The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-03-22
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coming to Washington had Vandervyn
been given so much as n glimpse Of
Miss Dupont's reputed Hindu maid.
This undoubtedly was the woman, and
he looked at her with sharp curiosity
as Marie raised the veil. Marie STEP
ped aside and gave him a full view of
the girls face.
"0inna !" he exclaimed. y
"Yes. Is 1t not a happy surprise?'
said Marie.
She smiled Mt the shrinking girl,
and drew her about to the president.
"My dear, this is the great White Fa-
Their of all Indians and of our tribe
he is our father-your excellency, this
is Mrs. Reginald Vandervyn."
The blow was given with merciless
force. AS vandervyn gaped at Marie,
her eyes famed with a sudden up
leaping Of fierce exultance.
He gasped and choked out: "You-
you these months-this-you-
Indian"
"Yes, Indian-to you, even as she
was Indian to you'll" cried the girl.
"You have been so eager to marry a
breed girl-here is one, already your
wifew
"It's q liza black lie!" denied Van
dervyn. II never married her! !"
"You' took her by tribal custom, and
| yn,, tnl1 har that Won vrara toEinn har
legally according to the common law"
"She cannot prove / lived with her
openly as her husband" rejoined Van
dervyn.
The president looked at the shrink
ing Oinna with kindly gravity. "Do
you wish him to acknowledge you as
his wife?"
mo, no, sirw she dlsclaimed. II
don't want him any more"
81 am pleased to hear you say that"
replied the president. He turned to
yandervyn. ~ understand this witness
Is prepared to testify that the sigma
lures to your contract were obtained
on the false representation that it was
Il second copy of the minutes of the
tribal council"
Its u liev" hoarsely replied the
young man. Hardy knows nothing
about it. There's only her word
against mine."
1--WE can send for the Indian wit
nesses, If necessary. Another matter
at the inquest you testified under
oath that a certain Indian killed Agent
Nogen. and that you and Redbear then
killed the murderer. When you shot
Redbear, you rode off, certain that he
was dead. He lived long enough to
confess himself the murderer Of Agent
Nogen. Why did you perjure yourself
at the inquest?"
"You can't prove It," de6antly chal'
lenged Vandervyn. 81 stand by my
testimony. This squaw and Hardy
have Matched up the lie between them
Even If Redbear made such a confess
sion, 1t is only hearsay and not legal
evidence"
"Your friend Redbear seems to have
enjoyed shooting at agents." remarked
the president. "He also confessed to
having made the two attempts On the
life of Captain Hardy. In view of your
perjured testimony at the Nogen In
quest, one Is led to infer q not i'm
probable connection between those at
tempts and your enmity to Captain
Hardy. But the point at present Is
whether you still insist upon the val
idity of your contract. Do you wish
an official investigation that will take
the evidence Of the Indian witnesses?'
A cold sweat was gathering on Van
dervyn's forehead. He looked at Marie
She turned from him, afraid that ht
might misconstrue the wOmanly soft
ness into which her fierce resentment
had melted. He wheeled about, and left
the room, %sullen, u~nrepentant, defiant
"a very great pity" commented the
president. "Young and clever, hand
some, we'll educated, good social stand
ing-yet all wasted! Courage-misdi
rected no sense Of shame; immoral
rather than immoral. He will ride
hard to still harder falls than thi'
one, or else to what the world call