Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-11-24

brick through window Of the White
House. Uncle shipped me out here un-
til the storm should blow over
Hardy may have recalled the hazings
in which he had shared at West Point.
His only comment was: You were
fortunate to get any appointment
ooh, don't know carelessly replied
Vandervyn. II didn't wake the presi-
dent, and I had some of my wad left.
The Waterman sent me home in a taxi.
But the internal CRATER must have
peached. I got this instead of Lon
don.'
''Best thing for YOU"
'You think so?" said Vandervyn, his
wide-open eyelids dropping. GIVE been
six months in this God-forsaken jump
ing-off place. l wouldn't have stayed
six days if it hadn't been for Marie"
"Miss Dupont seems to be very
spirited young woman" dryly COM
mented Hardy.
"Wait till you see her put on dog.
She was three or four years at a con-
vent in Ottawa. They must have
far1ned her out as parlor-maid in
some select British family. She can
give perfect imitation of real lady
when she chooses
"Yes?" said Hardy.
ssYou'd take it for the sure-nuff ar.
ticle," went on Vandervyn. "And that's
not all. She can cook like an angel
Says she took course in domestic
science. But it must be hereditary. I'll
give odds, one Of her paternal ances-
tors was French chef. French, that's
the word. The way she has with men !
Even this halfbreed Redbear thinks
he is in the running. Nogen was
mad over her. He even would have
married her. But he was not man of
family or culture. Fancy Jake Dupont
for father-in-law! Only thing, his
squaw died five or six years ago. That
was when he sent the girl to Ottawa"
Hardy looked at the mountains and
changed the subject: "May I ask you
to give the particulars Of the killing Of
Mr.. Nogen?"
Vandervyn's eyelids dropped low and
opened again in wide, guileless stare.
There's little to tell. Nogen and l
and Redbear were riding into the noun
tains. We met the murderer. He and
Nogen quarrcled, He shot Nogen-
killed him. Then Redbear and fired,
and one of us got him-We don't know
which of us it was. That's all. You'll
find it in the coroner's report. kept
copy in the Office at the agency
"Strange that an Indian should at
tack white man that way" observed
Hardy. "Was the cause ascertained p
Vanderyyn twisted the tip Of his
blond mustache. .Well, it may be all
talk, but ] gather that the trouble was
over this ore-buying. Nogen thought it
a good thing to encourage. The chiefs
felt ugly because the goods We're not
paid to them instead Of to the laborers
the bucks and squaws who dug the
ore, you know. The chiefs stirred up
lot of bad blood. No doubt they in
stigated the murder. They want to
boss the tribe their own way"
Let us trust that we snail nave
them In hand before fall"
'sFall?" echoed yanderyyn. "You ex-
pect to stay all summer? That shuts
me out Of my promotion"
''You may receive the appointment OF
attache."
perhaps I don't want it just now.
You forget Marie"
The gravity of the officers face hard
ened to sternness. "Mr. Vandervyn,
kindly bear in mind that, as agent of
this reservation, am in charge of the
moral as well as the material welfare
of every member of the tribe"
Vandervyn quivered like thorough
bred fecked with the lash. His voice
shook with passion:
Damn your impudence! I'll have
| you understand you're not talking to
| one of your rough-neck recruits. My
ancestors were gentlemen before yours
| were ever heard of.
| II regret that you do rot seem to
have inherited their gentlemanly man
ners." came back the cool reioinGer.