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MAYES COUNTY REPUBLICAN
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A Tale of Adventures on
An Indian Reservation
By
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/\N HIS way to take the agency at Lakotah Indian reservation following the murder of Agent Nogen, Cnpt.,
f 1 Floyd Hardy, 0. S. A., rescues a quarterbreed girl and two men from attacking Indians. They are Jacques;
\J Dupont, post-trader, his daughter Marie, and Reginald Vandervyn, agency clerk and nephew of Senator.
Clemmer Hardy learns Vandervyn had been promised the agency by his politician uncle, discovers the Indians;
are disaffected because they have been cheated In a tribal mine which Dupont and Vandervyn are Illegally work-.
Ing Is puzzled when his friendly speech to tribesmen, Interpreted by Vandervyn’s halfbreed tool, angers the;
Indians and he determines to find out what's wrong all around and right It. He proposes marriage to Marie, •
whom Vandervyn also is courting, and Is held off, but nursed tenderly by her when shot and wounded from am-]
bush. Lost In the mountains after a second ambush attempt on his life, Hardy wanders Into the Indian camp,;
learns they have misunderstood his motives through misinterpretation, makes friends with them and accuses Du-1
pont and Vandervyn of rascality to their faces. Out of this situation springs a much more serious dilemma for the;
army officer, attacking both his nffecttons and his honor—as you will see In this installment
CHAPTER XII—Continued.
i —^—
"You add to my regret Yet as act-
ing agent It Is my duty to censure
your father and Mr. Vandervyn for de-
ceiving me. Had they told me about
Nogen's malfeasance—his blocking of
the new treaty and compelling the In-
dians to work the mine without pay—"
“He did that?" Marie questioned her
father.
“Well, me and Mr. Van done all we
could to git him to pay ’em," mumbled
Dupont
“Of course! But he— I did not think
him so mean!” The girl’s eyes blazed
and her nostrils dilated. “So thnt was
why he was shot? I don’t blame the
man who did it—I could have done It
myself! The thief!- Reggie, if only
you had let the killer escape!"
“Couldn't," tersely replied Vander-
vyn. “He was blood-mad—would have
got Charlie and me, too, If we hadn't
got him."
“That was self-defense,” said Har-
dy. "It has been- greed and dishonesty,
though, that have prompted you to
conceal from me the facts that led up
to the killing. Aside from the danger
to me, you have permitted the tribe to
verge upon an uprising that would
have compelled their pacification by
the war department. All this that you
might steal the ore of this mine.”
"Steal our own ore?" bellowed Du-
pont. “You’re plumb locoed!"
"Not so loud. If you .please," quietly
replied Hardy. “The ore Is not
yours.”
“That’s all you know about it,” blus-
tered the trader. “Ain't I one of the
discoverers and locators of the lode?"
"The lode is not subject to location.
It Is on Indian land."
“What If It Is? Ain’t I a member of
the tribe?”
“The tribal land has not yet been
allotted In severalty. Every square
foot of ground on the reservation be-
longs to the tribe as a whole. No one
member can hold Individual title to
any of It.”
“Well, what of It?” demanded Du-
pont, far from silenced. “If the tribe
wants to work the mine, and they want
me and Xlr. Van to manage It for them
and buy the ore, what lu hell have you
got to say about It?”
"Nothing at present,” answered
Hardy. “If the tribe consents, I shall
make no objection. You will be able
to cheat them of only a few thousand
dollars before the new treaty Is con-
summated and all this mineral land
opened to location and entry under the
mining laws.”
The veins on Vandervyn’s crimsoned
forehead were swollen and pulsating
with his furious anger. He spoke In
you want to take away the mine from
the tribe and from us too!”
Hardy winced under the scornful
reproache yet did not yield a hair. “I
have done my duty. Miss Dupont. I
shall continue to do It. 1 have no In-
tention of robbing anyone of what Is
rightfully his.”
“Yet when the reservation Is thrown
open for entry, someone else who
never saw the mine may slip In ahead
of us and jump It,” said Vandervyn.
“That Is something I cannot pre-
vent," said Hardy.
"You can!” contradicted Marie.
"The chiefs will not Insist on the new
treaty—they will do what Pere thinks
best for them and us, If you leeve the
matter to him and Reggie."
“I must do my duty as acting
agent," Insisted Hardy. don’t, neither.
The girl turned her back upon him
In open disdain. He raised his hat to
her and started for the cabin, his face
white, but his shoulders squared back
and his head very erect.
CHAPTER XIII. ' ,
Another Card or Two.
A few minutes luter Hardy came out
of the cabin. Though grave, he was
cool and alert. He at once walked up
to Dupont, who sat puffing at his pipe
on the top of the mine-dump.
"Redbenr seems to be quiet,” he
said. “Where Is your daughter?”
Dupont pointed vaguely down the
mountain-side. “She went off with Mr.
Van, to try to smooth down his fur.
You riled him considerable. Cap."
"I regret that It was necessary to
reprimand you."
“All right, Cap. I don’t bear no
grudge. Mebbe now you’d like to take
a look at the mine."
"Yes,” crisply agreed Hardy.
Dupont rose and led him into the
mouth of the tunnel. There-he un-
locked a heavy tool chest and took
out two candles. These were needed,
for though the tunnel ran into the
mountain side less than three hundred
feet, Its twisting course along the ore-
vein soon shut out the daylight. "Du-
pont noticed his companion's dubious
look at the soft ore-body that formed
the roof and one wall of the tunnel.
“Walk quiet, and don’t talk loud,”
he said. “We ain’t done no timbering
yet Drove In this drift to the foot of
the shaft fast as we could git the lazy
cusses to work, go’s we could figure
what we had to count on.”
nardy made no reply until they
came to the end of the tunnel and
Rtepped out Into the dim daylight of
the shaft bottom. He looked up the
big, square, timbered well, and re-
marked: “You sank this first, then
drove In to meet It.”
“Yep. Wanted to make sure the
“You do not regret saving my life,”
asserted Hardy.
“Well, mebbe not. Just the same,
It’s mighty hard luck on us. Here we
went and blocked out all that there
ore—three hundred thousand dollars
as good as In our pockets—not to
spenk of all that’s down under and
t’other side the shaft For all we know,
It runs clenn through the mountain
and down to Chinn!"
"That does not ^ter the situation,"
said Hardy.
"Mebbe It don’t, and then ag’ln—"
Dupont began to scratch his head.
“Yes, mebbe it don’t, nnd then, ag’ln,
mebbe It does. Just you take a look
at It this way, Cap. Suppose that new
treaty goes through, the tribe don’t
git nothing out of this mine, and wo
Just some lucky bum
bents us to it, nnd the government says
it’s hlsn. Is that fair and square?”
"You have acted outside the law,"
said Hardy. “You must take your
chances with other locators."
“How about the tribe?” queried Du-
pont. "Don’t you care nothing about
their Interests? Just supposing you
and me and Mr. Van took hold of this
here proposition for the tribe and split
even with them on the proceeds. I call
that a square deal to them and us, too
—nnd I know Marie would think the
same. She likes you, Cap. Just show
her you want to do what’s best for all
concerned, and I’m dead sure she—”
"Stop I" commanded Hardy. “Leave
your daughter out of this.”
“You’ve got to tell me how I’m
going to do It,” replied Dupont In an
injured tone, “If I don’t git my share
In the mine, Mr. Van can’t afford to
take her;. and you won’t have no
show. But you git In right with Murie,
and she’d work her hands to the bone
for you. She ain’t no common breed
girl, neither. You know that. She’d
be a real lady, if she had money—
only you ain’t going to give her no
chance.”
"She knows that I wish to marry
her," said Hardy.
"Think she believes that when
you’re going to rob me nnd her of a
fortune?”
Hardy looked directly at the temp-
ter, bis eyes clear and resolute, though
his face was white and drawn. "It Is
of no use, Dupont. I shall do what I
consider my duty.”
Dupont’s face darkened. "So that’s
what I git for saving your life. You
uln’t got a particle of gratitude, and
you don’t care a hang about her.”
"I must beg to differ with you,” said
Hardy. "But 1 cannot expect you to
understand my position."
Dupont drew out his pipe nnd re-
turned to his seat on the mine-dump,
to brood on his wrongs in morose si-
lence. Hardy thoughtfully walked
back to the cabin, drew out a writing
vein didn’t pinch out nowhere. Nogen
and Mr. Vnn both figured we got three pad from one of his saddlebags and
hundred thousand dollars of ore as begnn to draft a semiofficial letter to
good as blocked out.”
"Ah," said Hardy, and he signed to
Dupont to lead the way back.
They hnd gone twenty-five or thirty
the most Influential of his few ac-
quaintances In Washington.
He soon became so intent that he
did not notice the half-dozen figures
paces‘when a little slither of ore fell 1 i" dor* Hue uniform that came swing-
ing down the precipitous mountain-
side above the terrace. When at last
on the floor of the tunnel la front of
Dupont. Instantly he sprang forward.. ,
with a whispered cry: “Jump- he finished the letter andlooked up.
quick 1"
Hardy leaped after him, barely In
time to clear the ton or more of ore
thut dropped from the roof In a mass.
AVithout stopping to look behind them,
the two men hastened stealthily down
the slight slope of the tunnel, their
candles upraised and eyes fixed on the
soft, raw ore-body above them. At aDy
moment the entire roof might cave in
and bury them. The shock of the first
fall loosened small quantities of ore
a'l along the passage. Fragments drlb-
he saw ull the members of the police
escort drawn up In line before him,
their swarthy faces alight with re-
spectful friendliness. Their sergeant
uttered n guttural word of salutation,
and began making signs.
Hardy smiled, shook his head, and
looked around for an interpreter. Du-
pont still sat sulking on the mine
dump, but Marie and Vandervyn
were coming back up the mountain-
side. They appeared only a few
yards away, as Hardy glanced about.
bled down behind and In front of the His lips drew tense when he per-
fugitlves and even on their heads, celved the girl s happy blushes and
I’anlc-stricken, they broke Into a run. I the look with which \ander\yn was
It was none too soon. As they dashed regarding her half averted face,
around the turn that brought them to i At sight of Hardy she straightened
the outlet, the entire roof behiad them w’Rh proud disdain, and would jave
came thudding down. j immediately gone around into the
Safe outside, Dupont shook the j cabin had be not spoken,
fragments from his hat and clothes, “Pardon me. Miss Dupont. These
and pulled out his bandanna to wipe raen wish to repoit to me. May I as.,
off the sweat that was gathering In you to interpret for them.'
beads on his forehead. The girl turned coldly to the ser-
“Cgh!’’ be grunted. “Don’t never geaut, who at once poured out an lin-
see me In there ag’in till It’s timbered.” passioned declamation, emphasized
"Rather close call,” remarked with swift-formed signs. He was still
Hardy. talking, when Dupont sullenly shnrn-
"You’re a cool one,” muttered the bled over from the mine-dump. His
trader, and he scowled. “Nora d’ua discontented face darkened still more
“The Whole Tribe Hates You—and
I’m One of the Tribe."
a high, airy tone: “So you are going
to pull wires to get our mine taken
away from us?”
“I shall see that justice Is done to*
ward the tribe,” said Hardy, and he
fixed the younger man with a glance
that compelled him to blink nnd look
aside.
But now Marie's swift-mounting
scorn nnd anger burst out in a storm
of passion:
"You hypocrite! you self-righteous
martinet! You would reprimand my
father and Mr. Van, would you? And
each a thousand times better man than _____,___
you! Who bus made all the trouble clilen 1 Just my luck! If I hadn’t when he came within hearing of the
li.-ri- since you came? The whole tribe sting out, you’q, got smashed under 1 speakers.
hales you—and I’m one of the tribe! that first drop.’ j At last the sergeant finished his lm-
You straight-laced prig! You say “I shall not forget it, Dupont.” | promptu oration. AAlthout looking at
1'cre and Reggie are dishonest whenr "Me, neither. ’Stead of being rid of I Hardy, Marie gave the substance of
nil they wish to do is to give the tribe you. here you are ready as ever to j the speech with contemptuous curt-
guod work and good pay. But you— *1*011 ns «nt—and I done It I" i ness:
“He says they think you were very
brave to follow the shooter Into the
broken . mountain. They are very
sorry that they could not again find
the trail of the bad Indian nfter los-
ing It on the bare rocks from which
he must have shot Chnrlle."
“Tell them that Is all right. The
fellow thought I was the enemy of
his -tribe. He will soon learn bet-
ter. Neither be nor any other will
again attack me."
"Yes, you have talked Thunderbolt
Into believing you the tribe’s dear-
est friend,” Ironically replied Marie.
"These silly fellows trailed you to
the Chief’s camp, and have swallowed
whole the account of the wonderful
good things you are going to do for
the tribe. All this gush and fuss was
over thnt and your big heart."
Regardless of the mockery III the
girl s eyes, Hardy turned to smile and
nod at the policemen In acknowledg-
ment of their kindly feeling.
Dupont muttered a curse, and ven-
tured an Ill-humored remark loud
enough to reach Hardy’s ears: "The
whole bunch’d sing a different tune
If I told them how he turned down
the chance to give the tribe half
what’s in our mine."
"Chuck It, Jake!" Interposed Van-
dervyn, with a good-humored siulle
tliut surprised Hardy no less than the
trader. "It’s up to us to take our
medicine. AVe know It will not be to
the best Interests of the tribe. The
responsibility, however, is his."
“You ain’t going to throw down, eta
you?” exclaimed Dupont,
"What else can we do?" mildly
asked Vandervyn. "The game Is up.”
"AVbat if the government don’t
make It no rush, but has the entry-
men draw lots?” objected Dupont. “I
been fool enough to show Cap through
the diggings and tell him what we
got blocked out If he ain’t square
enough to keep his head shut, we
won’t stand no chance at all of buying
out the entryman what draws first
choice In the lottery.”
“You see, captuin,” said Vandervyn.
“As we discovered and developed the
lode, do you not think the honorable
thing would be to make no mention
of the mine in your report?”
“The tribe should receive a large
payment for their mineral lands," re-
plied Hardy.
“Quite true,” agreed Vandervyn, his
voice ringing clear and strong with
sincerity. “There wns talk of pay-
ing them fifteen millions. I think it
should be fifteen or twenty. AVe have
found Indications of other lodes. I
am sure you will see that It would be
perfectly honorable to report that
fact, but leave out all mention of our
mine. That would prote't us, and do
no harm to the tribe. If you see it
that way, I will pull all the wires I
can to convince the government that
this part of the reservation is rich in
minerals. My uncle Is chairman of
the treaty commission. If his report
favors a payment of fifteen or twenty
millions to the tribe, congress will ap-
propriate that amount.”
"If there are Indications of other
I lodes as rich as this one, fifteen mil-
lions Is none too large a price," said
Hardy. “You agree to help obtain
fair compensation to the tribe?”
“Provided you do the fair and hon-
orable thing by us," replied Vander-
vyn.
nardy considered, and nodded.
“Very well. As between you nnd the
other entrymen, it seems to me right
to withhold your secret You found
nnd developed this mine, and It Is not
the fault of yourself and Dupont that
Nogen had the work done at the ex-
pense of the tribe."
"Pere nnd Mr. Vnn will pny them
for all the work,” proudly stated Ma-
rie.
Dupont gaped In blnnk amazement
at this unwelcome prediction. Not so
Vandervyn.
“Of course we shall pay them, cap-
tain,” he confirmed. "I Intend to list
the claimants and the amount due
them at the council tomorrow. Nei-
ther Jake nor I can afford to settle
with them out of hand. But Jake
will allow them purt payment In trade
goods, and we shall make other pay-
ments us fast as we get returns from
our next ore shipments.”
“Very good,” ngreed Tlardy. “You
are to understand, however, thnt the
tribe must voluntarily bring the ore
to (he reservation boundary nnd there
sell It to you. Have you considered
the risk of the public surmising the
existence of the mine from the ore
shipments?"
“No chance of that," explained Du-
pont "Nogen let It out that he got
the ore from a prospect In the moun-
tains clean back across the other
boundary of the reservation, and he
showed around a smelter report of a
shipment of ore that we’d doctored
1 with barren rock bo’s It just paid out
expenses.”
Hardy did not smile. He returned
j gravely to Marie. "In view of the
| general agreement, Miss Dupont, may
1 I hope that you—"
"You may not, Captain Hardy,” she
ungraciously Interrupted. "You In-
sulted my father. He and I shall at
once leave for home.”
Dupont looked to Vandervyn, ond
received a sign to acquiesce.
"Don’t want to leave yon In the
lurch, Cap," be said, "but If Marie’s
set on going, guess I’ll have to."
"Tell four of the police they are
detulled to escort yourself and Miss
Dupont back to the agency," ordered
Hardy. He raised his hat to Marie.
“Permit me to wish you a pleasant
Journey."
The girl turned away without reply-
ing. Hardy stood for a moment cool
and still under Vandervyn’s exultant
smile; then faced about and steadily
walked off along the mountain ter-
race.
He did not return to the cabin un-
til the greater number of the saddle
and pack ponies had been brought up
from the valley and the returning
party had mounted and ridden away
on the back trail. Vandervyn started
off with them, and Hardy’s keen, hazel
eyes dimmed as, leaning against u
gnarled pine on the slope above, he
watched the lovers ride away, side
by side.
Angered at himself for his momen-
tary weakness, he sprang down the
ledges to the terrace, and hastened
back to talk with Redbear. He was
met at the cabin door by Olnna, who
placed a finger on her lips and whis-
pered that her brother had at last
fallen asleep.
Hardy withdrew to the shady side
of the cabin, where he sat down on his
saddle and began drafting a list of In-
structions for the tribal delegates to
Washington. He was still writing
them when, shortly before nightfall,
"You Insulted My Father!"
Vandervyn came jogging back to the
mine. He had had a delightful ride
with Marie, and he complacently Inti-
mated the fact to Hardy.
In the midst of this subtle torment
Ing of his rival, Olnna came out to
serve the supper that she had cooked
In the cabin. Vandervyn abruptly
changed the subject, and began to talk
about the council next day. Hardy
gave no sign that he observed this
sudden break or the furtive, adoring
glances that the girl bestowed on Van-
dervyn as she glided softly to and fro.
The night came on, clear nnd still.
As they puffed at their after-supper
pipes, Vandervyn suggested thnt, out
of consideration for the young woman,
they roll up In their blankets outside
the cabin. To this Hardy mad# no ob
Jection. They picked out a soft spot
matted with fallen pine needles, under
a low-growing tree, and soon both
were seemingly fast asleep.
After BevernI minutes Vandervyn
spoke to his companion in a low tone,
Hardy did not answer. Vandervyn
drew out his pipe and struck a match.
He held the flame above Hardy’s face.
The eyes were closed, and the severe,
half-melancholy expression of the
liarsh features was relaxed as If In
heavy slumber.
Vandervyn extinguished th$ match,
nud slipped out of his blankets. Noise-
lessly he crept down to the cabin
and around to the dqar. It was barred
on the Inside. He tapped on It.
There was n sliding sound within
the cabin, and the heavy door began
to swing Inward. Vandervyn put his
foot on the threshold to enter. At
the same moment a sinewy hand
gripped his shoulder and Jerked him
away. He cursed, and clapped his
hand to his holster as he whirled
about. It was empty. He bent for-
ward to spring at the dark form In
the half-open doorway.
“Stand back!” came the stern com-
mand. “I have your revolver. Oinna,
close the door.”
The door swung shut. In the tense
silence the rattle of the bar as It shot
back Into Its socket was distinct. Van-
dervyn’s teeth ground together.
“Tou — straight-laced prig I” he
choked out. “Get away from here!
I’ui going In.”
"Suppose I do not choose to give It?"
“Then I will protect her by ordering
you to lonve the reservation as fust
as you can travel."
"I see," taunted Vandervyn. “You
want to get rid of me, so you can have
clear sailing with Marie. You're
great one to spout about honor!
You'll go and blat to her about this.'
“You know very well I cannot do
that. Yet if you refuse to give me
your word, I shall feel justified In
telling Dupont my reason for ordering
yon off the reservation.”
A'undervyn burst lDto a cynical
laugh. “Do you think Jake’s the sort
to care.
“AVhen the happiness of his daugh-
ter is at stake—”
"Precisely. He thinks I’m her one
best chance.
"ATery well,” replied Hardy. "Since,
like this poor girl’s, her natural
guardian Is unfit, my position as acting
agent requires me to tuke his place.
My appeal to you at a gentleman
Ing failed. I must conclude that yoo
are not a gentleman. 1 shnll be com-
pelled to dUclose this Incident to Mls»
Dupont. You shall be escorted oft the
reservation under arrest."
"You’ll order me—” cried Vandervyn,
and again he bent forward as If t«
leap at his rival. Hardy stood cola
and motionless In the dim starlight.
The younger man checked himself.
Uis voice shook with suppressed an-
ger: “You’ve got the drop on me now.
Walt till we bear from Washington.”
"Until I um relieved from my pres-
ent detail, I shall consider myself the
guardian of everyone and everything
belonging to the tribe," stated Uurdyn
There followed a silence of sevesul
moments’ duration, In which Vander-
vyn must have found time to reflect.
He drew back a step or two, lit his
pipe, and at last remarked In a some-
what forced tone of conciliation: "I
see you’re like an army mule—uo use
trying to budge you when you balk. I
give you my word to act as a gentle-
man In this affair.”
“Very well," replied Hardy.
Vandervyn started off, sucking at
his pipe. Hardy turned about, and
locked the door on the outside with
the heavy padlock that hung loose la
the Jamb staple. He put the key In his
pocket, and walked around the cabin
to make certain that there were no
other openings larger than the narrow
crevices of the loopholes.
When he returned to the tree, ho
found Vandervyn already outstretched.
He picked up his blankets and moved
down the slope, to spend the night In
the more congenial company of th»
two remaining Indian policemen.
CHAPTER XIV.
In White and Black.
In the morning Olnna did not show
herself outside the cabin, though
Hardy called a kindly good morning
to her. Her brother, with one arm
carefully bandaged and In a sliug,
brought out the breakfast that sli»
cooked. He looked so weak and un-
steady that Ilardy at once assented
when he mumbled that he wished to
go back to bed and rest until the
council.
"Y#u must have your wits about
you this time," added Hardy. "What-
ever the cause of the misunderstand-
ing at the first council, It must not
recur. You are too careless lu your
Interpretations. Inform your sister
that she Is to be present. I shall re;
quire her to check you.”
“AVould you make a girl as shy as
she Is stand up in a tribal council
and Interpret?" remonstrated Vander-
vyn, as Redbear slunk around the end
of the cabin.
“The presence of her grandfather
will give her courage," replied Hardy.
“It Is necessary that she should bo
present I do not trust either the
ability or the honesty of her brother.”
Vandervyn shrugged, and said no
more. Half an hour or so later he
asked permission to use Jlardy’s pen
and pad to write some Fetters. The
captain handed them to him, and
started up the mountainside above
the tunnel mouth. A steep path led ui>
to the top of the spur ridge from
which the shaft had been sunk from
the apex of the outcrop of the vein.
As soon ns he had goue beyond ear-
shot, Vandervyn rosa to stretch him-
self and call softly through the near-
est loophole. He then seated himself
on his saddle and begnn to write. A
listener would have had need to be
near at hand to have heard the low
murmur of Redbear’s and Olnna’e
voices through the loophole above
A’andervyn’s head.
When Hardy returned from his ex-
amination of the upper works of the
mine, Vandervyn sealed In his pres-
ence the two letters that he had writ-
ten. They nppeared decidedly thin, in
view of the time thnt A’nndervyn had
spent In his writing and the number
of sheets of paper gone from the pad.
But Hardy did not observe this. Hi*
attention had been diverted by a large-
party of Indians that had nppeared
on the velvety green meadows of t£e
valley bottom.
The tribal council hnd begun to as-
semble. Tills time the chiefs and
headmen did not come alone. From
far camps as well as near, the mc»
of the tribe were bringing their fami-
lies to s#e the Longknlfe chief whom
they had first hated but now believed
to be "their friend and father. By
noon their numbers had growu from
scores to hundreds.
Shortly nfter the midday meal one-
of the Indian policemen brought word
up to the cabin that the hend chief
had arrived nnd the council was
ready to talk with the agent. Hardy
at once gave command to mount. As
soon ns Hardy nnd Vandervyn started
to ride down the slope, Olnna slipped
out, and held her brother’s pony for
him. She then mounted her own, and
rode after him.
At the foot of the slope the riders
came out through a grove of young,
quaking asps Into sudden view of the
picturesque and Imposing tribal coun-
cil. Fully half the tribe hnd gathered
together for the occasion. All up and
down the fnlley the meadows were
dotted with their ponies. The Indians
were assembled In a dense crowd—
the men In a deep band around the
chiefs, the women nnd children out-
side.
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Do you believe that Vandervyn ;
can persuade Oinna to do so or
scare her Into misinterpreting
Captain Hardy’s statements to
the tribesmen? Will Hardy
catch Vandervyn at hla dirty <
work this time and punish him
for it?
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Harding, L. D. Mayes County Republican (Pryor, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1917, newspaper, June 21, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc957305/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.