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Show MARRIED AND DID NT KNOW IT New Indian Agent Oet Inte Predicament Predica-ment Through Ignorance ef a Native Custom. On tbe old Rosebud Indian reservation, reserva-tion, In South Dakota, tbey at!U laugh over tbe peculiar predicament Into which a new Indian agent once rot himself. The agent, an unqualified "tenderfoot" "tender-foot" was Inspecting an Indian school. Noticing that as soon as be entered the room every girl present brought ber balr forward over ber face, be asked tbe teacher to tell tbem to throw It back so that he might see heir faces. But this they refused to lo, until, after much urging, one girl lid finally uncover her face. After school waa over, the agent wondered at the strange actions of the tlrl wbo had uncovered ber race. Sbe followed him to his bouse, entered ifter him. and set about getting bts llnner. As be spoke no Sioux, and the no English, he could get no explanation ex-planation from ber. Finally, to his relief, the teacher ode up. Shaking with laughter, be liked the agent bow be liked bis new lfe! Tbea the latter understood vhat be bad done In certain tribes f tbe Sioux Indians all a man needs lo In order to get a wife Is to Induce t girl to uncover her face. The agent lad proposed in the usual way and een accepted. la vain did the agent plead that be ilready had a wife In the east; there as only one way to get ont bf It t cost him the equivalent of fourteen wmles to persuade the Indian glrl'a atber to Uke ber back again |