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THE 8EMIAVEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
A Modem Indian Reservation
Story fey Robert Ames Beraiet
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Capt Floyd Hardy, U. 8. A., coming to take charge of the agency at
Lakotah Indian reservation, following the murder of Agent Nogen, res
cues a quarterbrecd girl and two men from an Indian attack. They are
Reginald Vandervyn, agency clerk and nephew of Senator Clemmer;
Jacques Dupont, post trader, and his daughter Marie. Hardy learns
that Vandervyn had been promised the agency position, discovers that
the Indians are disaffected because they have been cheated In a
tribal mlno which Vandervyn and Dupont have been working, Is puz
zled when his friendly speech to tribesmen, Interpreted by Vander
vyn's tool, angers the Indians, and determines to make further Inves
tigation. New influences arising at this point make his position
difficult How his llf and honor are endangered through dark plot
ting Is graphically described In this Installment
CHAPTER VIII Continued.
Vnndcrvyn had arranged to be gone
B week. There was no cause to dis
cuss tho time of his return, nnd as Ma
rio seldom mentioned him, lJardy wuh
not often annoyed by the vision of tho
handsome young fellow Interposing be
tween himself nnd tho girl.
'From day to day It could plainly be
seen how the rldcn In tho pure moun
tain air and the delight of tho girl's
companionship were bringing back
strength and vigor to tho ofllccr'B
tropic-weakened body. Soon a healthy
red appeared under tho tan of his
cheeks. Tho lines of severity and re
pressed grief began to smooth away.
On tho morning of tho seventh day,
when ho rodo over to Join Murlo for
a tide out to tho butto on Wolf river,
ten years seemed to have dropped from
him. Even when ho lifted his hat to
tho girl and oxposed tho silvered hulr
at his temples, ho looked nearer
twenty-flvo than thirty. IIo had
hayed off his bristly mustache I
"Positively, captain," she bantered,
"you stnrtlo me. You aro growing so
'young I First thing I know, I shall
bo fooling myself a grandmother In
contrast."
"Impossible," ho gallantly replied.
"You at tho Spirit of Youth. Being
with you is what makes mo seem so
much younger than I am. Yet I shall
never see thirty-two uguln."
"You'ro barely of ngo this morning 1"
tho said, smiling at his shapely clean
haven Up.
"In that case you must humor my
csllowncss by protending you need
My old to mount."
, She put ono small booted foot In his
hand, rose with tho lightness of n
, feather and perched herself sideways
ou her man's saddle. Unused to such
strange behavior, thcr pony began to
buck. Hardy sprang to solzo tho beast
by the head. Mario waved htm asldo,
and proceeded to glvo uu impromptu
exhibition of her skill as a horsewom
an. With ono knee crooked around tho
born of her saddlo, alio kept her dlfll
clt seat llko a circus rider, until tho
pony subsided.
"You'vo ridden to hounds," stated
Hardy as tho girl swung ustrtdo nnd
thoy started off down tho valley.
Sho smiled with gratification. "Reg
gie Hover notices such things; but
fcron Tho first tlmo I saw a sldo
baddto I thought it ridiculous."
On their way dowu tho valley thoy
paet no one, for tho families of tho
police had moved back to their old
camp Bite opposite tho ugency. Marie
Suggested that they climb tho bultc.
With subtle coquetry, sho gavo Ilardy
tho prlvllego of assisting her up tho
ledges, though! had sho chosen, sho
could havo outcllmbcd him. Thoy
teountcd to tho top of tho highest crag,
jwhoro they sat down on tho baro rock
,to View tho plains and mountains
through Hardy's glasses. Tho utter
btllluess and solitude tho Immensity of
ijie tftJUtllose bluo domo abovo them,
great sweep of tho landscape all
fended to quiet tho excitement of their
lUvely ascont A hush fell upon them.
&farle let the hand thqt hold tho
$ifylBses sink Into her lap. Sho gazed
Wf up tho river, drcamy-eyod.
i After a prolonged silence Hardy
fcaurmurcd in a half -whisper: "How
felons wo aro I Tho world is young It
? tho beginning of tluio. And In all
Ike now, young world, you and I aro
(done Mario."
, It was tho first tlmo that ho had
over used her given nnmo in speaking
to ker. Sho .started from hor duy
jtrean, tho color deepening In hor
Shocks. In tho sarao moment sho bo-
inio awaro that sho had been looking
ni a moving object
"Tnlcl" Rim nnlil. llf tin? the clnflses
Her oyel "That must bo tho head
r " ( rr- - ? "
tad shoulders of a man. Ho Is rid-
ag along on tho far sldo of tho rldgo
Indian; his head ib muuicu in a
blanket"
f "Mario 1" softly ropeated Hardy.
' .. i - 1 tlTTrv
'ino gin sprung iu uw
Ws disappeared but wo nro no longer
done In tho world, Captain Kardy.
st us go down."
' With instant repression of his (lis-
Kpolntment, nardy took tho glasses
d ottered his hand to assist hor down
-pfce first ledge. Sho Ignored tho offer.
Itfor did Bho permit him to holp her at
ml during tho descent,
n Her pony leaped away with tho usual
lumping start of a bronco. Tho mare
Stepped clear of tho low scrub near
Un rill edL'o. out unoa tho sandy lovel
tof tho couleo bottom. Bho was In the
kct of breaking Into a trot when her
rider's hat whirled from his head and
ho pitched sideways out of tho saddle
as If struck by lightning.
A moment later tho report of tho shot
reached Mario. Sho glanced over her
shoulder nnd saw Ilardy outstretched
on tho ground, flaccid und Inert
With a suddenness that almost throw
her pony off his nlmblo feet, sho
wrenched him around. Tho maro had
stopped within two strides, and twist
ed her head about to look at her fallen
muster. Tho manner in which he had
fnllen showed that tho shot had como
from up tho coulee. Flinging herself
from her pony, sho plucked Hardy's
rlflo out of Its sheath nnd leveled It
across the saddle. Hut sho could sec
no sign of tho assassin, and no sec
ond bullet came whirring across tho
coulee. Without a second look up tho
coulee, she bent over to rip tho hem
from her underskirt. This gavo her a
bandage. Her own and Hardy's hand
kerchiefs served for a compress. Swlrt
ly she bound them on the long wound
uhovo his templo nnd stopped tho
bleeding.
When at last he opened his eyes, his
heud wns In her lap. He gazed up Into
her down-bent fnco, his mind still In
n daze. A frown of pain creased his
forehead. Ho murmured, In tho queru
lous tone of n sick child: "Mother
mother 1"
Instinctively her soft hand began to
smooth away tho frown with a gentle,
caressing touch. His eyes closed in
restful contentment. Tho girl con
tinued to stroke his forehead. Sud
denly his eyelids lifted, and ho looked
up with tho clear, bright gazo of full
consciousness. Ho saw tho womanly
compassion in her beautiful face. Her
oyes were tender nnd lustrous with
sympatic for his suffering.
"Marie I" ho murmured. "It is you I
I I thought my mother "
"Hush I" she said. "You haVo been
shot In the head. I do not know how
serious It Is."
"Shot? In tho head?" Ho lay still,
considering this. Her look had not
altered under his gazo. From her utter
lack of self-consciousness ho divined
that she thought him dangerously if
not fatully wounded. After a pause, ho
began to speak with tho calmness that
sometimes masks tho most profound
feeling :
"You scarcely know mo but, In tho
circumstances, I trust you will pardon
mo for not waiting. I lovo you, From
tho first I thought you the most benuti
f ul girl I had over scon. Now I know
"Marlel" Ho Murmured. "It Is Youi"
you to bo tho most lovely your soul as
beautiful as your face. Do not shako
your head. It Is tho truth."
Sho averted her Bhumo-flushed face.
"I I cannot permit you to speak to rao
this way."
"You nro too good nnd kind to refuso
to hoar mo," ho 'replied in tho samo
calm voice. "I know nbout him.
know I havo no chance, dear. Ho is
young and handsomo : while I" Tho
palo Hps curved in a quizzical smile.
Tho girl's bosom heaved. Tho tears
overran her brimming oyes. "You nro
aro generous I I did not think any
man could bo 80 generous I"
Again his Hps curved whimsically,
"Perhaps I am generous because there
is no other courso open. I would ask
you would urgo you to marry me, if
I thought I had oven u fighting chauco
of winning you."
"Marry you l You would osk mo? Yet
you know what my f athor Is like ; nnd
you army people aro bo proud. I, an
Indian quarterbrecd, and my father
what ho Is!"
"My mother passed awuy only
few months ago. Sho wns all I had,
Now I shall ulwnys havo tho thought
of your goodness In addition to tho dear
memory of her."
Tho girl turned her faco still farther
away from him. "I cannot endure
You shnll not think of mo that wayl"
"I beg your pardon, Miss Dupont," he
apologized. "It Is most Inconsiderate
and ungenerous of mo to He here claim
ing your sympathy on falso pretenses.
I feel my strength coming back. It must
be that tho bullet merely grazed my
head."
Beforo she could prevent him, ho
twisted nbout nnd raised himself on his
elbow.
"Ohl" she remonstrated, "You
should not move."
He forced a laugh between his
clenched teeth.
"No, It's what I thought only a
scrutcli. All right now, except for a
little dizziness. I have been imposing
on your sympathy Did you see where
the shot enmo from? I must go and
rout out tho rascal."
The girl grasped his rifle nnd sprang
up away from him.
"You filial.' not go," sho declared.
"I'm sure he ran away the moment you
fell."
Hurdy straightened on his knees nnd
rose unsteadily to his feet. His voice
was as Arm us his poso was tottery:
"Bo so kind is to help mo to mount."
Hardy turned his marc down the cou
lee. Murle, despite his protests, rode
between him nnd the ridge behind
which sho had seen tho blanketed
mau.
CHAPTER IX.
The Coquette.
UnnDle to enduro tho Jar of a trot or
gallop, Hardy urged tho maro to her
fastest walk. They had gone less than
a mile when n horseman came loping
up tho slope from Sioux creek.
"It Is Mr. Vnndcrvyn," said Hardy in
an oven tone."
"Yes," 6he replied. Sho handed back
tho glnescs, but did not look at him
until Vandervyn rodo up.
Tho young man's faco was flushed,
as if ho had been drinking. When he
pulled up beforo them, ho was seeming
ly so struck with Hardy's appearance
that ho scarcely heeded Mario's joyful
greeting.
"What's the rantter, captain?" ho ex
claimed. "You'ro as white as a ghost
and your head tied up I You must
have como a nasty cropper."
"Bit of an accident. Not serious,"
replied Hardy.
"It could not well havo been closer,"
Bald Marie. "Captain Hardy has been
Bhot"
"Shot?" cried Vnndcrvyn.
"Tho bullet grazed tho bono abovo
tho temple. Had It been half an inch
lower or farther back, It must havo
killed him."
"naif an Inch," repeated Vandervyn.
His faco crimsoned, and tho veins of
his forehead began to swell. "Whero
is tho fellow? Did ho get away? How
long ago was it? Loan mo the mare,
Hardy. I'll run him down."
"Very good of you to offer," said
nardy. "But tho rascal might ambush
you. We'll order out a squad of po
lice. Besides, I wish your roport on
your trip. I presume lieuDcar is at;
tho agency."
No." Vandervyn turned a scowling
faco towards tho butto, as it angrily
eager to bo off in pursuit of tho would
bo assassin. "Charlie went back to
Thunderbolt's camp to see if his Bis
ter was gottlng along all right with
tho old chief. I told him that If ho was
welcomed, ho hnd better stay a fow
days. If ho and tho girl mako them
selves agreeable, wo shall havo a bet
ter chance to quiet tho tribe."
"You found conditions still unfavor
able?"
"Yes. All tho chlofs took u violent
dislike to you ; and they had stirred up
tho whole tribe. Clmrllo and I talked
and talked. You know a whlto man
can talk Indians Into anything, If ho
keeps at It"
"What rei.r snapped Hardy.
Vandervyn Bhruggcd. "I know wo
mado sorno Impression, especially on
old Thunderbolt The chiefs no doubt
would bo willing to lot you visit tho
camps on safo conduct bo to speak;
but I doubt if they could keep tho wlla
est of the young bucks In band. This
shooting proveB it. I tell yon, captain.
none of us hero would think nny tho
less of you if you cut tho whole busi
ness."
"I shall start for tho monntalus to
morrow.
"Tomorrow?" remonstrated Marie.
"Your wound you must wait at least
until It has begun to heal. And In tho
meantime Ilcdbear and Olnna will bo
talking Tl-own-konzn and his camp into
a milder mood."
"That last Is a most excellent argu
ment," said Hardy, nnd his firmly
compressed Hps curved in a smile at
tho Klrl. "I shall tuko your advice,
Miss Dupont."
Vnndcrvyn had frowned over tho
concern in Mario's voice. Hardy's re
sponse started tho veins of his fore
head swelling. He looked oft" away
from tho two, and remarked In a ens
ual voice: "I'll rldo in uheud uud or-
der out a sqund of policemen to track
down the scoundrel Jake can Inter
pret, If I'm unable to make them un
derstand." "Good!" said nardy.
Vandervyn shot at Mario n glance of
Jealous anger, nnd put spurs to his
pinto. But when they reached the
valley and saw through the glasses the
squad of police only Just leaving tho
agency, Marie conjectured that tho
Jaded pinto had slowed to a walk
while going up tho vnlley.
At last Marie and Ilardy reached tho
agency. With tho asslstnnce of Van
dervyn, who enmo out of the Dupont
house to meet them, ho was helped
down from his mare to a cot In tho
shady porch. Here In tho open air
Mario washed the wound nnd took sev
eral stitches to draw the edges to
gether. During tho operation, which Hardy
endured without a groan, Vandervyn
stood by, watching Mario's face with
sullen Jealousy. Tho moment she had
rebaudnged tho wound, ho suggested
thnt It would bo well to leave Hardy
quiet. In reply she asked him to go
for ice. When he roturned, he found
her sitting bcsldo tho cot, fan in hand.
Hardy had fallen asleep. She rose
and went into the house, and Vander
vyn followed her.
The young man made no attempt to
cotlccal his anger. He closed the par
lor door and turned upon her accus
ingly. "So thnt's what you've been up
to all tho time I've been away?"
"Up to what, pray?"
"Coquetting with thnt old fossil of a
tin soldier."
"Am I not a dutiful daughter?" the
girl parried. "Mon pero said I must
make myself agreeable to tho agent"
"Ho did?"
"Why not go and ask him, If you
doubt what I say?"
"I don't. That's Just It damn it
all 1"
The girl's eyes flashed with resent
ment, but her voice wns sweetly mock
ing: "Oh, Mr. Vandervyn, how can
you? Captain Hardy never sworo once
during all our delightful rides."
"You've been riding with him every
day?"
"All except one. I've been sorry
ever since that I missed that one. He
wns Invariably courteous. He Is a
gentleman."
"You Infer that I am notl" ex
claimed Vandervyn. "So he's courteous
nod smooth and slick, Is he? One
might know that you'vo been raised
in tho backwoods."
"You forget I spent four years at
the capital of Canada."
"In n convent 1 No wonder you've
let him piny you."
Tho girl met tho Jeer with a tantaliz
ing smile.
"It has been a most amusing game.
Ho treats mo with as much respect as
If I wero a young lady of his own set"
"There's no one elso hero for him to
flirt with."
"That Is nn advantage, Is It not?"
Tho girl dropped Into her English man
ner. "I daresay ho will forget mo as
soon as he gets back to civilization
unless I decide to ncccpt his proposal."
Vandervyn stared at her cynically.
"You needn't try to rag me, Marie."
Sho smiled. "So you do doubt what
I sny. Yet It Is true. Captain Hardy
did mo tho honor of declaring thnt he
wished to marry me."
"Hardy asked you? he, a captain
in tho regular army I"
"And I a quarterbrecd, the daughter
of my father. Amazing, is It not?"
Vandervyn caught himself up ns ho
saw tho proud humility of her expres
sion. It was a new look to him. He
had often' seen her proud, but never
humble. His Jealousy flared: "How
did you answer him? Yoa didn't ac
cept you refused the old board
bnck I"
"Yes and no, that is, not yet," tho
girl teased.
Vandorvyn stepped eloso und
grasped her arm. ,
"Be so kind as to relcaso me, Mr.
Vandervyn."
You coquette I You're trying to
play me against him."
"So that Is what you think of mc?"
Tho girl wrenched herself freo and
turned from him haughtily.
no stepped forward, and again
grasped her arm. His voice shook
with Jealous anger: "You shall have
nothing to do with hint 1 Ho shall not
havo your
"Indeed 1 May I ask what right you
hnvQ to dictate?"
"You lovo me, that Is why," ho flung
back at her. "You lovo me, Marie.
You can't deny It" His volco sank to
n deep, ardent, golden noto that sent
a tremor through her. "You nro mlno
mluol You know It Your arm
quivers that look In your oyes 1 You
cannot hldo your love, Marie sweet
heart 1"
Ho sought to embrace her. But
again sho wrenched herself freo from
him. Sho coutd no longer feign hau
teur. Her face was rosy with blushes ;
her bosom heaved: her eyes, behind
their veiling lashes, glowed with ten
der passion. Yet sho kept her head
despite the lutbxtcntlng ardor of his
look. Unlike Olnnu, she was not so
unsophisticated as he persisted In
thinking her.
"You take a good deal for granted,
Mr. Vandervyn," she attempted a
mocking tone. "I nm not yet your
sweetheart, nor nm I so sure .1 shall
be."
IIo came nearer to her, his eyes tho
color of violets and sparkling with tiny
golden gleams. He held out his arms.
Ills voice was low and enticing:
"Sweetheart sweetheart 1"
She swayed toward him, checked
herself in the net of yielding, nnd
eluded his grasp.
"No I" she cried. "You'ro a bit too
sure. I've no mother, halfbreed or
otherwise, to advise me, my dear Reg
gie. I must be my own chaperon.
You charge Captain Hardy with trying
to piny me. Yet when he spoke to me
of his love ho also spoke of marriage."
Vandcrvyn's eyes narrowed and as
quickly widened in their most child
like stare.
"How can you, Marie?" he re
proached. "You say that as if you
think I have been trifling with you all
theso months, when you know as well
as I But of course, If you do not
trust me, I have no show against him.
"You've Been Riding vyith Him Every
Day?"
He Is free. I am, as you know, tied
down by tho uncertainty of my posi
tion."
"That Is quite sad, is it not?" she
mocked. "I am rather more fortu
nate. Whether or not there Is any
uncertainty nbout my position, I am
not bound to anyone, nor am I bound
to bind myself to anyone."
"Why are you so hard to me?" he
pleaded. "You know thnt if my uncle
got even a hint that I am Interested in
a girl out here it would be all off with
me. Ho doesn't know what you are
like, and it would be Impossible In
writing to convince him how charming
you are."
"What a misfortune 1 Only, ns It
happens, I have no wish to marry Sen
ator Clemmer. He already has a
wife."
"That's Just It a wife nnd half a
dozen daughters. It's all cut and dried
thnt I am to marry Ella, the oldest un
married one."
"Ah so that is why " faltered
Marie, the rich color' ebbing from her
cheeks. But she was only momentar
ily overcome. Her spirit milled al
most as soon as It drooped. "It Is
most kind of you, Mr. Vandervyn, to
tell me the delightful secret. Permit
mo to congratulate you."
His brows peaked in a doleful frown-
"You are cruel to take it thut way. I
don't love the girl. You ought to know-
that you do know it! Can't you see
tho hole I'm In? Even if it wasn't for
Ella, they'll all think of you as a an
agency glil. I wouldn't stnnd a ghost
of a show of being appointed ntceoti
when Hardy quits."
"Does he Intend to quit?"
"If you. turn him down, he'll leave
Just ns soon as he finds the tribe still
against nun. Tncn uon't you see.
sweetheart? I shnll get the appoint
ment ns agent. Your father and I can
rip into- the little old mine ns fast as
wo please. It's a real mine, sweet
heart. In a few months we'll havo
enough ore shipped to the smelter for
me to cut loose from my uncle and
do ns I please. You know what that
men us,"
Again he came toward her, his eyes
softly glowing, his arms open to era
brace her. And ngaln sho eluded him
this tlmo with no hesitancy or waver
lng. Her smile showed she was once
more In control of her emotions.
"Aren't you rather previous. Keg
Etc?" she asked, from tho other side
of tho tea table. "We aro not yet en
gaged." "You coquette !" he cried. "You
know I can't formally proposo to you
until I havo got rid of Ella."
"How honorable you arol" she
praised him, and ho could dotect no
Irony In her volco or look.
Vundervyn stifled nn onth. "By
I'll huvo you yell You shan't get
nvy from me!"
"ludced?" shoiiuocked, though nho
quivered from tho passlonnto ardor In
his voice. To cover her emotion she
shrugged as only n woman of French
blood can shrug. "Thnt is to be seen,
Mr. Vandervyn. And now, if you'll
kindly excuse me, I must glvo a fair
share of my tlmo to my other devoted
suitor."
Sho slipped out onto the porch bo
fore Vandervyn could Interfere He
muttered n curse and went Into tho
dining room to get ono of Dupont's
whisky bottles out of tho dainty Uttle
sideboard.
CHAPTER X.
At the Broken Mountain.
When, at dusk, Dupont rode up to
his house, Hardy was 'still on tho cot
on the porch. Vandervyn stood at tho
far end, pufflng hard nt n cigar as ho
watched Dupont approach.
The sound of tho trader's bluff velce
wakened Hnrdy from his dozo and
brought Marie to tho door.
."No, not 'a track; not ono single sign
nowhere," Dupont was saying to Van
dervyn. "Thought I'd rido In and send
out more of tho p'leece with food."
"Very good," said Hardy. "We must
track down tho man, elso others may
follow his example."
The next day tho search for tho
would-be assassin was continued, with
no better results than the first It was
the same on the two succeeding days.
At last Dupont declared that there was
no hope of finding the mysterious lost
trail, and Hardy called In the track
ers. Tho' period of the search had been
ns ngreenble to Hardy as it had been
annoying to Vandervyn. To check
Vandcrvyn's wooing or It may havo
been to redoublo bis ardor through
jealousy she spent as much time as
possible In Hardy's company. Sho
was so gracious that Hardy began to
show openly that he thought ho might
have n fighting chance to win her.
This m.ade Vandervyn furious. Yet
he had to restrain himself from any
outburst. i
Noon of the fourth day Hardy stated
nt dinner thnt ho was quite himself
again and would start on tho trip Into
the mountains the next morning. Bed
bear had not yet returned to tho
agency, and Dupont in his friendliest
manner, offered his services as Inter
preter until the halfbreed should join
the party.
When Hardy accepted this offer.
Vandervyn looked at him in his guile
less way and remarked in a casual
tone: "With the tribe so uneasy, I
suppose you will want me to stay here
and look after Marie."
Marie objected: "I am a member of
the tribe. If Pero Is going Into the
mountains, I am going with him."
"No!" cried Vandervyn.
"I cannot permit that" declared
Hnrdy.
"Oh, yes, you can and will," confi
dently replied tho girl. "I shall bo la
no dungcr. If anyone is attacked, It
will be you only."
Unobservant of Vandcrvyn's- look.
Dupont paused with a knlfeful of food
halfway to his mouth to agree with his
daughter: "Ain't none of 'em what
wants to lift her scalp. She'd bo safer
'n me and you, Mr. Van which la
good as saying dead safe."
"Yet if I should be attacked?" said
Hardy.
"If you are, it won't be no general
outbreak, Cap. It will be a few young
bloods n-laylng for you, or mebbe
just one, like the buck done down at
the couleo."
"You see," argued Marie. "You are
the only ono in danger of attack. If
lteggio .and I go, ns well as Pere, there
will be thut much less chance of a
small party firing at you."
Very well," acquiesced Hardy. "I
rely on your father's judgment If
there is the slightest chance of danger
to you, he should know It. But as you
are to be with the party, I shall take
along a squad of police. Mr. Vander
vyn, you may remain in chargo of the
agency, if you prefer."
"No, thanks," snapped Vandervyn.
"If you Intend to let Mario run the
risk of gottlng Into a massacre, I most
certainly shnll go along."
Tho girl was unusually gracious to
Hardy at' supper. At breakfast sho di
vided her smiles between tho two with
strict Impartiality. But when, shortly
beforo Bunrlse, the party started off up
the valley, Hardy began talking about
tribal customs with Dupont nnd be
came so engrossed In tho discussion
thnt ho failed to give his usual court
eous attention to Mario. Vandervyn
was quick to make tho most of tho
girl's pique. The half-dozen Indian po
lice of tho escort wero strung out In
front with tho pack horses. Ho sug
gested that It would be well to avoid
tho dust by getting In the lead.
Do you believe that Marie Is
deliberately aiding tho plotters
against Hardy, and do you fear
an ambuscade for the new agent
on this visit to the Indians?
(TO BB CONTINUED.)