The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-01-10

"If You VIII Enter, Gentlemen"
Needn't figure on us dlshing up the
san rations regular"
81 have yet to learn whether / am to
have the pleasure of boarding with
Miss Dupont" remarked Hardy.
you sure have, II you're ready to
shell out for 1t. Grub comes high
here"
And Marie is a real chef" added
Yandervyn.
Hardy waited until the Indian boy
had served the soup. At last he sue
ceeded in fixing the cool gaze of his
hostess. please do not consider that
hospitality requires you TO do me the
favor. Miss Dupont" he said. 81 do
not wish to intrude highly as I should
appreciate"
The Difference of his manner soothed
the girls wounded pride. She smiled,
and combined Il friendly response with
a side thrust at her father:
Indeed, we shall be delighted to
have you Captain Hardy, because of
your company, and Pere because of the
cash"
by Gar, he won't git no better feed
in no hotel" vowed Dupont.
II can foresee that" agreed Hardy.
His faith was justified by each sue
cessive course. Though all the vege-
tables had come out of cans. they were
prepared with consummate skill. The
trout were fresh from the creek; the
grouse and beef had been hung exactly
the right length of time in the dugout
icehouse; the champagne was frappe.
Between the girls vivid beauty, the
good cheer, and the cordiality Of his
companions, his usually half-sad and
wholly severe expression had given
place TO genial animation.
Upon the return Of the hostess from
one Of her visits to the kitchen he
spoke to her in a tone that drew a
stare Of open resentment from Van
dervyn: you are wonderful, Miss Du-
pont, wonderful One day in an In
dian attack, followed by fifty-mIle
drive; the next, fifty miles back, and
such dinner as this"
First the great granddaughter Of
Sitting Bull, then Ia bonnie cuisiniere
Franchise" flashed back the girl.
Where is the wonder? Two streaks
Of heredity. plus childhood in the sad
die and course in domestic science"
'Yet you must be futlgued."
"When l have done what I set out to
do then l permit myself to consider
whether I need rest. There was n
time when my red ancestors had no
horses. They ran down their game
hfoot.n
you will always ride-or drive"
bantered Vandervyn.
by Gar she won't never be driven"
declared Dupont with conviction.
vandervyn smiled over his cham
payne glass. He did not notice that
Marie was looking at him. But Hardy
was watching her He saw her proud
face soften and her brilliant eyes melt
with tender passion. His own face
became grave. a moment later she was
rallying him for his seriousness. and
her animation soon compelled him to
forget what he had seen. Vandervyn
had not been mistaken in his assertion
that she could act the lady Ia perfcc-
ton when she chose. Though the cigars
proved to be Havanas, they were
brought in much sooner than suited
Hardy.
The hostess signed her Indian hoy TO
take the box into the parlor, together
with the ice bucket, in which was still
left n bottle Of champagne. AS he
obeyed, she bowed her dismissal Of the
guests from the table.
81 shall now permit myself to he
fatigued," she said. Good evening.
Mr.. vandervyn. Good evening, Captain
Hardy"
Vandervyn nodded, and followed Du-
pont with n nonchalant bearing that
drew attention from the slight unesg-