Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-29

at You Will Enter, Gentlemen"
oval table was spread with a cloth Of
snowy French damask. The silver
was real antique ware. The unsmilins
hostess bowed Hardy to the seat Of
honor.
"This here layout is Marle's," ex-
planned Dupont. "She was bound to
turn herself loose to even up on what
happened at the river Yesterday.
Needn't figure on us dishil'g up the
same ratlons regular"
II have yet to learn wheth .r am to
have the pleasure of boarding with
Miss Dupont" remarked Hardy.
"You sure have, If you'rt ready to.
shell out for it. Grub cSues high,
here"
"And Marie is a real che :" added
vandervyn.
Hardy waited until the Ehlian boy
had served the soup. At la,t he sue
ceeded in fixing the cool g:.ze of his.
hostess. "Please do not consider that
hospitality requires you to slo me the
favor, Miss Dupont" he said. II do
not wish to intrude, highly as should
appreciate"
The Difference Of his manner soothed:
the girls wounded pride. She smiled,
and combined friendly response with
side thrust at her father:
"Indeed, we shall be delighted to-
have you Captain Hardy, because Of
your company, and Pere because Of tho
cash."
by Gar, he won't git no better feed
in no hotel" vowed Dupont.
Il 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 wers
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
fcehouse; the champagne was frappe.
Between the girls vivid beauty, tho
good cheer, and the cordially Of hiG
companions, his usually half-sad and
wholly severe expression had given
place to genial animation.
Upon the return Of the hostess fron
one Of her visits to the kitchen hA
spoke to her in tone that drew q
stare Of open resentment from Van.
dervyn: 'You are wonder ful, Miss Du.
pont, wonderful! One day in an In.
dian attack, followed By ffty-mils
drive; the next, fifty miles back, and
such a dinner as this!"
"First the great-grar daughter Of
Sitting Bull, then la bc,ne cuislniere
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 fatiguel."
"When I have done what I set out to
do, then I permit myself to consider
whether I need rest. rnere was .
time when my red ancestors had no
horses. They ran down their game
afoot."
"You will always riTe-or drive,~
bantered vandervyn.
by Gar, she won't nesee 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 fane
became grave. A moment later she WITS
rallying him for his seriousness, end
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 to perfec.
ton when she chose. Though the cigars
proved to be Havanas, they were
brought in much sooner than suited
Hardy.
Sassassssssssssssssssssssssssssss
III Do you believe that Marie and
& Captain Hardy will become real.
3 ly good friends7 Will he net 8
e her influence for his purposes In
6 dealing with the dissatisfied In. &
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