The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-27
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Observation-Disclosures
CHAPTER lv-contlnued.
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The hostess signed her Indian boy to
take nse bex into the parlor, together
WIFI the Ice bucket, in which was still
leA bsttae Of champagne. As he
phey91, she bowed her dismissal of the
yuests Arom the table.
j shah now permit myself to be
Atfgued," she said. "Good evening,
Ar. 7aRdervyn. Good evening, Captain
Hardy"
Vandesvyn nodded, and followed Du-
pont With a nonchalant bearing that
drew attention from the slight uncer-
famsy Of his step. Hardy fingered for
b word e appreciation: '"This has
been q most enjoyable evening, Miss
Dupont"
She chose to disregard the sincerity
and warntI, behind the formal phrase.
~Nou are very kind, Captain Hardy.
But pray do not overestimate. Where
all else is off-color, three-Quarters
white seems dazzling"
"Beleve me, it is not a question Of
contrast o. comparison" he protested.
mot even In New York or Washing
ton"
''Ycp latter me. And now, as am
tired"
He bowed and left her, concealing
the sting Of her polite rebuff under his
grave sznlse. The Indian boy, who was
standing at the parlor door, closed it
behind the guest at a sign from Marie.
Dupont took the drink that he had
poured out for himself and undertook
the pertlsus operation of opening the
champagne. he fumbled the bottle and
would have dropped it had not Van
dervyn Jumped up and taken it from
him. Thrust aside by the younger
man, he lurched and sat down in a
chair near Hardy.
<'SheliRp'ry-ben in ice," he e1-
plainea with solemn emphasis. He
threw back his head and burst into an
uproarlous laugh. "Shelipp'ry-like
that gsabe nopche Redbear. Him trying
to smooth ME down-zif that'd give
him a shsw with M'rie! An me the
squarest trader in the q. s.! Why,
lash time got goods on credit, they
shent me a skeshule to usht my
libfl'ties, n jush took my pen in ham
n wrote cross thai shere lish, Il don't
owe no man nushing,'" He again drew
back his head and let out hoarse
laugh.
!. Poor grammar, but rich rhetoric,
Jake" remarked Vandervyn as he filed
the champagne glasses. you told me
they gave you the credit you asked
for"
II got the goods" said Dupont, pull
Ing himself together and SOLDERING his
tongue with an effort. "Nothing like
being on the square. That's what
makes me sore at them there chiefs,
Cap. Won't let me help out the bucks
and squaws what's aching for work
good pay in trade goods, and us TAX
N. G. What'll the tribe do after they
git their last issue next spring?
That's what I'd like to know"
Eyes, captain" said Vandervyn.
'Next spring will come the last issue
of goods that is provided for in the
government treaty with this tribe.
They will be In bad fix If something
Is not done to get them used to white
ways"
GLOW about a new treaty, to parti-
tt bn the reservation and give land in
sdveIalty to each head of q family2''
e3ggested Hardy.
k'That would take q long time to
- ring >about, and meantime the young
ucks should be taught to work. Why
;ouldn't it be a good idea for US to
take charge Of the mine-pay all who
want to work at fair wages, and take
the risk Of getting our money back
out of the ore shipmentsT
As Xandervyn made the suggestion,
he smiled ingenuously, and his hand
some, flushed face shone with philan-
xhropic enthusiasm. Hardy's face light
ed with a responsive glow. He smiled
into the boyish blue eyes.
':rbe proposal does you credit" he
responded. you may count on me to
contribute my SHARE
lou Wall, WILL yOu, zap! eACldAWeO
Dupont. Ee reached out his thick-fin.
gered hand. "You're in, hey? Put 1t
there, DID pard! Just you make them
damn ki-yi-s savvy they've got to
l.,1stle for what we give 'em. like No.
grn done, and we'll round up fifty
THOUSAND apiece before snow flies"
b WHATS that?" demanded Hardy. in
I stantly stiffening to stern rightly.
He failed to catch the furious glance
! from Vandervyn that sent their half.
| fudd1ed host lurching over to the
whisky bottle. When he did turn, the
'hief clerk met his hard glance with q
nAwing wink and chuckllng com
-,ent: "Spifaedv'