The Tomahawk., 1917-02-01
"Cum Z" grunted Dupont.


"NIine and all" repeated Wander
vyn. "rve told you why. I'll fix it
50 We'll get the mine and maybe some
thing else-and I'll fix Hardy!"
didn't know you was still SO down
on him. Wasn't it all smoothed over?
You been acting that way"
'Vait and see me rub his fur the
other way! I'll put over q game on
him that" Vandervyn checked the
disclosure, and began asking ques-
lions about the traits OF the five
chiefs chosen as tribal delegates.
Half an hour after sunrise Dupont
came jogging back home, his heavy
face set in satisfied grin. The COM
placency of his look leSsened when he
entered, and saw the Indian boy re-
moving the evidences of someone's
solitary meal. He knocked at his
daughters door. After quite a delay
she called to him that he might enter.
He found her seated at the foot of the
bed with a little leather-bound book
in her lap. Though her eyelids were
swollen, she met him with her usual
look Of quiet self-possession.
"You let Cap eat alone" he re-
marked. 'Don't call that being hos
pitle, do your"
eff he had been more considerate,
Reggie could have remained until the
delegation leaves" coldly replied the
girl.
"NVell, we got to keep in with him
till Mr.. Van gifts things fixed. You see,
if he gifts mad and rcYests on US to
Washington, We'll git Picked Off the
reservation and barred from any
chunce of the mine.'
"Did Reggie say that?"
"Ycp. It's why, he says, he leaves
it to you to keep quiet about the ell
gagemcnt. If you let on about it to
Hardy, he's likely to git Jealous and
put Senator Clcmmcr next. That
would queer the whole deal ut this
stage Of the game"
81 do not believe that Captain Hardy
would do such a thing" declared the
girl.
"All right. Mr.. Van leaves IT. TO
you to tell him, If you want to.
amt saying Cap mayn't be straight
laced in everything else. But when
it comes to being dead gone on " girl
like you, and ut his age, tOo-n"ednt
tell me he won't do his level best to
put Mr.. Van out of the running any
way he cam"
The girl sprang up, her eyes afire
with u flare of unreasoning anger.
"IIc shall not !" she cried. 'ieggte
is coming hnck!"
"IIe won't have no chance to II 1t
leaks out about you and him going to
git married."
"Iarricd" The angry scarler Of
the girls cheeks deepcned to a rose.
Notes of Indignation and JOY mingled
oddly in her half-murmurcd predic-
ton: Gle will come back! That med
dlcr shall not prevent"
"You won't so and git Cap down ON
us, will your" demonstrated Dupont
"Wait and Sec" she replied.
When, at the usual supper hour,
Hardy presented himself at the Du.
pont door, his bearing was reserved
ard somewhat dinident. Dupont, who
was alone in the parlOr, genially bade
him enter. But Hardy fingered in the
doorway until Marie appeared.
"Pardon me, Miss Dupont" he said,
as he met her look of surprise. Il
came to say that if you do not con-
slider it worth while to board me.
can make shift for myself"
Indeed, but you shall not" ex-
claimed the girl with a graciousncss
that brought glow into his grave
face. "What should we do without
your company at tableW
"You are very kind to say it,"
She smiled. "Where have you been
keeping yourself all day."
81 rode up Wolf river to the falls
A canal to irrlgate large area could
Je led down from there. and later on