Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-12-14

looked up and smiled In boyish enjoy
ment of the new agents surprise.
Dupont grunted apologetically:
''Don't think I'm plumb crazy. It's oil
Marie Said she couldn't live here
unless she had things just like iii OF
tawa. Cried till had to give In
"Don't you let him con you, captain"
chuckled Vandervyn. ut was Jake who
wept because Marie sent Off the mail
order and he had to foot the bills"
swell, anyway, there wasn't nobody
she could hire to do the work, and
had to 20 out on roundup" Dupont
sought 20 cover his discontinue. "She
set to and done 1t all her own self. l
didn't have to pay cent for that. Sit
down, Cap. Make yourself to home.
Hey. Marie! you theref Here's Cap
Hardy. Bring In that bottle me and
Mr.. Van was sampling, viii your"
Hardy picked the stiffest chair In the
room. sat down--and promptly rose to
position OF polite attention. A young
lady had appeared In the doorway at
| the side of the room--a young lady In
a seInidecollete gown, of lines irre-
proachable, the creamy Wilderness of
her full, round throat displayed. Her
| mass of coal-black hair was dressed In
the very latest mode. Her cheeks were
as highly .colored as IL rouged.
| vandervyn gazed at her with the
brand of admiration that passes over
the footlights from the iirst-row SCENTS
1 10 ha rfr1 lea ahn
Hardy bowed as he would have saluted
his colonel's lady or the daughter OF n
Moro chief, IL either had been his
hostess.
The girls eyes sparkled as she noted
his change of dress, his immaculate
linen, and clean-shaven chin. His
bow won a smile that may have been
due either to gratified vanity or to q
commendable self-respect. She greeted
him In tone that caused vandervyn Il
straighten In his chair. ut la grea,
pleasure to have you dine with u.s."
'"The pleasure In mine. Miss Dupont
declared Hardy.
"You've hit 1t, Cap" put In Dupont
"You can just bet your bottom dollar
on 1t you won't kick yourself for com
Ing when you git to her feed-trough."
The girls sablc-black eyes diiatet
and her perfectly nodded chin rose Q
fraction of an inch. She placed tht
tray on tea table, bowed composcdiy
and left the room. Vnndervyn looked
at Hardy with an ironical smile. Tht
silent mockery was wasted. Hnrd,
was watching Dupont uncock tn.
whisky bottle.
zone moment, Mr.. Dupont" he said
"As you are my host, the question Il
I'm awkward one to ask--yet Ia ther,
not law or a rule of the Indian bu
reau against bringing liquor upon |
reservation
Dupont stared around at the In
quirer In blank surprise. Before h
could find words to answer, vandervyI
replied for him: According to tn
strict letter Of the law, captain, yo'
are right. You can't fancy that Jak,
would be fool enough to sell liquor Il
the Indiansf'
by Gar, you bet I don't--not wheI
it's ten-year-old rye" qualified Dupont
"You can't git no better stuff out O
Canada. Marie made me buy som,
; wine. too, to celebrate your coming
She said 1t was up to us to loosen VI
: seeing as you had shooed of then
/. bucks" 4.
"Ah. since you put II that way,
} Hardy accepted the explanation. %
] must ask you, however, not to brin
. anything more of the kind across tn
river"
"Of course he will not, ii you oh
| ject," assured vandervyn. "Noge
didn't read the law as you do; but