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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-03
MONEY SPENT On.
THE BRIDGES AND.
ROADS INCREASE

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. g.
Rapid increase in total expenditures
for roads and bridges, growth of build
ing and maintenance activities under
state supervision, and sharp decrease
in the proportion of contributions in
the form of statute labor mark the de-
velopment of highway work in the
United during the past 70 years. These
facts are brought out by statistics for
the calendar year 1915, compiled by
the Office of public roads and rural en-
cheering of the United States depart
men of agriculture.
The total length of public roads in
the United States outside the limits of
incorporated towns and cities was
about 2,452,000 miles on January /,
1916. Of this, about 277O0O miles, or
11.3 rer cent, were improved with
some form of surfacing. The mileage
of surfaced roads has been increasing
at the rate of about 10000 miles year,
and in 1916 approximately one-half of
this increase was made under the sup
eryision of state highway departments.
In addition these departments super,
yised the maintenance of nearly ST.
600 miles of main and trunk line roads.
Enormous Increases Made.
The increase in expenditures for road
and bridge work in the United States
has been approximately 100000 per
year in 1904 to about $282,000,0O0 in
1915, an increase of more than ESQ per
cent. The expenditure of state funds
during this same period increased from
about $2,550,000 to more than $1,000
900. In addition, more than $27,0O0,OOO
OF local funds was spent under state
supervision in 1915, bringing the to-
tai road and bridge expenditures man
aged by the states to $S0,514,699. This
amount is greater than the total ex-
penditures for roads and bridges from
all sources in 1904.
The growth in importance of the
state highway departments has been
rapid. The first of these agencies was
created in 1891 in New Jersey, and now
some form of highway department ex-
lists in every state, except Indiana,
South Carolina and Texas. Since their
INCEPTION these departments had ex-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-03
PULMOTOR FAILED TO RESTORE
LIFE TO LITTLE ATLANTA GIRL

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. "a pulmotor
used yesterday on Mary Norma Ted
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Fl. Tedards, of this
city, failed to restore the child to life,
after she had fallen head foremost in
tub of water. The chiid's parents
were seated on the front verandah Of
their home, and the little girl went
into the house. When she had been
gone some twenty minutes. the par
ents went to look for her, and found
her half immersed in large zinc tub
in tho kitchen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-03
COST EAKES S2,495.14 TO
MAKE RACE FOR TREASURER

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct 3.-Senator w.
]. Fakes, Of Conyers, who made the
race for state treasurer, has fled his
expense account, properly sworn to,
with Comptroller General Wright, as
follows: Assessment of executive
committee, 1925; printing, stationery,
postage and advertising, $1,524SS;
clerical work and rents. s270.15; per-
sonal and travelling expenses, $500; Sc
curing records of the last sixteen bank
failures, s275.s6. Total, s2,495.14.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-03
The Most Vital
Question

America today is individ-
preparedness, not indi-
ual preparedness for war,
individual preparedness
anything that may come
lvidual preparedness to
useful, steadfast lives
the benefit of humanity
prosperity.
you are not carrying suf-
mt Fire, Life, Accident
Health Insurance for the
eft of humanity and
,perity, it might be well
you to talk it over with.
J. A. DAVENPORT,
Insurance Offices.
116 Lamar Street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-03

Every modern method of painless
and sanitary Dental Surgery known.
Every means of quick and success
full work, every comfort for patients
and every courtesy shown you here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-03
For Sale

600 Acres, In Sumter County; six
miles Of railroad; broom house; sew
eral tenant houses; 400 acres cleared;
suited to general farming and stock
raising; $40 acre; 1880 cash; balance
Z per cent interest.
100 Acres, level land near railroad;
as acres cleared; $50 acre; rent 5
bales cotton; big and safe Investment;
land is the only indistructibIe invest
ment.
+. B. WILLIFORD or A. C. CROCKETT,
Office Windsor Hotel.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-03

When presented as part paymenton
any dental work amounting to SO
and over. Convince yourself that
the 81 is not added to your work.
Do not present it until you pay your
bill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-03

And all other work greatly reduced
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-03

SIOCkf1OLM, sweden, OCT. o.
One thing after another has disappear
led so gradually from German markets
since the war began that the very ex-
istence of certain luxuries and some
things that were once considered nee
essities, has been forgotten. 1t was
the experience of correspondent of
The Associated Press who had been in
Berlin since the war began, and for
many years before, to find upon his
arrival in Stockholm, the butchershop
and grocery windows filled with food
stuffs he had seen scarcely suges-
ton of in Germany for many months,
and the restaurant bills of fare also
served as pleasant reminders of ante
bellum days, when the German res
taurants, as much as those of any
country, were prepared TO supply
great variety of foods.
Germany is not starving, and there
is no fear that it will, but the people
are doing without far more things
than they realize, having become so
gradually accustomed to the loss or
curtailment of certain edibles. Bacon,
of course; butter, lard and olive oil,
seen in the grocery shops offered a
really irresistible appeal to one who
had scarcely known them for so long.
There were different cuts of pork; the
correspondent had had small portion
OF pork twice in three months. He
found many kinds of bread, while the
only kinds he recently knew were rye
mixed with potatoes and wheat mixed
rye. There was real coffee, which
one cannot obtain even in the best
hotels or millionaires' homes in Ger
many.
The taste of French-fried potatoes
was almost new thing, fer no Ger
many household has enough fat to
permit indulging in this luxury. With.
baskets of bread on the tables in ho-
tells and restaurants, and no bread
card required as condition precedent
to partaking, it seemed almost irreg-
ular and even wasteful. An order for
maccaroni brought a quantity greater
than household of two persons can
obtain in Berlin for a whole week
A single order cold meats contained
more than the amount allowed per
capita in Germany for a week.
What then, it may be asked, are the
Germans eating? The answer is:
bread, potatoes and other vegetables,
one halfpound Of meat weekly when
1t can be obtained, and fish, canned,
fresh and smoked. The disappear
ance of the legumes-lantils, peas
ard beans-has been especially felt
by the poorer people. A few beans
and peas are occasionally to be had,
but only negligible quantity. Len
ills, of which the Germans were very
fond, disappeared in the first weeks of
the war.
On this food, If it can be obtained,
ore cannot starve. but the poorer peo-
pie, who either get nothing but pota-
tees and bread or who do not know
how to make the most Of what they do
get. complain OF the monotony OF the
fare and that they are continually
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-03

pended to January /, 1916, an aggregate
Of 0265, 350.S25 in state funds for road
and bridge buildings, maintenance and
administration. They had constructed
over $4,000 miles of roads in co-opera-
ton with the states. More than 10000
miles of these roads were surfaced.
The falling off in the value of road
work performed by statute and convict
labor was from $20OOO,OOO in 1904,
when the total road expenditures were
$SO,OOO,OOO, to about 81, 100000 in 1915,
when the total expenditures had grown
to $2S2O0O,O00. This was reduction
from % per cent. of the total in the
former year to less than IL per cent.
of the total in 1916.
Better Types of Roads.
An increase in the use of better and
more expensive types of roads also is
shown by the recently compiled sta
tistics. This development has been
due, in large part to the great increase
III automobile traffic. 1t is estimated
that there are now approximately IL
million automobiles in use on the roads
of the country. or / car for every mile
of road This present motor traffic
is in excess of traffic of all sorts IL
years ago.
The cash road and bridge expendi-
lures of the United States averaged I
only $2S per mile of rural roads in
1904. In 1916 this average had grown
to $1O9 per mile. New Jersey led all
other states both in 1904 and in 1915,
with 1921 and $475 per mile respect
iyely. Nevada made the least expen-
iiture in both years-$3.72 per mile in
1904, and SIT per mile in 1915.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-03
We THE PEOPLE

ricus DISCOVERED that Amer.
eds more manufacturing enter
TO make it a town of more bust
WHY" not rally to the cause
Factories already located here.
lily when they give you salts
sfore, when you need a new
less or an old one made over,
f, mattress experts at 100. We
be business.
/. MATTRESS COMPANY
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
April Pool Joke
Played on Guests
of the Hotel Rome

The Home holai pnrpetraisd a riiOiseala
All fools day Joke On lta guests and Il
was without malice 81 foFsthought. Z
IN The reckoning of Colonel w. w. An
dsrsou chief clerk
For tHn % three hours several hundred
guests ~ lhs botsi we're unAbls 10 locate
their mail o. kilograms n was ali on
account ~ the fact that tina hotel man
aFament IA not consult the calendar
Wien n decided 10 make a sweeping
change n the system Of numbering
rooms
Quests who retired Friday night IN
rooms a. y p, Is ana 20 on and 20
forth. awakened IN rooms iia. "a, "a. and
~Ffeapondingiy
Manf guests, some n them ardent A.
voices ~ the dry movement. too, rubbed
their eyes xondefinKiy many times II
thsY CHANGED % Eianes A. their room
numbers before they came down 10 the
office
Colonel Anderson was ,hs ehisf Joke
smith
Quests when they inquired ~ theFa
was any mall or kilograms for number
- and -. Colonel Anderson gave them
Tho startling repy that there was na
such fnom IN inst halsl
Why I've stopped At This hotel Tor
eight years and haya always had ths
same fenm row Ym fell me- there's ~
such number am ! ruins Grassy ons
tfAfelins salesman auiHEsd
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
APRIL FOOL JOKER
HAS ONE BUSY DAY
Elka' Club Chef Quits Job Without
Notice and the Whole Club
Goes Hungry.
JUDGE BRITT BITES on ONE

Several score ~ loyal and hungry
members " the Omaha lodge o. Elks
mixed for the EIks' club rooms At
noon 10 Daf;ake Of the usual choice
luncheon served there.
But they gore doomed 10 disaDs
pointnenf, The chef, whose duty II
IL 70 prepare the above mentioned
choice luncheon took u slant ~ the
calendar and saw II vas April J.,
therefore April Fool day. without
making any announcement ~ bis
contemplated manenYers, Mister
Chat PACKED bis belongings and flew
the coop.
Thus did April Fool day work sn
awful hardship on the Diks,
Britt IL Easy Subject.
Judge q W. Ertt "bit" on ~ April
fool Joke when he rushed 10 70 70 the
court house expecting 70 meet bfide
and groom IN need ~ his seryiess Tire
judge bad HE mouth eii made 10 ana
fsguisr benign and bsatifie smile. such
~ are ussd only On special occasions.
hooked onto hls fare. bit when he found
out that sops N bls friends bad ma -
q CONT ~ him. The eKprsssloB changed.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

Thf aHnhai spring bNaDHfYlaR N NE
bellevue college csmpHe, HDtah BeRlt
sach issr during fbe Fpduf gaaail0n. is
entirely IN fbe bahds ~ students tbie
feaf Eigbf ga06nts Nected r. fefnain
nj mn csmpIs dgfipg ne spfih2 ffeess
and labor f0r fae eOileae n deffn paH
N thflr ezDeHsfa timer t6e 1jrffti9n
~ goster Kaei aHd g0Wsrd fiiKe, IRE
fpsH an6 cBst0alana ffRglauY N fie en-
ploy of ne eoiisas. ana N PAN Wgh0n
Cummings. Aaslstani bJHness Wansgef
N me insiltatisn. t4sg 8fe tafd "a wott
faking fbs br9ad campus, feHg0atlBa ibf
co3eSe bvNaipss aba iAylHE ehFasnt siGn
walks ~ the bfi aHd baek ~ CiarNe
fsn " me new eoliess gymnasium
D0nng most NJ ibs week fhsI hosf
oeen divided lnto aahss. sonf haze been
elssDiDg ~ fhf fai0pea. othefs - Dee1
rsearnlshlna fin0fs snd doiHR spnnk
hoDseclsanirR 10 fonpHelle, Hamilton
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
Junior Pioneers
viii Meet Monday

tNutis Distilled srep lha Kind that
made ths touflh a luis famous il lie
tlnd q sllff pvsfi bedY slll 10 armed
Wilh efrafillps q iiafiF rsafFe ~ he
tiFH ann ialllileaiiaH u lhe luHlaF
fiunasf ifaNF mfgtiHs whfh will -
veto Maudef w llse Hasiilsh auhlinHam
We're Hnt Nld man SON gai that
idfH. COMPATIBILITY declared raAfes
Msfa luel 80 omaha mfa wha haFa
llfea bets 90 twfniy fiFs Yeafa ava ws
ihiHk Hs snHe haw "a shae hnfsi u
ai~fa Hseff naw sHa then
VIE aaesilMR Monday niHhs win H.
apiaaA Nlih tshaiel psffaHmsFs. muaia
= ~ feed. hnA Ne august pgessAes n =
hiaaissf y candidates npssfh ms kins
hasessF. siii ts ffaenad a.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

sBd clarke Halls Some haze been hs1is
I'M eiuaefs ~ where they hsya bssn
6sede1 ~ gaHoDa spots n he tosdNags
lending - fbs $50 - The eolisgs DJiid
inae
Ribee s84sdh4 h0Hafff. ibsY bsKe 81
lAeh Ratbaftd INTO Dba Eang and Dvf y
Wofk lH8iBR cement ualk ~ ne Etms
naslmH
Many 6AVs btab tie bllsisn On he
leadef hsses sD1 EiiH haze Dssn ne
banks NJ fte inGlaa athletes. Nbg nm
titde ue ends N b0ea ne line without
b lfemu, bBt wb0se training hag fslie1
NJ Include h cguffe N niElns con0fels
NJ sii0faiink Hab1
Ei8aaufs Wh0 have heeh NofkinE f9f
fle eollsRe during he Vs1ailop are
limits Alien. iNstef sthuaft, Perry Jobns,
foyeei NfaBg, 0afnoD1 hiebaf9sSu,
f.atton 1axNeli, clint hay sHd steDien
caHnHdHss
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
Candidates with
Cold Feet May Now
Withdraw from Race

candidates who filed for public office.
subject 70 the primary ~ April u. and
who have since become affected vith cold
feei, may withdraw 10 their hearts con
tent, rie~ion Commissioner Monrhaad
announces. The opinion ~ the attorney
general III The matter haa eansod tho
election commissioner 10 change hia mind.
Candidates sito Nish 10 Withdraw, how.
ever are urged 70 make haste, hr Moor.
head declares. because the primary ballot
aili soon BE- III The hands nf the printer
ana then II viii he too late
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
DEATH RECORD

AMs u a ftaxis alsa Nfhtsf sEsHlns
"a ihs hose q her aaNantsft Mfa M u
nalinspfA hsftf Ninth AL tsasshBaft
sfsesa altar prolonged iilHess ~
siaaa Mfa nphiaaea she leaves lhfss
eshsf ehllarsh Ms iiaarF n fYespnfl
~ rMsrAs, 80. naweAt mssasa ~ ai
t@aa ena A "a iAus "a las Ansalaa
hhs wAs a fsAfa "a aRa hsA lived
~iih hes aAushssf hefs ~ tbs lsss M
issA FeAes Ths taaY will - sAkaa n
kss "a tanle. heiferHls III wksfa
fsnsFni saftiesa wii w. hsia A. lhs Pifat
Msthnsl8s shAith. W wtth Rhs aaa 4
RsmhaN
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
Great Reduction
Noted in Scarlet
Fever Cases Here

Comparison n seaslst fever cases ~
ported ~ February Gad March shows q
reduction n Sa per cont FOR last month.
During February ihare Esre 81 ehHes aud
The total for Nanah waA "a fhh average
Ter caY fW tbs last week. maH mlA, "A
ANainm an agefaFe ~ tWsltu psf aaY
fer March
The following easea were reported ~,
az
lean Whlinaf $50 IfanRAH
Joseph 4asaaH ilA south Twelfth
y. NNfnNit tsla Nfnnh tHlni avenue
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
HUMMEL Is BUSY
ADJOINING PARKS
Buys immense Amount Of Trees and
Shrubs to Beautify City Breath.
Ing Spots.
ALFALFA YoR CARTER LAKE

The city park department Is busy
with sprlugtime activities. oBs
thousand white elms viii be- received
within ten days for Carter Lake park,
sixty acres " this park are being
sowed with alfalfa secd. the purpose
being 70 xiii or undesirable yegeta.
ton.
Three thousand rose bushes and
500 bridal wreath bushes have been
ordered for dlstribution in the parks.
The South side system will be con
eidered this season.
Commissioner u8nme ordered f}s
worth ~ shrubs and trees for bea8fifyiBg
The parking 1T the Walnut Hni water
station. the Water board having m,
lshed me grading N boulevard through
this tract
PLAY Apparatus.
piay apparatus will 10 Installed within
tro weeks At Manoan and spring Lake
parks o. he South Side. and about
April y eli the play apparatus vii have
besn taken out N winter quarters and
placed III Tho recreation esutspi.
a pavilion Il being constructed IN
Han1an park. which commands ths I'm
eat river view u any Of the parks n
Greater Omaha.
Friday afternoon the recreation depart
nent isased a tract 1T Thirty ninth And
Y streets for use as base baii ground
this heanon,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
Bogus Dalrymple
Heir Sent to Prison

MILWAUKEE wis, April chester
iegfAin wha passd "A htitH Edward
ilaiWmpiu hfiF u tsona estate ~
reH AllshhsAf i'a eaa tp.isg sentenced
10 state pflaau ~ five Ffan fat passing
worthless ebseka lp MAvaabfe isrralb
d a var ga
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
Green win Address
the Omaha AID Club

g. Green safstisIhs manAser Hf
lhs fs#faass Mash amHaai RM aaAfass
~ fasssha a. o'Hh Il ihsli nest ftHss
liehsl HtsallNs ia b. held 81 me pssian
hHieA pHfiat v FHaaia8 Nahn wa saht
WA Rili hf fht ptlnalgie IN AaEtl
lienAiahi fmFHnt
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
A Partial List of ]

The above only partial list, Tern
iOc~Sheet Music Lai VI
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

lTnWnA niiArt lnlfif AAtu MONDAY,
The ltlAhiAHd AAttls eAtal an nihefa lnr uual
~ hhd flaFaf MnhasN aFf aaaeA zoe
xae ana t4tfsH# t..0Htfa.s flg
Fanef Florida WFAra Fruit MunaAy NHrf
axe, IMe asst ..s.4.+#G.. AAa
The hesi lts, hiyeg ialatnes, ppf pssk lOr
lbs 70 lbe peek Wstgh laaf weshiS
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

hhh WV lafll NthnEI MlNnOM nlArlAH
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-12-08

ing fast enough. Leave the door
barred"
The halfbreed was racing Hardy's
mare up the creek bank at furious
gallop. He flung himself out of the
saddle and advanced upon Vandervyn,
his face dark with suspicion.
"What you saying to my sister?' he
demanded.
The white man met his threatening
look with a half-contemptuOus half
amused smile.
1--WE been showing the girl what /
think of her. he replied.
Redbear came to sudden halt. The
muscles of his face began to witch.
ooh, Charlie!" reproached Oinna.
"What makes you look at him that
way? Why don't you thank him?"
She unbarred the door and stepped
outside.
For what?" questioned her brother
In harsh, strained voice.
Because he is going to be my man
going to take me for his wife,"
Marry you? Oinna-youY The
halfbreed could not believe his ears.
Through his daze shot flash of angry
suspicion. "But you-you won't marry
her!"
vandervyn smiled in his careless
manner.
ooh, / guess yes"
you'll marry her? You'll take her
| ~ 4oxt,y, opd y,ocrrv hn,. 1;lxn xyhita
people?"
"I'll marry her as some white
| people marry. I'll not take her to
town. Oinna and have agreed to be
married according to tribal CUSTOM
Again Redbear's weak face dark
ened with suspicion and anger. Il
won't have it. You're white, and Oinna
| is half white. White people don't
marry Indian fashion,
"You know a lot about it, Charlie.
Haven't you ever heard of common-law
marriages? Lots of white people get
married that way
"What way?"
'You must know about it. Instead
| of going to a lot of fuss and bother
over ministers and licenses, many
people just take each other for hus-
| band and wife and go to housekeep.
ing
"Is-is that a real white peoples
marriagew asked Oinna.
Vandervyn fRowned. "You don't
| think I'm lying, do you? Why, you
often coo in tho npUSnanarS abort com,
mon-law wives getting their share Of
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-12-08

Mr. Dupont has ample time to remove
his goods and his daughter from the
reservation
"Not me-" declared Marie; II don't
care what Pere and Reggie say; I
know there is not one of the tribe who
would harm me, even in an outbreak"
We'll, mebbe not admitted her IA
Their.
Il gather that l am the only person
who seems to be endangered" re-
marked Hardy. 'Ihis being so, will
wait Il few days for the excitement to
subside, and will then call another
council"
''Thay won't come ag'in to meet you, -
predicted Dupont.
sThen l shall go to them.''
Into the mountains, captainy ex-
claimed Marie, her splendid eyes wild
ening with concern. Surely you will
not venture among the camps"
s'Thc tribe must learn that / mean
friendship"
Dupont paused to scratch the side
of his head. But Vanderyyn spoke
without an instant's hesitancy: "Y on
have no right to throw your life away
uselessly, captain. Suppose Charlie
and l make a trip to the camps, to see
II we cannot quiet the tribe and talk
the chiefs into giving you another
hearing? If you have no objection, we
could tell them that you cannot leave
just now, but that you will do so as
soon as you have tried to benefit them"
"And that Mr.. Van'n be next agent"
added Dupont.
'sWill you tell them that am here
to help them and to be their friend?"
Queried Hardy.
"Trust me to put it to them strong,
captain" assured Vandervyn. II know
you'll play fair by resigning in my IA
vor as soon as you have the tribe in
hand.''
after have done what I can do to
Improve conditions among them," quail
flied Hardy.
Il do so hope Mr.. Van can persuade
them to be friendly with you," said
Marie. II know he and Charlie will
be perfectly safe. But it will be hard
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-12-08


IN my business to take care Of my
old age and give Marie chance to be
lady-to stand to lose everything
and her and my scalp to boot!''
''You are free to leave here with her
whenever you wish"
mo, amt. I can't leave my store
all my property"
There would be no danger if it
were not for you" said Marie, her
eyes flashing with indignation. IF
only you had not come here! If there
is an outbreak, it will be all your
fault!'
"AIine?"
ooh, I know you mean well. But
If they've taken this violent dislike to
YOU Why ever did you come? You
saw how they like Mr.. Van. Had they
thought you would insist on staying,
nothing could have kept them from
attacking you. But the promise that
Mr.. Van is to be their agent, that paci-
fed them. Had you never come here
all this would not have happened. The
chiefs would have come to talk with
Mr. Van, and would have gone back
satisfied
Hardy swung around in his chair ia
scrutinize the guileless face Of Van.
dervyn.
"What do you say to that, sir?" he
interrogated.
what can | say?" replied Wander.
vyn, twisting the tip of his blond mus.
tache. 1T is for you to decide to
leave for the good of the tribe, OF
to stay and take the chance of an up.
rising
'Trhe way you put it" considered
Hardy. Perhaps it might be better
for all concerned if I should leave"
"You bet it would, Cap" eagerly
broke in Dupont. '.'Tain't no joke
Them ornery cusses IL git you like
they done with Nogen, just as sure
as shooting
Vandervyn shot a furious glance al
the blunderer. Marie was looking OF
Hardy. But she did not need 80 see
the Tightening of his lips to realize
what her father had done.
ooh, Perez she reproached. s'Why
did you say it? You should have
known Captain Hardy could not leave
after that"
"Quite right, Miss Dupont" said
Hardy.
YOU mean. you won't leave?' asked
Dupont.
"How can he?" Vandervyn smoothly
cut in. you've put it up to him that
1t would be deserving his post under
fire. He's an army ofiicer-he wouldn't
leave now even if he knew his staying
here meant certain massacre for us
oil, followed lg certain massacre OF
the tribe by the troops"
h II will remain until I have made al
least one more effort to pacify the
tribe" replied Hardy. "You are al
liberty to resign whenever you please