Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-10-31

pine constabulary force that sup
pressed the recent insurrection in the
Sulu islands. You received favorable
mention from congress. | am Reginald
Vandervyn of the Vandervyns of Stat
en- Island. Senator Clemmer is my
uncle"
The captain responded to the intro
duction with curt bow.
'See anything of the piece. Capt."
asked Dupont.
"Yes. They should be here in few
minutes"
81 see Them" said the girl. They're
coming down the slope this side of the
Sioux Creek divide"
They're SLOW" growled Vandervyn
'TIl ride back and head them cross
country. They have good horses. They
shall run out every buck in the bunch"
He spun his pony about to sprint
down the road into the coulee. Hardy
uttered a. stern order: "Haltp
Angered at the command and still
more at the impulse that compelled
him to obey it, Vandervyn twisted
about in his saddle to face the officer
with a challenging stare
keep that talk for your interiors"
he said. II am acting agent of this
reservation. What say goes I'll have
those bucks trailed till every one of
them is in the guardhouse or feeding
the crows"
"YOu are mistaken, Mr.. Vandervyn,"
replied Hardy, and he drew an official
envelope from an inside pocket. you
are only the chief clerk on this reser-
Walton. 1 have been detailed to serve
as acting agent"
'You?" cried Vandervyn "Why. it
was all fixed for me to be appointed
agent. My uncle wired me that my
name would go through for the promo
ton without a hitch. So you pulled
the wires to cut me out?"
81 pulled no wires, Mr. vandervyn."
Hardy coldly met the accusation. "On
my return from the islands, last month,
/ asked for detail to active service
in the open, preferably here in the
northwest, on account of my health"
DO you mean to say you did not
ask for this place in particular?'
mo. The detail was given me be-
cause of the killing of the late agent
and the reported restlessness of the
tribe"
you'll find these ugly bucks differ
ent from Moros."
Perhaps" said Hardy. He looked
at the two big, lumpy sacks that were
dashed on the blackboard. You had
started for the railroad?
'Pere and Mr.. Van wished to ship
out the ore" explained the girl
'Ore?" inquired Hardy.
swell, yes, it's a Ssst o. ore" adj
mitted Dupont. 'y1U sec, me and"
'I'll make it clear 20 Captain Hardy
IN two wordS joke" broke in Van
dervyn. gis Locked at the new agent
with a srenk- direct gaze. you see,
captain, some of the Indians have been
getttfS Gre, back in the mountains.
JSks tSades them goods for it The
ssrtee has been a good thing for them.
ana so far, believe. Jake has lost
pcShing."
Dupont narrowed his shrewd gray
eyes as if calculating. "Well. no, that's
no lie. Cap. Take it in the long run,
amt lost nothing. 1t might figure out
I've broke even or mebbe some better"
Vandervyn winked at Hardy. when
an Indian trader admits he may have
done some better than to have come
out even, we can guess what that
means"
ssNsom dun chienv y grumbied Dupont.
"Ain't the risk TO count?
ut has been an unnecessary risk for
rou to keep your daughter on the res
ervation after the killing of Mr.. No
gen.. reproved Hardy. i presume she
is now going awCy, not to return until
the trouble has passed
You are quite. mistaken, Captain
Hardy" said the girl. Il am going for
fs,e drive and to send of a mail order.
We can rely on the police. Anyway,
none of the tribe would hurt me-"
Dupont scratched his head and NUT