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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24

rock, nor did he hear the smooth ex-
PLANTATION that the agent wanted the
chiefs to sign two copies of the memo
randum. This statement was unhesi-
tatingly interpreted by Redbear, and
the chiefs, who knew by experience
that most agency papers were signed
in duplicate, made their crosses and
thumb-prints as fast as Vandervyn
wrote their names on the two papers.
Oinna ventured to whisper to her
brother that the papers did not look
alike. He hastily repeated the remark
to Vandervyn. The girl cringed close
to her grandfather. But Vandervyn
showed no anger. He smiled at her
in manner that brought a blissful
glow into her soft eyes, and explained
that one paper gave the proceedings
of the council in full, while the other
consisted of brief notes. He then muir
INJURED to her something that at first
brought a shadow into her joyous face,
but in the end left her radiant with
happiness.
WhGn the leading men of the tribe
had signed the papers and Redbear
and Oinna had attested as witnesses,
Vandervyn thrust the documents into
his pocket and went to rejoin Hardy.
AS he handed over the paper that
Hardy had signed, he remarked that,
If there was no objection, Redbear
and his sister would remain in the
mountains with their grandfather I'M
til word should be received from the
government for the tribal delegation
to come on to Washington.
"You are ready to return to the
agency with me?" asked Hardy.
1--WE can start at once, if you WISH"
assented Vandervyn.
''Very WELL" said Hardy. "The girl
shall remain here, and you will come
with me-"
Vandervyn shrugged, smiled good
humoredly, and vaulted into his sad
die.
Still doubtful of his companion,
Hardy took the ponies of Redbear and
Oinna in lead, and rode over to where
the brother and sister stood in the
midst of their grandfather's immedi-
ate family. When the girl confirmed
Vandervyn's statement that she wished
to remain in the mountains, he took
ceremonious leave of the noble old
chief, and rode off to rejoin his party.
During the brief interval Wander
vyn's gay humor had disappeared. BE
met Hardy with a frown, and held out
one of the letters that he had written
that morning. Seeing that it was ad-
dressed to himself, Hardy tore open
the envelope and read the brief note
within.
49," he said, fixing the younger
man with a level glance, "your res
ignation-to take effect at once. It is
dated yesterday"
1T would have been dated and pre-.
sented a week ago if I'd had the
slightest idea you were going to insult
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me as you did yesterday" Vandervyn
burst out angrily. "You'd have had it
on the spot if I could have brought n.y.
self to borrow your pen and paper"
II see," said Hardy. He reflected a
moment, and remarked: 'There seems
to be no reason why I should not ac-
cept your resignation, if you insist
upon my acting on it,
II do," said Vandervyn. 'I've had
enough of your bullying. I'm a free
man now-not your clerk
"You will change your tone, sir, if
you wish to ride in my company" said
Hardy, with cool self-control that
checked the others anger.
"Gad! if only you weren't such a
self-righteous prig!" exclaimed the
younger man. ''Youxe SO sure you
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
CHAPTER XVI.
The Fighting Chance.


Vandervyn was up before dawn
But Marie was up an hour earlier, anC
sent her father over to make sure that
her lover came for the breakfast she
had prepared for him. While he ate
she stocked his saddlebags for the
trip, and gave the pinto a good feeG
Of oats.
He tried to see her alone, and
failed. She was too clever for him
But when he went out to mount, she
permitted him single parting kiss in
the presence of her father.
Dupont had saddled one of his own
ponies to ride OUT with the tray
eler. AS they logged down the road
in the dim starlight, he bit off a
"chaw'' Of plug tobacco, squinted at
the vague form Of his companion, and
chuckled.
''What's the joker" irritably cucried
Vandervyn.
"'Tain't no joke, Mr.. Van. Just the
same, it tickles me to know you and
Marie has agreed to hitch up"
"Who said anything about an agree
ment?" snapped the young mali.
"Now, now, keep on your shirt ~
soothed Dupont. marie woul3n't
never have let you kiss her if she
didn't intend to take you"
Vandervyn suddenly changed his
tone: "1'm glad to hear you say It,
Jake. You see, she does not alto
gether like the idea Of keeping quiet
about our engagement-our betrothal
you would say in Canada. But if
Hardy should hear Of it, he probably
would notify my uncle. Then g9o1b3
mine az
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sive. Haroy attributed the girls half
somber quietness to his presence. AS
they left the supper table, he asked
Dupont to come to the office.
Marie and Vandervyn followed them
as far as the parlor, where the young
man dropped into the easiest chair,
with a disguised, lord he makes me
weary-all that benevolent blatter -
"Of course he is doing it merely
to help himself in his career" MUIR
INJURED Marie.
"Or to get the handling of the tri-
bal funds" suggested Vandervyn.
''There'H be a fat slice of graft for
somebody out Of all those Millions"
'You really think that?"
"What else can you expect-govern-
ment on one side and Poor Lo on the
other? It's the usual thing. I ex-
pect to get my share"
"You?" exclaimed the girl, her eyes
widening with a look of establishment
and reproach.
Vandervyn laughed amusedly.
swat a bit before you dig up your
tomahawk, Miss Sitting Bull. If !
succeed in getting the tribe fifteen
or twenty millions, instead of the five
that was talked about, it strikes me
they could afford to allow yours truly
a nice little percentage as commits
sion."
ooh, Reggie, pardon me! OF course
you should have good pay for proving
yourself such. friend to the tribe
"And to each member of the tribe ~
he added, his blue eyes glowing gold.
en- with ardor. II don't want all my
pay in money. How about an advance
royalty in-something else?"
He had risen, and was coming
toward her. She blushed and retreat
ed around the tea table.
'No, no." she demonstrated. II told
you we must wait until-until you are
freed from your-ccusin."
''Wait?" he rejoined. you're try.
ing to play me against that tinfoi]
hero. Do you think I'm going to stand
for that? I'll have to go on at once
and fix things so that the delegation
will not have to hang round the CAPT
toll all winter"
"YOu will have to leave before the
delegation?" The girl was almost CHS.
mayed at the unexpectedness of the
announcement.
'Tll have to 60 at once" repeated
| Vandervyn, frowning. II thought of
course he would have told me before
sending his messages. I could have
so worded them for him that the game
would have started off without a
hitch. AS tits, he has messed things
up in way that will REQUIRE the
presence Of good lobbyist to pull
off the game in any kind Of shape to
suit u.s.
81 do not like the way you speak
of ia game, lobbying" murmured
Marie.
Vandervyn smiled condescendingly
my dear girl, a crooked deal can
twist through the devious ways of
congress and the departments without
trouble. An honest, straightforward
matter, such as this treaty, needs
strong pulling to get as far as the
presidents signature"
"Btt you will use only honest meth
DDS in your lobbying?"'
"What else?" queried Vandervyn,
his eyes wide and guileless. II wish
to earn my commission all free and
above-board. You need mot be sur
prised, however, if a big slice Of graft
is deducted from the amount appropri-
ated to pay the tribe"
! GLOW dishonest !"
! "It's the only way to get the tribe
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FOLLOWING killing Of Agent
the Indians Capt Floyd Hardy
reservation acting
from ambush and falls in love with Marie Dupont
She neither accepts refuses his marriage
and Vandevyn nmates Hardy
ected because Maes father
and Reginald Vandervyn
have cheated them in illegal tribal mine
against the ain--is In nstalment
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I believe dam could be constructed
above the falls at comparatively
small cost. It would convert the val
ley above into large storage reser-
voir, to hold the winter floods"
"You must show me your plans at
the falls themselves ;" declared Marie
with an enthusiasm more gratifying
to hiln than would have been a per-
sonal compliment.
They went in to supper, earnestly
discussing his plans for the betterment
of the tribe.
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Do you believe that Marie is
as crooked as her father and
lover? Will Hardy eventually
be able 10 get a square deal fer
the lndjans2
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no BE coNglNuETs
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
ABOUT PEOPLE

Mrs. S. l.. Taylor Of Hope was in
the city shopping.
Mrs. C. Smith of Carlton was in
the city shopping
Mrs. Charles Johnson was here
from Hope shopping.
Mrs. l.. II. Long of Detroit was in
the city shopping.
James Mcintyre of Talmage was
a visitor to the city.
Mrs. H. f. Ackers is home from
visit at Lawrence
Mrs. l.. S. Kreider of Donegal was
in the city shopping.
Or. G. G. Greenlee of Chapman
was an Abilene visitor.
Ed. Emlett of Talmage was in
the city on business.
Walter Duffy of Moonlight was
IN the city on business.
Miss Mabel Krciner of Enterprise
was in the city shopping.
Miss Mary Harms of Enterprise
was in the city shopping.
Mrs. NJ C. Facklin of Manchester
vas in the city on business.
Dr. s. Schenberger of Industry
was in the city on business.
Mrs. Charles MacMaster and son
Gerald of Buckeye we're in town
o. p. King of Hill City is here
his brother, William Holton.
Miss Cecil Latimer and Miss Hen
rietta Malcolm of Oak Hill we're in
he city shopping
o. H. Pease, A. H. Albright, Sam
futsch and r. v. Hull were here
rom Hope on business.
Mrs Emma Davis returned to her
iome in Salem. Ore, after an ex-
ended visit here with her son, w.
". Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Buenning and
hildren returned to their home at
lexington after spending a few
avs with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
larry Mohler.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
NEIGH, NEBRASKA, GETS
FINE BANK BUILnING
Omaha Firm OF Architects and Build
ers to Handle Work Under "Sin-
gle Contract" System

The Bankers Realty Investment
Company, a large Omaha firm OF
architects and builders, has announc-
ed that it is to handle the work OF
designing and erecting the Atlas
Bank at Neigh, Nebraska, under its
single contract" system, which pro-
vides that the entire work of de-
sign, construction, purchase of ma
tcrial, installation of permanent fix
lures, decorations, ETC.. shall be per-
formed by a single firm instead of
the usual method involving the SER
vice. separately given, of architect,
contractor, sub-contractor, etc
The Atlas Bank, which is to be
two stories and basement, will be
among the most handsome and up
.o-date small bank buildings in the
middle west.
1t will be two stories above base
nent, the first floor devoted entire
Y to the banking business, safe de-
'osit vaults. etc. the second floor to
ave large modern offices, the base
nent to have vaults, storage space
nd heating plant, etc.
Among the beautiful features will
,e the directors room and the main
room, with handsome mar /!
lie fireplaces and every modern ap-
urtenance for comfort and con-
enience of the banks patrons.
Published under direction of Blu
eau of Publicity of Bankers Realty
Investment Company. wit
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
ABILENE DEFEATS D. G. H. S.
High School Bali Team Wins Ten
Inning Battle by 81 Score

Abilene high school defeated d.
c. H. S. in baseball here yesterday
by score of to Z. Chapman made
less errors and got an equal num-
Der of hits but Abilene got the
breaks. The game went ten innings
when the score was tied at G and G
at the end of the ninth. In her half
of the tenth Chapman scored one
run on errors by Rinehart and
Steele. In the last of the tenth Abb
lene scored two runs on two Success
sive errors by Hassler, a walk. an
error by Gish and sacrifice fly BY
Sampson.
Romberger, for the locals, and
Dakin. for D. C. Fl. s., staged a.
pitchers battle, each allowing seven
hits. Romberger struck out eleven
men to Dakin's six. Dakin walked
five men and Romberger three.
The score; r. H. f.
Abilene 1880 200 100 2-S 7 81
DC. H. S. 012 oil OO1 II Z Al
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
CARLTON WELL A "DUsTER"
oil Sand Held More Water Than Oil
and Hope of Strike is Lost

All hope of striking oil at Carl
ton have gone glimmering, according
to statements in Gypsum City pa
pers Wednesday the drill reached
oil sand, the material the drillers
have been looking for, but instead
of it containing oil, it was full Of
water which rose in the well fast
er than it could be bailed out. Thus
all hopes of getting an old well van
ished.
c. f. Menzie, the driller. and Or.
Cheney, one of the men interested
in the company, reported it dry
we'll as far all oil was concerned,
but stated that drilling would con
tinue until the bottom of the sand
Is reached The only hope for oil is
o find layer of rock in the sand
With oil beneath it, That is one
'hance in a thousand, however.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
MANY ARE WILLING TO
AID IN DRAFT WORK

We will have no trouble getting
people to do the registration for
CONSUMPTION in any precinct in the
county" said Sheriff Sherman to-
day. I'm fact we have so many re-
sponses from men and women that
il will have to be a matter OF selec-
ton. The draft order will be lived
up to with promptness and every
man in Dickinson county eligible
under the draft bill will be listed. .
Those living in the country will
lave no trouble but the men whose
work takes them out of the county
will have to register four days in adj
vance and have their cards in the
hands of the Dickinson county au-
thorities by the day of registration.
The draft order will be executed ten
days after the presidents procIama-
ton. Registration outside the coun-
ty should be made at the end of the
sixth day, at least. to insure the pa
Ders reaching the authorities vested
With power to enforce the order.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
Card OF Thanks

The funeral of Mary A. Barber
one OF the old pioneers of Abilene
Kansas, occurred Wednesday after
noon at 2 o'clock. Rev. c.. L. How
gard officiated.
We wish to express our thanks to
our friends and neighbors who kind
" assisted us in the death of our
mother; also for the flowers sent
by the Royal Neighbors Mr.. E. w.
Barber. Mr.. F. f. Barber Mrs. r.
L. Cooley, Mrs. J. w Miller, Mrs
r. f DeHaven.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
THIEVES GET TOOLS FROM
BROWN MACHINE SHOPS

Thieves entered the Brown ma
chine shops on North Elm Thursday
evening and got away with about
$50 worth of tools and other val
liable articles. City officials thought
they had good clue to the offend
efs yesterday and asked that no
mention of the matter be made in
the papers until they had run it
down. The officers have no trace of
the thieves so far.
The building was entered through
G window and after taking every
thing they wanted the thieves I'M
locked the door and departed. The
work is thought to have been done
by home talent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
Rob McGONIGAL, eEARLY
ABILENE Resident, Is DEAD

r. NJ. McGonigal, who was one of
Abilene's energetic citizens in early
days, died at his home in Oakley
last week and was buried at Colby
where he was auditor for a lumber
company and was postmaster for a
time Mr. McGonigal was born in
New Philadelphia. Chic. August 81
1859 and died at Oakley April 20,
1917. In 1881 he was married to
Sarah A. Barber at Abilene She
died at Colby October %, 1907. They
had two daughters, Mrs. L. &. Smith
Of Twin Falls, Idaho, and Mrs. ] +.
Pittman of Denver, Colorado. On
February % 1911 he was married
to Mary A. Kaufman Of Oakley who
survives him.
The deceased came to Kansas in
1869 and made his home at Abilene
until 1886 when he moved to Colby.
In 1911 he moved from Colby to
Oakley to make his home, and there
died
Bob McGonizal perhaps befriend-
I'd more men in Kansas politically
and personally than any man in the
state. Those who knew and loved
rim loved him for his loyalty and
10 man can honestly say that Bob
ever went back on a
riend He was big hearted. kindly
md generous to fault.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
Farming the Right-of-Way

The campaign of the Union Pa
cific to bring the spare land along
its right of way under cultivation
has met with phenomenal success
approximately $4,000 acres will be
under cultivation in 1917. Including
the branch lines, the right of wav
Of the Union Pacific is almost 300
miles long. and the right of way
acres which will be used for the
raising of food crops during the
coming, if all in one niece, would
make strip of land approximately
100 feet wide and 2200 miles long.
The road is leasing the land to farm
ers at nominal rent of 81 a year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
ABILENE FARMER DROPS
DEAD FROM HEART FAILURE

Francis Smeed aged 55, diet
suddenly this morning at his home
north of town from heart failure
He was standing in the yard talking
to one of the farm hands when he
suddenly fell to the ground dead.
The coroner was called but no in
quest held.
Mr.. Smeed leaves family of five
children, one of the boys being
senior engineer at X. U.
Funeral services for f. H. Since.
who died of heart failure Tuesday.
will be held from the home north
of town at 10 o'clock Thursday
morning. Rev. c. L. Hovgard will
officiate and burial will be in the
Abilene cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
LOCALS TANGLE WITH d. @.
II. S. IN BALL TOMORROW

Abilene and Dickinson county
high school will meet in baseball at
the fair grounds at $3.50 Tuesday
afternoon. This will be the fourth
game of the season for the local
team, it having lost two to Manhat-
tan and won one from Herington.
The dope on tomorrow's game
favors Abilene in that the locals de-
feated Harrington so while Chap
man and Harrington played a 90
tie. Romberger will be in the box.
for Abilene and will probably have
to face Dakin of D. c. H. S.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
0VERALLS DON'T MAKE HIT
WITH ABILENE WOMEN

Women's oyeralls are not selling
we'll in Abilene according to reports
of the store clerks. So far only four
suits have been sold. Whether the
local women are not up on all the
fads or whether they simply do not
appreciate the wonderful freedom
and usefulness of the garments is
not known. AT any rate they don't
sell and unless something is done
in the matter soon this city will be
Ielegated to the ranks of the I'M
known and the cause of women's
freedom will lose some valuable
champions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DISCUSS HARD ROAD PLANS

The county commissioners met to-
day in session with d. E. Lamb. F.
Z. Munsell, c. \. Hull, ]. c. Peugh,
Or. Blaehly, DR.. S. Nicholas and
other business men of Harrington
discussing the building of a hard
surface road on the portion OF the
Old Santa Fe trail that runs through
Dickinson county south OF Herring
ton. The commissioners have been
against the proposition so far but
have never came to any definite de-
cision in the matter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
BITTERS GETS
SOLOMON MAN INTO TROUBLE

A second Solomon Hostetter's Bit
tiers drunk spent Sunday in the
county hospital. He was Herman
Bunker, who had been picked up on
the Solomon streets in a badly pol
luted condition and brought to Abb
lene where he could receive better
care than at Solomon. Bunker was
taken to Solomon this morning to
stand trial before Justice Leadbeat-
er for being drunk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
FARMERS NATIONAL BANK
TO AID or THE GOVERNMENT

The Farmers National bank is
doing its bit" in helping with the
var loan. r. NJ White, president of
the Farmers National, says that his
hank has already subscribed for a
rortion OF the two billion dollar GER
and that they are also ar
ranging for a considerable slice of
the Liberty bonds.
The government has asked the
banks all over the country to help
place these bonds and the Farmers
National Is one Of the first to get
its subscription in. DIV
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
SOME NEW TAXES To
COME TO PAY WAR BILLS

The new war taxes will strike
every citizen according to the bill
prepared by the ways and means
committee. The tariff is to be in
creased 10 per cent; income taxes to
be 4 per cent on over $1,000 for un-
married men and over $4,000 on
married men, taxes on tobacco and
liquor greatly increased; newspaper
advertising taxed per cent; gaso-
line 1 cent a gallon; motor cars
per cent at factory; postage 3 cents
on letters. cents on postal cards.
Insurance, life policies. cents on
each 500 or fraction except indus
trial or weekly plans, which are
taxed 40 per. cent of the first week
ly payment; marine, international
and fire, cent on each dollar or
fraction of the premium charged;
/ cent for each dollar of
premium; reinsurance and purely
cooperative or mutual insurance &
companies or associations are ex- /
,mpted. I
Railroads, freight bills 3 per cent; S
tickets 10 per cent on
ickets above 25 cents; express S
ates, 10 per cent ON amount paid; S
eats, berths or staterooms on rail n
Dads or water lines, 10 per cent. t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
WIFE DESERTER BOUND
OVER TO DISTRICT COURT

Gene Lewis, colored, wanted here
Tor wife desertion, was arrested in
Wichita Saturday and brought back
here to face the charge by Sheriff
John Sherman yesterday. He waived
preliminary trial this morning and
was bound over to the May term OF
the district court. Lewis was re-
leased on bond and returned to
Wichita where he is janitor for
bank.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10
SPECIAL MAGAZINES MINUS
"PILL" ADS FOR KANSAS

3 A special edition for Kansas, fire,
| from all cigarette advertisement
and other obnoxious literature ant
illustrations that would tend to cor.
Infringement of the laws of this great
state, will be printed by all the
leading magazines of the country
after June l. Letters to news deal
ers here state that after that time,
when the law goes into effect, no
magazine carrying cigarette adver-
|tisements will be sent here. An
nouncements to that effect have
been received so far from Munsey's,
The Argosy, the Railroad Mans
Magazine. All Story Weekly, Hearst's
and Cosmopolitan.
The new plan is in accordance
with law passed by the legislature
recently forbidding the sale OF mag
azines or papers carrying cigarette
advertisements in the state. The
law hit the news dealers hard until
he publishers decided to print o
special edition. II
Following the new law people
hould beware of the magazine sub
agent Agencies already are
making capital of it and will at
empt to secure subscribers by rep
esenting that since no cigarette ad-
ertisements are allowed in maya
ines sold at news stands or on the
treet, the only way people can read /
heir favorite magazine will be to
ubscribe for it direct from the pub
shing house. An extract from
stter from such an agency reads:
The only way the people in Kan
as can obtain -- is by subscrib-
lg for it by the year and receiving
leir copies direct by mail from this
ffice every month. 1T is an i'll wind s.
lat blows nobody good and in this
lse the subscription agents are the
les to be directly benefited by this
NV law" TX