The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-11-01
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'J1um :" gruntcd Dupont.
milne aud ull!" repeated Nnn1'r-
yyn. "Tve told you why iE ~ "
so we'll get the mine and maybe Soihe-
thing else-nnd III fix iinriy
"pidn't know you was s'i'l 50 down
on him. Wasn't II all smoothtd oNrrf
You been acting that way
"Wait and see me rub his fur tho
other way! I'll put over a gam" IN
him that" vandcrvyn oh"ck"d the
disclosure, and began asking ques-
lions about the traits of the i've
chiefs chosen as tribal delegates.
Half m hour after sunrise Dupont
came Jogging bnck home, his heavy
face set In a 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. lie knocked at hts
daughters door. After quite a delay
she called to him that he might enter
lie found her seated Mt the foot Of the
bed, with n little leather.bound book
In her lap. Though her eyclids were
swollen. she met him with her usuni
look Of quiet seif-possession.
you let Cap eat alone" he re-
marked. Don't call that being hos
pitle, do your"
"If he had been more considerable,
Reggie could have remained until tho
delegation leaves" coldly replied the
girl.
"Wcll. we got to keep In with him
till Mr.. Van gifts things fixed. You see,
II he gifts mad and reports on us to
Washington, well git kicked of the
reservation end barred from m
chance of the mine."
"Did Reggie say thatT'
"Yep. It's why. he says, he leaves
II to you to keep quiet about the en-
gagement. II you let on about II to
Hardy, he's likely to git jealous and
put Senator Clemmer next. That
would queer the whole deal at this
stage OF the game"
II do not believe that Captain Hardy
would do such a thing" declared the
girl.
al Itkht nuE Nuu ithNU8 ~ "
you to tell him. II you want to. 1
amt saying Cap mayn't be q straight
laced In everything else. But when
II m to being dead zone on a girl
like you, and at his age. too-needn't
tell me he won't do his level best to
put Mr.. Van ou Of the running any
way he can"
The girl sprang up. her eyes anre
with n flare Of u%nreasoning anger.
"He shall not - she cried. Reggie
Is coming back"
"He won't have no chance L II Il
leaks out about you and him going to
git married"
Married! !" The angry scarlet OF
the girls cheeks deepened to q rose.
Notes Of indignation and Joy mingled
oddly In her half-murmured predic-
tion "He will come back! That med
der shall not prevent"
you won't 30 and git Cap down on
US, will your demonstrated Dupont.
"wait and see." she replied.
When. ut the usual supper hour,
Hardy presented himself at the Du-
pont door, his bearing was reserved
and somewhat difident. Dupont. who
was alone In the parlor. genialiy 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 II you do not rom
slider II worth while to board mo. I
can make shift for myself"
Indeed, but you shall mott" ex-
claimed the girl with n g@raciousness
that brought a glow into his grave
face. "What should we do without
your company at table?"
"You are very kind to shy It,"
She smiled. "Where have you been
keeping yourself all day?"
II rode up Wolf river to the falls.
A canal to ~irrigate n large area could
BE led down from there. and later on