Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-11-14
CHAPTER rY-Continued.

left q bottle OF CHAMP"
obaved she bowed her t.~nlsSal u 'li9
guests from the table. 10
81 shall now permit myself 10 DC
fo+fouo,} she said. Good evening
Mr.. yanderyyn. Good evening" captain
Harry"
yondorvvn nodded, and followed Du-
,on+ with q nunchaant bearing that
rev attention from the slight uncer-
tainty of his step. Hardy fingered 1or
q word Of appreciation: inns mas
bee1 q most enjoyable evening MISS
Dupont"
SIZE chose 10 disregard the sincerity
and oarmth behind the formal phrase.
"You are very kind, Captain Hardy
But pray 90 not overestimate. Where
all else is off-color, three-quarTerS
white seems dazzling"
"Bglfeve me. it is not a question or
contrgst or comparison" he protested
"Not even in New York or Washing
ton"
"You fatter me. And now, as l am
tired
He flowed and left her. concealing
the sting of her polite rebuff under his
grave emile. The Indian boy, who was
standing at the parlor door, closed It
bebirr fine auest at sign from Marie.
DB-pur took the drink that he had
pouyTd out for himself and undertook
the rerilous operation Of opening the
rhempagne. He fumhled 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 urched and sat down in
chair near Hardy.
"Shelipp'ry-bcn in ice" he eX-
MANNED with solemn emphasis. He
threw back his head and burst into an
uproarious laugh, "Shelipp'ry - like
that gobe-mouche Rcdbear. Him trying
10 smooth me down-zif that'd give
him show with Mrie, An me the
sQuareSt trader in the l. S. Why,
lash time l got goods on credit, they
shent me skeShuIe to lisht my
lrbiTties. m jush took my pen in han
n wrote cross tina Shere fish, I don't
owe no man nuShing'" He again drew
back his head and let cut a hOarse
laugh.
Poor grammar. hut rich rhetoric,
Fake." remarked Vandervyn as he filled
the champagne glasses. You told me
they gave You the credit you asked
FOR"
Il 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 an them there chiefs,
Cap Won't let me help out the bucks
md SquawS what's aching for work
good pay i'm trade goods and us TAX
ing all risks ON the ore smelling out
y. G.. WhatH the tribe do after they
git their last issue next spring?
That's what I'd like to know"
Yes. "apteiu, said Vandervyn.
next spring will come the last issue
Of goods that is provided for in the
government treaty with this tribe.
They will he in 81 bad fix if something
is not don" to get them used to white
ways"
"llow about 81 new treaty. to parti-
tion the reservation and give land in
Severalty to each head of Il family?"
suggested Hardy.
THAT would take a long time to
~, 4.
bucks should be taught TO work Whv
wouldn'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 Shipments?
As Vandervyu made the SUGGESTION
he smiled inccnuou~ly. and his hand,
some, flushed face shone with phiIan-
thropic enthusiasm. Hardy's face light
ed with a responsive glow. He smiled
into the boyi~h blue eyes.
..Tb., mr., .....r L.. -. .--,..,,
responded. You may count on me 70
contribute my share