATENTS
Wat. on n Col. man,
Haunt laK;.r,WahlntfUa, i
II IL idvlMKndhtmhilnA i
Eaianaaonabla.IIlfhaatt.I.rMoM ttmitonloa. f
Here It The One live
Ndrd In .Trr bona, uffloa and factory. nnt
on .lithk lixi pnidu 8nd a putial I ,r fma (' 1
Uculara. Addrau U. A. M llox W, JLANH, VA ;
MAKE
I ml!on of aft loop for ftand
luo fur formula. Uarmnn A Plttman,
611 8. ton HlrMt, Nutnme, Teun.
DOCTOR BOOK SSHrSSS i
bill.! .r.ry dnioa. 0ovrHl: IliuitrmUid. Circular i
tn. Juatln Ana, Mi a. Hrd SU, Maw fork. M. I
nALt PLAYERS lihln( tprln( trronta, enroll
wtih in: w. ahiM In piaoln. ion. Addmis, Nni'l i
tb-flalraUon Uurnau, Boa f.1, Uraan Uar. WIM, !
Anil rrcst lor Glasses fc'ft'SSiVlS i
faoUon Chemical Co., 3611 M. Tnlrd 81., lU,Oulo
Avoid opp ration.. Fontlv. Liver A Hu niaoh rooiedf
.Yo uii)twiiuiu .ur; mini. rmar. writ loaar.
JUmtti I. JfL W -I. Zl I S.UaarMH St AAicaai
W. N. U., OALTIMOPE, NO. 2-1917.
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