A Departmental Case

Luke Standifer, who once served the state as an Indian fighter, soldier, ranger, and legislator, was appointed Commissioner of Insurance, Statistics, and History. One August afternoon, while the commissioner was smoking a cigar in his office, a poor woman dressed in black came to see him. She told him about her unhappy married life and her cruel husband, who had treated her terribly and left her without enough money to live. Hoping that the state might help her, she had come to seek assistance. But will Commissioner Standifer be able to provide assistance to the helpless woman? How was she connected to the commissioner? What surprising plan will he make to help her? Read this thrilling story to find out!