The Tomahawk., 1916-12-14
"If You Will Enter, Gentlemen"

III You Will Enter, GentIeEnen.
oval table was spread with cloth OF
snowy French damask. The silver
was real antique ware. The unsmifing
hostess bowed Hardy to the seat Of
honor.
"This here layout is Narie's,". ex-
planned Dupont. "She was bound to
turn herself loose to even up on what
happened Mt the river yesterday.
Needn't figure on us dishing up the
same rations regular"
II have yet to learn whether ] am to
have the pleasure of boarding with
Miss Dupont" remarked Hardy.
"You sure have, if you're ready to
shell out for it. Grub comes high
here"
"And Marie is a real Chef" added
Vandervyn.
Hardy waited until the Indian boy
had served the soup. At last he sue
ceeded in fixing the cool gaze of his
hostess. "Please do not consider that
hospitality requires you to do me the
favor, Miss Dupont" he said. II do
not wish to intrude, highly as should
upplcCldlc
- The Difference of his manner soothed
the girls wounded pride. She smiled.
and combined friendly response with
Il side thrust ut her father:
"Indeed, we shall be delighted to
have you Captain Hardy-I, because Of
your company, and Pere because Of The
cash."
"By Gar, he won't git no better feed
in no hotel" vowed Dupont.
II can foresee that" agreed Hardy.
His faith was justified by each sue
ccssive course. Though all the vege-
tables had come out Of cans, they were
prepared with cOnsummnte skill. The
trout were fresh from the creek; tho
grouse and beef had been hung exactly
the right length of time In the dugout
icehOusc; the champagne was frappe.
Between the girls vivid beauty, tho
good cheer, and the cordially Of his
companions, his usually half-sad and
wholly severe expression had given
place to genial animation.
Upon the return Of the hostess from
one of her visits to the kitchen he
spoke to her in q tone that drew q
stare of open resentment from Van
dcrvyn: "You are wonderful, Miss Du-
pont, wonderful! One day in an In
dian attack, followed by a fifty-mile
drive; the next, fifty miles back, and
such q dinner as this!'
"First the great-granddaughte OF
Sitting Bull, then In bonnie cuisiniere
Franchise" flashed back the girl.
"Where is the wonder? Two streaks
of heredity, plus childhood In the sad
die and q course in domestic science
"Yct you must be fatigucd.'
"When have done what set out te
do, then l permit myself to coRside'
whether I need rest. There was n
time when my red ancestors had no
horses. They ran down their game
afoot."
"You will always rlde-or drive
bantered Vandervyn.
"By Gar, she won't never be driven.
declared Dupont with conviction.
Vandervyn smiled over his cham'
parne glass. He did not netice tina:
Marie was looking Mt him. But Hardy
was watching her. He saw her pfoun
face soften md her brilliant eyes melt
with tender passion. His own face
became grave A moment later she was
rallying him for his seriousness, anu
her animation soon compelled him to
forget what he had seen. VanderVvt.
had not been mistaken in his assertion
that she could act the lady TO peT1ec
ton when she chose. Though the ciSas
r. How
brought in much sooner than sustee
Hardy.
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& % you believe that Marie and 4