The Lamar register., 1916-12-27

- s=,--- ~ Eh-1 they'c cone 50
-==- ET--g yu1 the first time
ToC are Jacques Dupont the Indian
-z1=y
L2rs E-only they make II Jake
rs s1t= Of Ottawa. Marie guessed
ycunr= an army officer
Captain Floyd Hardy, United States
-z~zL-y,T stated the newcomer as he
raised his glasses.
The blond young man Strengthened
ogt Of his insolently careless pose. and
spoke In the tone Of a gentleman :.
Pleased to meet you, Captain Hardy
You we're In command Of the Philip
pine constabuIary force that sup
pressed the recent insurrection in the
Sulu Islands. You received favorable
mention from congress. am Reginald
'"ndervyn Of the Vandervyns OF Stat
IL Island. Senator Clemmer is my
uncle
The captain responded to the intro
ductiOn with curt bow.
See anything of the p1eece, Capi'
asked Dupont.
Yes. They should be here in a few
minutes"
coming down the slope this side of the
sioux Greek divide"
They're slow" growled vandervyn.
"Tll 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 eoulee. Hardy
uttered a stern order: Halt -
Angered at the command and stiu
more at the impulse that compelled
him to obey IL, vandervyn twisted
about in his saddle to face the oracer
with q challenging stare.
Keep that talk for your lnferiors."
he said. Il am acting agent Of this
reservation. What say goes. III have
those bucks trailed tn every one of
them is In the guardhouse or feeding
the crows"
You are mistaken, Mr.. vandervyn."
replied Hardy, and he drew an onaciaI
envelope from an inside pocket. You
are only the chief clerk on this rsser-
yation- have been detailed to serve
as acting agent"
Your cried Yandervyn. Why. IL
was all fixed for me TO be appointed
agent Ny uncle wired me that my
name would go through for the promo
ton without a hitch So you pulled
the wires to cut NE outTr
Il pulled no wires, Mr.. vandervyn."
Hardy coldly met the accusation. "On
my return from the Islands. last month.
l asked for a 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
No. The detail was given me be-
cause Of the killing Of the late agent
and the reported restlessness Of the
tribe"
You'll ind these ugly bucks differ
ent from Moros."
Perhaps" said Hardy. He looked
at the two big, luHipy sacks that were
lashed on the blackboard. "You had
started for the rallroadT"
"Pere and Mr.. Van wished I'd shin
out the ore" explained the girl.
"Oref" inquired Hardy.
We'll, yes, it's sort of ORE" ad-
mitted Dupont. You see, me and"
'I'll make II clear to Captain Hardy
- Nf'' ''AN1H dnhhH bIbht IN VAN
dervyn. He looked at the new agent
with frank. direct gaze. "You see,
captain. some Of the Indians have been
getting ore, back In the mountains.
Jake trades them goods for II. The
barter has been good thing for them,
and so far, l believe, Jake has lost
nothing"
Dupont narrowed his shrewd gray
eyes as If calculating. "wen, no. that's
no lie. Cap. Take 1t in the long run, /
amt lost nothing II might figure out
I've broke even or mebbe some better"
Nandervyn 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"
Nom dun chien!" grumbled Dupont.
Amt the risk TO countT'
1T has been an unnecessary risk for
you to keep your daughter on the res
ervation after the killing Of Mr.. No
gsn," reproved Hardy. 'T presume she
Is now going away, not to return until
the trouble has passed"
Continued next week.