Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-05-10
.uum1- erunted pupon..

"Uum!' grunted dupont
sMlne and ALI" repeated Wander.
vyn. 1--WE told you why. I'll fix II
80 we'll get the mine and maybe some.
thing else-and Ill FIX Hardy!"
"Didn't know you was still so down
on him. Wasn't it all smoothed overt
You been acting that way"
"Wait and see me rub his fur the
other way! I'll put over game on
him that" Vandervyn checked the
disclosure, and began asking Ques-
lions about the traits Of the I've
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 delay
she called to him that he might enter.
He found her seated at the foot of the
bed, with 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.
pit'le. do your"
IF he had been more considerate
Reggie could have remained until the
delegation leaves" coldly replied the
girl.
"well, we got to keep in with him
till Mr.. Van gifts things fixed. You see,
If he gifts mad and reports on us to
Washington. we'll git kicked OF the
reservation and barred from any
chance Of the mine."
ibid Reggie say that1"
"Yep. It's why. he sayse he leaves
it to you to keep quiet about the en-.
gagement. If you let on about it to
Hardy, he's likely to git Jealous and
put Senator Clemmer next. That
would queer the whole deal Mt this
stage Of the game"
II 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, II 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 at his age, too-needn't
tell me he won't do his level best to
put Mr.. Van out Of the running any
way he can"
The girl sprang up, her eyes afire
with flare Of unreasoning anger.
HE shall not!" she cried. "Reggie
is coming back!"
HE won't have no chance to If it
leaks out about you and him going to
git married"
"Married!" The angry scarlet Of
the girls cheeks deepened to a rose.
Notes of indignation and joy mingled
oddly in her half-murmured predic-
ton: "He will come backl That med
dler shall not PREVENT"
"You won't 60 and git Cap down on
us. will you?" demonstrated Dupont.
"Wait and see," she replied.
When, at the usual supper hour,
Hardy presented himself at the Du-
pont door, his bearing was reserved
and somewhat diAdent. Dupont, who
was alone in the parlor, genially babe
him enter. But Hardy fingered in the
doorway until Marie appeared.
"Pardon me, Miss Dupont" he said,
as he met her look of surprise. II
came to say that If you do not con-
slider it worth while to board me, I
can make shift for myself"
Gs"1ndeed, but you shall notl" e1-
claimed the girl with a graciousness
that brought glow into his grave
face. "What should we do without
your company at tablet"
"You are very kind to say it."
She smiled. ''Where have you been
keeping yourself all 1ayf'
n rode up WOLF river to the falls
A canal to irrigate large area could
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