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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22

risS slow nip brought her - - Inc
terrace. the valley and mountain sl0pe
were dusly With tho shadow e ap-
proachlng nightfall. Within tie cabin
Dupont had 1T one of the milne candles.
Tho candlestick was an empty whisky
bottle Another bottle. not vet empty.
stood on the rough deal table between
the two men.
'Hello. grille |" sang ont vandervyn,
N Marie paused In the open doorway.
He sprung up to come around the table
to her. .rve been languishlng Tor ron
MI afternoon Would've chased down
the hill. only your dad se.d you'd get
on your ear II I did.
EYES," quietly replied the girl. She
had raised her hand to shield her face
from the candle. a. Il thes light daxxled
her. Al she spoke. she stepped III
and along the side Of the table oppo-
site him. apparently not seeing him.
"Yes. would not have cared to see
you. ! was nursing one OF the girls
down In the camp
vandervyn stopped short. 1T wasn't
anything Infectious, iope."
mo. shall not suffer from the
same trouble. But I am very tired.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22

told me why-why you have done
this"
as 1t necessary 2" he replied. "Please
do not fancy 1t Is because I am at
all unselfish. You have promised your
self TO him. Knowing that / no longer
had even fighting chance, / have
merely sought to make sure that he
that you should have at least fair OPP
porrunity to be happy. That Is ALL"
He fingered moment for last look
at her beautiful face, upon which had
fallen the inscrutable stolidity Of the
Indian In her nature. No other ex-
preston could have so completely con-
firmed him in his belief that he had
lost his fighting chance to win her.
He faced about to return up the
mountain the way he had come.
Marie stood as he left her, silent
and immobile, following his brisk
ascent up the path to the mine shaft
with a wide-eyed gaze that perceived
the objective image, yet at the same
time seemed to be looking inward. A
purpling that shaded the blue-black-
ness of her eyes to violet-black alone
betrayed the intensity Of her emotion.
The receding figure had passed
along the spur to the foot OF the steep
ascent up the mountain before the
girl became aware that vandervyn was
close beside her. He started to pass
behind. to where Hardy had dropped
the rife and revolver. In q fash Of
swift movement she sprang ahead OF
him and set her foot upon the rife
barrel.
~You shall not" ..
Her voice was low ind seemingly
TRANQUIL. her face as stolid rs before,
but the look in her eyes made him
hesitate. He glanced about at Dupont.
The trader had turned his back on
Hardy. and was staring fixedly into
the valley at q party Of Indians that
had come down the far side and were
pitching their caAo In the meadow, II
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22

You mAy reMemAsr INT I t0l0 yUa !
little about The Ens1taA people ! knew
n Ottawa. Whsn I ~ that yOu
thought WI rOunancinG 1aid ~
more except n hints. ! really wa1
more intimate with Lady vsraalne
than you VIII INA It easy 10 balisvs.
Her ron and daughters were already
married. She took i fancy % ~.
When / was to come home. she invited
mo 10 visit her Ia England. I had
told her an about myself and Pers.
We correspond regularly. She has re-
ncwed har invitatiou more than once.
The last time abe insisted that I
should coma without further delay,
and bring PcE0 with me"
..Ehe didfs exclaimed vandervyn.
Then why not all three Of N 70 TO-
getherr'
Marie dropped again in hcr attitude
Of meek humility.
@You are 50 generous. Reggie to b.
willing to travel with rerei hut ]
cannot allow you to make such . sae-
.rifice. No; there IL 4 better way. ]
shall 70 alone with rere to England.
and then perhaps for little visit 70
Parls with the sister Of the mother
superior of my convent. Pere has
never forgotten his French. Canadian
dialect, and I have been tinkering II
into fairly good French. A month or
two In Paris may correct his accent,
II may also smooth down our rough
nesses enough for MS to venture over
to Washington without putting you too
greatly to shame before your friends.'
1.-TWO months ALL that timer com
plained vandervyn.
Indeed, no. II will be much longer
answered the girl. II cannot permit
you to marry mere agency girl. be
sides, II Pere does not wish 10 sell
ont his cattle business, may have Il
walt for returns from the mine. II
takes quantities o. money 10 buy pol
ish, and lots of time to put Il on. WI
shall not reach Washington before No
vember or December"
*Five or nix monthsi"
eyes. Aren't you willing to walt fol
met" asked the girl, bridling.
The sudden change from meekncs,
won q hasty assurance from Wander
vyn: ''Of course I arm. X Will be |
fearfully long time to be without ron
IL you insist upon But ! gould raj
over and zee you In England d
France"
"No." she refused. II wish ron 4
stay and work for the good Of m,
people. Pere and ! still are member
OF the tribe, you know, and am deer
" interested In the irrigation projec
laid out by Captain Hardy"
vandervyn smiled In his most boyis
manner.
II am neither an engineer nor d
army officer. Someone else must di
the bitches. shall at once 80 on I
| Washington and prepare for the PM
sage OF the appropriation. It's goin
to slide through as soon an congress
meets"
| "And then I shall come over fror
Paris. You will break or your engage
ment with your cousin and We No. nj
siri not single kiss--not one unit
you are free, and set the day. al
an heiress now. and must act accord
ingly. Besides, here In pere with til
horses. We must be starting"
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was evident that he did~not propose
to be witness to anything Wander
vyn might do.
. "Mon PEREZ" quietly called Marie.
He shot startled glance at her,
hesitated, and came over to them.
Vandervyn's eyes were upturned to
the figure on the mountainside In q
look Of hate that was not pleasant to
see. Dupont followed the menacing
stare. and then glanced away ~ II
caught in the guilty act. Fast as
Hardy was scaling the ascent, he was
still within easy rifle shot and would
continue to be for several minutes.
Vandervyn moistened his dry lips,
and muttered hoarsely: 'Take her into
the cabin. She--won't let me--do It"
Dupont coughed, and spoke In a
husky voice. "Come into the cabin.
Marie"
"No," she replied.
"But listen. GIRL" he urged. mo
one won't never know, and we won't be
looking. We can lay 1t on the same
puck Indian what has tried to git him
twice already. There's a lot Of 'em
just come into the valley Don't look
at me that way. The dirty sneak has
took our mine away from us--he done
1t by trick, cutting cross afoot. Mr..
Van can't afford to marry you Il me
and him don't git the mine"
'What II I should get IT." asked
the girl, with no shade Of change In
her inscrutable calm.
vandervyn whirled upon her, his
face convulsed with jealous fury. $50
that's It'll You've sold yourself to
him! You" He stopped. silenced BY
her look.
After pause she quietly remarked :
"He gives me the mine. He Is going
away, I do not know where. Instead
Of you, am to be the owner OF the
mine. Do you wish to marry met"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
CHAPTER XIV.
TIltlno at WIndmllis.

fitting at Wtndmiits.
The early winter rains that followed
an ideal Indian summer at the national
capital were chill and sleety. But con-
gress was now In session, and WASH
ington was bright and gay with the
activities al ofilcialdom and Official so
ciety.
One OF the first events of the season
had been q ball In honor OF the superb
French beauty end hciress. Miss Du-
pont. She had arrived with q matron-
" French lady well known In Partisan
society: . tall, olive-tinted maid, who
was said to be OF Spanish or Hindu
origin; and male relative, Monsieur
Jacques Dupont, who spoke French
with French Canadian idioms and Eng
lish with a quaint sprinkiing OF west
ern Americanisms. BY those who saw
him before they had the pleasure and
privilege Of meeting Miss Dupont, he
was said to be quite impossible" But
after meeting her. they usually agreed
with the general verdict that he was
decidedly amusing and ''picturesque."
Letters to the wives OF three or four
ambassadors opened to the helress the
doors OF the most exclusive Official
society, and her wonderful beauty and
charm carried all before her by storm.
Men raved over her eyes; women over
her French gowns. She soon had a
suite OF devoted admirers and suitors.
among whom, despite his engagement
to the daughter OF his eminent uncle,
Mr.. Reginald yandervyn was one Of
the most ardent.
4. All this had come to Hardy through
society reports In the newspapers and
from the chance remarks OF acquaint-
ances. The remarks very seldom were
made by persons fortunate enough TO
have attended functions graced by the
presence Of Miss Dupont. Hardy's
neatly kept clothes were somewhat out
OF style, and his lodgings, In an old
warren down on n street, were cheap
and shabby.
There were still better reasons for
the worldly wise TO shun the company
OF the officer 30 lately distinguished
for his services In the Philippines. II
was whispered that the interests for
which he had been diligently lobbying
since midsummer were opposed to the
interests Of the Experimentation
group Of which the eminent Senator
Clemmer was the leader. More openly
the fact wss bruited about that he
was to be subjected to trial BY court
martial on grave charges.
For he was still In the service.
Upon his return from tho hsrd-won
race for the mine. he Ind Eled his
claim with the commissioners, and
journeyed on as soon M possible to
the railroad. There he had sold his
mare ct low price, but with the o.
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CHAPTER XIII.
A Wedding Postponed.

A wedding Postponed.
vandervyn's face darkened with sus-
picion.
IF you're not playing me then he
has lied to you. In order to get away
from u.s."
Marie's lips curved in a half-smile.
"He gave me his word Of honor. Do
you doubt It'll"
The young mans jaw dropped slack.
He could not even pretend to doubt
her statement or Hardy's word. He
looked down. his brows knotted and
eyes contracted with intense thought.
Dupont took the news in far DIFF
ferent manner.
"By Cart" he exulted. "He's going
to give you the miner You're dead
sure Of it? By Cart call that
mighty square Of Cap. It's white |
And me a-thinking he done 1t all to
git back at us. It sure is white Of
Cap. Why, It's nearly the same like
he had give 1t to mel"
"He named only one condition." re-
marked Marie.
vandervyn started, and looked up at
her. She met him with level glance
that told nothing Of what she was
thinking.
Zone condition." she repeated. at
was my promise not to give you any
share In the mine."
"Me7" queried Dupont.
mo"
II see," threatened vanderyyn. HE
thinks to force you from having any
thing to do with me-"
"On the contrary, he seemed to think
1t would--not prevent our marrying"
yandervyn stared In bewilderment.
Hardy's action seemed incredible.
Then he thought he perceived the ex-
PLANTATION, and rallied from his per-
plexity. His ffown gave place to a
cynical smile.
soho. my lady! I see. You worked
him with the soft pedal-the saphead
The easy mark! He's just the kind OF
duffer to fall for the wall Of pretty
giri with a tear In her eye and qua
yer In her throat. Good for you, sweet
hearth You beat him at his own game.
He tried bluff, thinking you'd be silly
enough to throw me over for him.
You called him, and he had to make
good. The fool--to think you'd be
soft enough to turn from me to him,
just because he made play to the
galleries with his offer! Oh, what
an easymark!"
as that exactly the. right term7''
calmly inquired the girl.
"None betterw exulted Vandervyn.
"He made you promise not to give me
share In the mine. Mining property
is real estate. An agreement In regard
to real estate II not binding unless In
writing"
Marie's tranquil face took on an ex-
preston of artless concern. @Oh,
really7 Then his promise to give me
the mine Is not binding"
'Don't worry" treasured yandervyn.
HE will keep his word. You are sure
Of the mine"
"But, Of course, II I take back my
promise, 1t viii be no more than fair
| to give him the chance 10 take back
his." she innocently remarked.
"Not at all, sweetheart" he replied.
you can do as you please. A wom-
ans promises are not considered bind
ing-in business matterA Legally, In
most Of the states, she Ii rated as q
| minor"
"Wimmen amt minors no longer In
our statA." ntarjected Dupont
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CHAPTER xxlI-consinued.

i
'Be SO kind as to explain. / under
stand that you were ordered to Alas
ka."
aWere you not told Of my return as
Ear as the butte?"
'Then your orders to leave were
countermanded," Marie evaded the
question.
His eyes darkened. and his face con-
tracted as II from a twinge of pain.
But he replied with quiet steadiness:
THAT is Of no consequence. May
ask IL You consider my word good?''
ayes" The answer was given with
out an insseat's hesitation.
He smiled gravely. "You cannot
think came back to win the mine for
myself. You have my word that
will assign 1t to you as soon as have
the legal right"
ITO met But why?" The lilating eyes
OF the girl showed her utter surprise
and establishment. "Why1 There, that
last night at the agency, you showed
that you despised me-"
"Never that" he disclaimed. II was
bitter-harsh. But the suddenness Of
the discovery that you and he Let
us not talk Of that. It is past.
would not have come back to trouble
you, only" Again he stopped. II
had to come back and do this thing.
It was necessary that you should be-
come owner of the mine-sole owner.
1t Is to be yours, not his. Promise me
that you will never give him any share
In 1t. That Is all ask"
II will not promise unless you tell
me your reason for asking 1t, and
unless you tell me your reason for
doing what you have DONE"
Hardy whitened. every well, then.
1t Is simply this: II you own the mine,
he will wish to marry YOU"
"n T. Eut he already wishes to"
The girl hesitated, and fell silent, her
black eyebrows bent in thought.
II do not seek to persuade you to
the contrary" said Hardy. "All ask Is
that you give me your promise to allow
him no share In the NINE"
Marie looked down. After a silence
she answered In a low tone: II prom
ise." m....
''That is ALL" he said. II must now
be going" ...
"Wait." she urged. "You have not
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see you aud Pere have eaten. You
might finish the hottie outside"
Elbow about kiss to swesten the
toddyf" he suggested.
She burst into tantalixing little
laugh. Il fear you must take yours
straight for q while. Reggie. You are
still engaged to your cousin, I be-
lieve-- Good night. Pere."
Dupont. heavy with food and liquor,
mumbled q response. and stumbled
out into the dusk. reluctantly followed
by vandervyn. Marie aung their blan-
kets out after them and barred the
door.
In the morning vandervyn was re-
lieved to find that the nights rest
had lightened her mood. She cooked
delicious little breakfast. and was
pleased to be very gracious to him.
The anxiety with which he had met
her at the cabin door soon vanished.
He fell into the gallantry OF an &C
cepted sutton who Is very much In
love and q bit uncertain Of his CON-
quest.
He waited until Dupont went to
fetch the horses before he ventured
to reopen the question of questions:
Sweetheart, you've had time to think
1t over and decide. Tell me. when Ii
to be the happy dayr
Eyes" she murE.red, II have
thought 1t over"
"You viii name an early datel" he
exclaimed, assured by the coy sweet
ness Of her look.
Her smile faded, and she dropped
forward In an attitude OF humility that
he had never before seen her pride
permit. She replied in meek voice !:
"Oh, no, no! I must do what Is just
by you. Think what II would be like
for you to take back with you as your
wife quarterbreed girl straight of an
Indian reservation"
joined with ardor: Let them think
what they please. SO long as you are
my wife!"
'That 10 most gallant and--brave OF
your she murmured. "But-there Is
also PEREZ"
vandervyn bit his lip. "Need he
come along2"
Marie looked up, her eyes full Of ten
der reproach.
II did not think that Of you. Reggie.
How can / leave him here alone7 You
have never seemed to realize that
came back from Ottawa because 1
wished to be with him. Even before /
went to convent snw the traits In
him that you see, but also saw some
thing Inore--the man that he might
have been"
"Don't imagine I'm asking yeu to
give him up" yandervyn Mastered to
disclaim. AL I suggest is that we
take our honeymoon trip alone"
"And leave Pere with no one to cook
for him--leave him here! Can't you
guess what would happen7 Within a
week--a fortnight at the utmost-he
would marry the youngest and best
cook within reach, a breed GIL by pref
erence-most likely Charles sister"
vandervyn WINGED AZ II cut across
the face with whiplash.
"No-not herr he stammered.
'1That--It would be impossiblei She
would be- ! tell you, I win E0t
stand for i'll cannoti"
'tOf course that could not b Der-
mitted," sweetly agreed Marie. II
would not care to come back ana ind
l had acquired q stepmother - young
or younger than myself-no, not even
IL she were az clean and a. good
Girl as ID Oinna Redbear."
Then - you - think -" hesitated
vanderyyn.
Listen. have thought and thought.
and now I have II all planned ont.
I .Gust do what Is just by y0u. yet.
srnss s.<.o Z csnrnk lonxn R<s.o l.oasa
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evening dress--not In ef1cial costume
- the regulations required managed
In some mysterious manner to obtaia
entrance. The secret-service men had
no Instructions with reg1rd - MIN,
and considerable time passed before
anyone inimical to him hssdsd his ~.
Ohtrusive presence.
GRO nm CONTINUALLY
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
DAILY Tlsossekl

There u q bsst way q ID evekys
thing even Y 4 - but = ~ - -
.Dwaoa i 4 8S
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
A Mothers Guidance

Tho mother who advises her daughter
10 usa mothers Friend" can rest assm ed
that the crissa VIII be one Of much less
pain and dangsr.
''Adothers Friend" Ia q safe. external APP
plicauon for tina abdominal muscles
and breasts. II certainly has y worder-
full influence IN relieving pain, tls-
comfort and nausea, and ID y most crate
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awaiting the happiness OF coming mother
hood. The action Of '8iothers Friend
makes the muscles free. plant and re-
Eponsive to expansion. Thus tension and
strain upon the muscles and usaIaeats =
avoided when baby arrives.
Nervousness and twitehing spells ani
that constant gtrGln known to 80 many
women il avoided. Mothers Friend 81
the prescription Of famous physician ard
may be had at the drug store. II will
surely prove OF the greatest value, ncc
only to the mother. but to the health AMI
future OF tho child.
Write to the Rraddeld Regulator Co.
Dept c, eos Lamar building, Atlanta,
A.. for their book, .Motherhood and the
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every woman should have Every expect-
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ip3 pain at tho crisis IL avoided
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
Mount Pleasant to
Haze Celebration

: GREENSBORO, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE
United Brethren church of Mount
Pleasant near Pinhook win hold its
quarterly business meeting Saturday
evening, November II Sunday morn
ing. November Is, at the morning SER
vices the quarterly communion will be
held. In the evening the commemora-
ton Of the 150th anniversary of the
founding Of the United Brethren
church and missionary program will
be given. Everyone welcome. Rev.
Coddipgton Of the U. B. church will
hare charge. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Allen attended the funeral OF Miss
Grace Adams, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Adams of Gainesville
Friday. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Yeats of Ar
Dor. accompanied Rev. Coddington
home and spent q few days here. :.
MI and Mrs. Howard Gaylor enter.
tanned Friday evening with a dinner
party for Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Gaylor
of Richmond. The teachers attend
Ing the County Institute in Richmond
Saturday were Misses Ruth Harris,
Leota Stott, Pearl Earnest, Isabella
Kienzle, Herbert Cartwright and Ros-
coe Shaffer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
Says She Saw
Benefits in
a Short Time
Woman's Health Improved
Before First Bottle of Tan
lac Was Gone, She Says.

81 felt weak and nervous for two or
three years" said Mrs. p. AZ. Poor
man, 739 East Fourth street, Mish-
awake, Ind.
81 felt tired out most Of the time and
l was SO nervous that could hardly
stand the children's noise. I was
irritable, too. and just felt miserable
ell over.
Il read about Tanlac in the news
papers and finally tried it. Before
all of the first bottle was gone felt
better " taken three bottles now
and I'm feeling fine again"
Tanlac is made up Of roots, barks
and herbs and has been compounded
especially to build up run down sys-
tens. Thousands of half-sick men
and women have tried Tanlac and got
back their health.
If you are not feeling right get Tan
lac today. Delay in health matters is
dangerous. You can get Tanlac at any
Of Glen Thistlethwaite's drug stores
or any other good drug store.-AdY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12

tanned a company of guests at dinner
Yesterday at theifrUuntry home north
west of the city Covers were laid
for Mr.. and Mrs Ed Routson and
children, Nj. and Mrs. John Hartman
and three sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Jeffries and son, Miss Rosalipd
Hartman, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hart
man and two daughters, and Mr.. nd
Mrs. Howard Jeffr.es.
Harlow Haas who il attending Wit
tenbnrg college has returned after
spending the weekend with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs E. NJ. Haas. Edgar
Loehr, student at WittenbeTg spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry C. Loehr.
Mrs. W. II. Ross has receiFed a
cablegram announcing the safe ar
rival of her son, Henry g. Ross, who
has gone abroad as secretary to Bish-
op Mccormick OF the Episcopal War
Mission.
Mrs. S. E. Deck of Columbus, O., is
the guest of Miss Ethel Lockwood.
Circle NO. 5 Oh F1ESl E1GSDytEl1dIl
church will hold an all-day meeting
tomorrow at the church. The day will
be spent in sewing for Red Cross. A
picnic lunch will be served at noon
The hostesses for the meeting are
Mrs. Gertrude Simmons and Mrs.
Stimson.
Mr.. and Mrs Phillip H. Robbins
have returned from a short wedding
trip in Chicago. Mrs. Robbins was
formerly Miss Elizabeth Bailey.
The Kings Herald Of Grace "a. b
| church met Saturday afternoon with
Miss Eva Rowe at her home, 81 South
Ninth street. The topic for the after.
Moons discussion was Africa. Miss
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-12
Face Paint Tabooed
Remove Skin Instead

"A few years ago only one class of
women painted their faces" says Dolly
Madison 1t was a sign of social os-
tractsm and was tabooed in refined cir-
cles The custom has become so uni
VsrsaI we must admit 1t is to be deplor-
BILE"
How foolish to seek artificial beau.
" or this sort, obnoxious from artistic
and moral standpoints. when it is SO
easy TO obtain truly natural complex
Ion by the use of ordinary mercolized
wax, which may be had at any drug
store In original one ounce package
This mercolized wax Is so effectiye and
log anything else for the purpose Ap-
piled Ike cold cream at night. and
begins to show its renarkable retuvee
mating effects. It gently absorbs the
1ifeless surface skin in tiny particles,
gradually showing the flasher livelier.
beautiful underskin. Naturally It fakes
with 1t all surface defects. like freckles.
pifnpIcS, chaps. moth pntches and liver
spotS-Adv.