The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-01-03

Dupont scratched his head and NUT
tered: swell, mebbe so. You can't al
ways tell what they'll do"
why. Pere," exclaimed Marie, "you
know there's not the slightest danger
to me-"
"welI, mebbe MOTTO you" he &C
quiesced.
yet 1t will be advisable for you to
remain away until have the situation
well in hand" said Hardy.
The girls eyes flashed at the slight
suggestion of dlctation. 'Tll do as
please, thank you" she rejOined.
I'm this instance you may" agreed
Hardy. "slnce your father admits that
you are in no danger. Otherwise l
would order you to remain away"
You'd dare to order mef'
Certainly. You should know the
scope of the agents authority. 1t In
cludes the right to order of the reser-
walton anyone not member of the
tribe"
The girl smiled mocklngly. you for
get told you am a quarterbreed."
'hiariei' demonstrated Vandervyn.
Mind your own business she
flashed back at him. II am not
ashamed that I'm a member of the
tribe, and l don't care how soon he
knows 1t, even II he is an officer Of
your little American army"
She turned upon Hardy, flushed, de-
FAINT, naughty. MY mother was the
granddaughter Of Sitting Bull. What
have you to say to that, Mr.. West
PointerT
Nothing, Miss Dupont, unless" he
paused, smiled and continued-''unless
IL is to remark that am glad the po-
lice are so near"
The girls eyes flashed with anger.
with a swift movement she bent over
and snatched her driving-whlp from
its socket on the dashboard and stood
poised. the whip appraised to strike,
Dupont's heavy iOwl dropped. Van
dervyn swung his rifle around, his
large blue eyes glinting with eagerness
Hardy faced the girl with no change in
his smile. Had his steady gaze wayered
for an instant, she would have slashed
him across the face.
sYou-you !" she whispered. ''Twit
me with the treacherous killing Of my
xreat-grandfather. would your"
''Treacherous1 How is that?" he
asked.
He was murdered-by the police r.
she cried. "You know IT,"
II beg your pardon" he replied. Il
had not the slightest idea Of alludinE
TO what to you must be a painful Oc-
currence. But. since you have referred
to 1t, l wish to say that you are misn-
formed. Sitting Bull was shot while
resisting arrest. The police were act
Ing under orders. The man who shot
the chief had first been shot by one Of
the chiefs men"
The scarlet that famed in the girls
cheeks deepened to crimson. Her gaze
wavered. Instead of striking Hardy.
the whip lnshed down across the backs
OF the team. The young broncos
plunged and jumped forward; they
whlrled the blackboard down the slope
away from the river.
The girls companions jerked their
ponies about TO gallop after her Hardy
spoke 10 them In peremptory com
mRnd: wait Dupont, l shall ask
you to bring my baggage from the rail-
road. Here come the police. shall
detail four OF their number to go with
you as escort"
I'VE don't need no escort" said Du-
pont. do we. Mr.. Van?"
They will go in place of Mr. Van
dervyn," explained Hardy. Il must
ask him to accompany me 10 the
agency"
The young man looked the new agent
up and down with an insolent smile on
his handsome, boyish face. what If /
do not choose to go back?"
1T would put me to the necessity of
finding new chief clerk" countered
Hardy.
The other evidently had expected an
arbitrary order. He bit his lip. 1t was
plain that he was puzzled over the
adroitly worded reply. Was it a threat,
or merely a statement due to misap-
prehension7
IF you wish to resign" added the
captain, may request you to tele-
graph for your successor to be imme
diately appointed and ordered hereT
I'D resign quick enough II could"
said Vandervyn. You're the last man
I'd let order me around II could help
it"