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


ment OF the new agents surprise.
Dupont grunted apologetically:
"Dont think I'm plumb crazy. It's all
Marie Said she couldn't live here
unless she had things Just like III OF
tawa. Cried TIN had to give In"
"Dont you let him con you, captain"
chuckled yandervyn. ut was Jake who
wept because Marie sent Off the mall
order aud he had to foot the bills"
swell. anyway. there wasn't nobody
she could hire to do the work. and !
had to 30 out on roundup Dupont
sought to cover his discontinue. .She
set to and done 1t all her own self. /
didn't have to pay cent for that. Sit
down. Cap. Make yourself to home.
Hey, Marie! you there2 Here's Cap
Hardy. Bring In that bottle me and
Mr.. Van was sampling, will 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
n senidecol.ete gown, OF lines irre-
proachable. the creamy Wilderness OF
her full, round throat displayed. Her
| mass of coni-black hair was dressed In
the very latest mode. Her cheeks were
as highly colored as III rouged.
vandervyn gazed Mt her with the
brand of admiration that passes over
the footlights from the first-row seats
to the prettiest girl In the chorus.
Hardy bowed as he would have salutcd
his colonel's lady or the daughter OF a
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 o
commendable self-respect, She greeted
him In tone that caused vandervyn tc
straighten In his chair. ut In grea,
pleasure to have you dine with u.s."
1.-THE pleasure Is 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 sabie-black eyes dilated
and her perfectly nodded chin rose q
fraction OF an inch. She placed the
tray on a tea table, bowed composedly
and left the room. vandervyn looked
Mt Hardy with an ironical smile. The
silent mockery was wasted. Hardy
was watching Dupont uncock ths
whisky bottle.
"One moment, Mr.. Dupont" he said
"As you are my host. the question h
an awkward one to ask--yet Ia there
not law or rule of the Indian blu
reau against bringing liquor upon Z
reservationT'
Dupont stared around Mt the In
quirer In blank surprise. Before h,
could find words to answer, yandervyr
replied for him: According to tn,
strict letter Of the law. captain, yot
are right. You can't fancy that JAKE
would be fool enough to sell liquor Il
the IndiansY'
by Gar. you bet don't--not wher
it's ten-year-old rye" qualified Dupont
"You can't git no better stuff out o.
Canada. Marie made me buy some
wine, too. to celebrate your coming
She said 1t was up to us to loosen up
seeing as you had shooed of then
bucks"
"'Ah, since you put 1t that way,
Hardy accepted the explanation. /"
must ask you, however, not to brinl
anything more OF the kind across TIL
river"
"Of course he will not, II you oh
ject," assured Vandervyn. "Nogei
didn't read the law as you do; but 1