Show r I I 6 I Lydia 0 of the Pin Pines By HONORE WILLSIE NU 0 A by Frederick A A Stoke Stok Co J I Jt t I C 6 s e 0 t e f I I I C I I r I I I I 0 e e I II I I I 0 I I I I I e 1 I I I I I 0 I I I CIS eel 0 I I I I e I 0 e eI I lee I C 0 I I I I I I I I I S STORY ORY FROM ROM THE START Lydia with her baby sister r Patience returns return from an afternoon after after- afternoon afternoon noon of play to the Impoverished j s home of her hr father lather Amos Amo Dud Dud- Dudley Dudley Dudley ley In n Lake CIt City lIer Ifor fathers father's frIend and her own devoted ad- ad admirer admirer ad admirer John Levine I think It time lime the tho Indians Indian on a nearby reserva- reserva reservation re erva lion tion were movIng In order that the the- white men might have this land John LevIne announces his Intention of going Kolne Into politics politicK Lydia Patience and a compan compan- companion companIon companion ion Kent Moulton are playing by the lake with Margery daughter of Dave Marshall Marthall th the towns town's town banker Margery I falls Into the water Sho la Is I taken home by Lydia and Kent Bent Her father blames blame them for lor the mIs- mIs mIshap mishap hap until LydIa explains explain Le- Le LevIne Levine Le vIne tells tell Amos Amo his hi plan to have havethe havethe havethe the reservation opened for set set- settlement settlement et Patience nce dies diu die of diphtherIa diphtheria diphtheria theria lea leaving Ing Lydia feeling that her trust truit In God le Is I lost She ands comfort In the loving kInd kInd- kIndness kindness kind ne ness of John LevIne A note of Amos backed by LevIne and held by Marshall Mar hall le 11 I due and can can- cannot cannot can cannot not be m met t At Lydias Lydia's appeal Marshall rees agrees to renew It it Lydia enters high school A full full- full blood blood Indian boy Charlie Jack Jack- Jackson Jackson Jack eon son makes make accusations against LevIne and attacks him Levine le Is shot hot by an unseen assailant but only slightly wounded Rt- Rt Recuperating Re at the th Dudley Dudloy cot cot- cottage cottage cot tace tage he h realizes loneliness Jon ne lonell-ne ell ell- ness nua and h her r shaken faith In God Th The man and girl tirl enter Into a compact to start tart a search for tor God together CHAPTER VIII-Continued VIII VIII Continued 9 I dont don't see why you feel fed so said end Lydia You get along all nil right with wIth- wIthout without without out the reservation why shouldn't the theother theother theother other Indians I dont don't understand No Xo you dont don't understand replied Charlie youre like most roost of the other whites around here You see sec a chance to get land and you'd crucify each other If you needed to to get It What chance do Indians stand But I tell you this his voice sank to a hoarse whIsper and his eyes looked far for be beyond beyond yond her If f there Is a God of the IndIans as well veil as the whites you'll pay pay some da day day- You'll pay as we are paying Lydia shivered ered Dont talk so Charlie I wish I knew all about It fo I f the truth about It If It I was a mall mac fI you bet before I 1 voted Id I'd find out exclaimed Look ook ok here Lydia exclaimed Char Char- Charlie Charlie CharIle lie Ile why dont don't you come up o on OJ the reservation for a n camping trip next J summer for tor a week or so Costs too much said LydIa either I can pet jet tents 0 and It wouldn't cost you ou anything but f your our share of the food go o and maybe one of the teachers would chap chap- chaperon chaperon eron Lydias Lydia's eyes kindled Gee Char Char- Charlie Charlie Charlie lie perhaps It could be fixed I got i rr 7 r I Ii a aI I II I i Ir t at l lr i ar r 1 Gee Charlie Perhaps It Could De Fixed I nine rune months to earn the Ule money In Its It's t I a tithing to look forward to nodded and moved mo away learn things up there hero you ou never neer reamed of he slid said The conversation with John Jhn Levine dill did not Dot take place until the tilt Sunday b fore fre the election The fight In the c district had Increased In 1 hitte rne a os It went vent on Family feud feudi develop develop- I Ancient family skeletons regarding tilt the pine lIne grafts and Indian looting saw the light lIht of day On the Saturday a week before elec elec- election election election tion Lydia went to pa pay her dut duty call calla callon callon to a toon on Margery Elviry admitted her be rl right ht down Bald said aid m- m Tiry El-Tiry wiry just finished her nap Her lIer what Inquired Lydia politely Br nap A New ew York beauty doe doe- doctor tor told me to have hn her take one ODe everyday every everyday day She went to the hop last night t Site She looked lovely ely In a n cream chiffon chilTon C 1 00 One of the th college professors sora asked f no was that little beauty Come me In 9 p Margery trolled strolled stroll Into the room ina In a red kimono How de do do do doI 1 IE Ia she khe said laid Hello Margery Want to play pa- pa paper paper pa paper per dolls 1 Paper Taper dolls l shrieked El Why LydIa you are fifteen I dont don't care replied Lydia obstinately obstinately obstinately I still play em cm once In a awhile awhile awhile while I ha haven't ent touched one since last spring said Mid Margery I Want to see seemy seemy my mr New York clothes No 0 thank you answered Lydia Ldla Id just as soon not Ive I've got to get hom home right away In that big bundle asked Elviry pointing to the huge hUle paper parcel In Lydias Lydia's lap Nothing she phe said shortly looking at the rope portieres In the doorway I 1 got new ones In the East East- East said Elviry following her glance Shells Shelli strung together tog But I put em cm up only when we ha have e parties partle Who made your shirtwaist LydIa I did answered Lydia not with with- without without out pride I thought so commented I dont don't suppose your fathers father's had a raise yet He Ile aint that kind Does he pay Levine any rent for that cot cot- cottage cottage cottage tage Of course every ery month exclaImed Lydia Indignantly Oh I I Just asked I Your fathers father's been talking strong for him at the plow factory they say and we e just wondered lIes lIe's old enough to be your father but youre you're getting to be ayoung a ayoung ayoung young lady now Lydia and Its It's very Tery bad for your reputation to be seen with him You haven't any mother and I must speak I dont don't see how John Levines Levine's rep rep- reputation reputation rep about Indians or pine lands can hurt me any protested Lydia angrily and I just think youre you're th the person I know I The front door slammed as she spoke and Dave Marshall came In Hello Bello Well Lydia this Is la a sIght for sore ees eyes Thought you'd forgot forgot- forgotten forgotten forgotten ten us He lie looked from his two wom wom- women women en folks to Lydia you two be been n saying now he asked asked gruffly Elvir Elviry tossed her head Nothing at all nil You sale saK that Lydia and Amos ought to be warned about LevIne Yes I did exclaimed Dave Date with witha witha a sudden change of voice You tell your father to come round and see me methis methis methis this evening e Lydia Ldla I doOt dont don't like his attitude on the reservation rf question Tell him If I cant can't change chane his views any other way way- I may ma have to brin bring pressure with that note Lydia buttoned her coat with trem trem- trembling trembling bling fingers finers Yes sir Ill I'll tell him she said ald Well Vell pa pay that note note up somehow Even It cant can't be all allowed ed to keep us from believing from believing what we ve hell believe eve Her voice olce strengthened suddenly What the u use e of being an American If you cant can't believe what you want to Im I'm not going to tell my father to come to see you rou Ill I'll answer right now We Well We'll II think and say what we please and you rou can cnn do whatever you OU want to about that nasty old note note- Dave suddenly laughed There that's what I mean about L Ly- Ly Lydia's Ly dla's dias being the real thing tiling You help my mr being your our friend Lydia no matter malter what happens But Dut grImly Ill call In that note unless your fa- fa father father fa father ther shuts up Good by Good b exclaimed Lydia ab abruptly ah- ah abruptly and she he marched Into the hall head held high h and closed the outside door firmly behind her It hail hall been n a long time since she he had known the heavy heavy- sinking of the heart that she felt now She had an utter horror of repeating Marshalls Marshall's message e to her lier father Money Ione worry made Amos frantic In the midst of one of her longest sighs Hill Billy Norton Korton overtook o her Well rell Hello Billy said Lydia lookIng up at the young oung man soberly RIll Billy was a sophomore In college f Billy BIll Is there an any way a n girl like me could earn GOO COO she asked him Golly not that I know of Why Oh 01 I 1 just asked I wish I was a aman aman aman man Billy Dilly looked at the scarlet cheeks and the blowing yellow curls I dont don't he lie said worrying you ou Lyd Lad Nothing she Insisted Then anxious anxIous anxious ious to change the subject she asked aked you ou studying to be Billy A farmer fanner I believe a farmers farmer's the most Independent man In the world And that's what I want to b bs be Inde Inde- Independent pendent call pendent call no man bo boss s That me me too Billy crl cried LydIa pausing at her gate what I want to be Independent Thara what real Americans ns are Lydia did not hot t tell her lier father that nl night bt of threat He lIe was In such a tranquil mood that she slie could not bear Lear to upset him But the Hie next day she gathered her courage together and told him To her surprise Instead of walking the floor and swearing lie he gave gac a long whistle So its it's that serious Is la It I won won- wonder wonder wonder der just what hes he's up UJ to The old crook Huh This will e nut nuts for forJohn forJohn forJohn John though It If he doesn't come out this afternoon Ill I'll go o look him up this en evening Lydias Lydia's Jaw dropped But Dut daddy you dont don't 8 seem m to realize well we'll have to pay par the first of January Januar she urged her voice roice still till trembling For tho the Unit first time Ume Amos looked ather ather at her carefully Wh Why my d dear ar child theres there's nothing to worry about he exclaimed Now ow his voice olce softened you stop worrying Levine and Ill I'll take care of this Lydia looked at her father doubt doubt- doubtfully doubtfully fully Cully and suddenly he laughed un- un unsteadily unsteadily un unsteadily steadily and kissed ed her You get more and more like your our mother I 1 dont don't know what Id I'd do without you Lydia I swan Levine lne stole away from his various councils an and 1 reached the cottage about supper time If It I didn't get out here liere once In awhile a awhile while he said as he sat down to the waffles warnes and coffee corree that made the Sun Sun- Sunday Sunda Sunday da day night treat Lydia had lately de developed Id get to believe belle everyone was politics Amos suddenly burst forth Lydia Ldla tell John about Dave Marshall Lydia flushing uncomfortably did so Levine lne did not cease his onslaught on the waffles warnes during the recital Good news ell eli Amos lie he said Getting anxious Isn't he hel I Then catchIng Lydias Lydia's look of ot consternation consternation consternation tion WI Why v bless your our soul Lydia Ldla what wIant are arc you upset about Let him call In the loan I can pay It lt Amos Just what I said Ill I'll make my Interest and payments to you then thank the Lord Lordi I Well make them on time just as usual remarked LydIa In a voice that had both reproof and warning In It t So Marshalls Marshall's worried repeated John Well It behooves him to beI be I dont don't know what hell he'll do when hen the Indians are gone one Mr Ir Levine asked Lydia herell the Indians go John shrugged his shoulders Go Goto to tho the devil most of them Oh but that seems terrible cried Lydia No Xo more terrible than the way they live and die on the reservation resen-atlon My Iy dear child dont don't develop any sen- sen sentiment sentiment sen sentiment for the Indian lIes Hes as doomed as the buffalo Its It's fate or life or evolution e working what out out what whatever ever er your fanc fancy names It It lt No sickly gush will stop It As long lont as the In- In Indian Indian In Indian dian has a pine or pelt well we'll exploit him When he has none well we'll kick him out like the dead dog he Is Lydia her eyes ees round her lips part part- parted parted parted ed did not reply For a moment she saw the Levine that the world saw cold logical merciless John Jolin Inter Inter- Interpreted interpreted her expression Instantly and smiled Dont look at me so young Lydia Im I'm just being honest The rest talk about freeing the IndIan I sa say n d-n d n the Indian enrich the whites I suppose youre you're you oure re right but I cant can't I help feeling sorry for Charlie Jack Jack- Jackson Jackson Jackson son and m my old squaw Levine nodded understandIngly and turned to Amos the talk In the factory he asked During the hal half hour that followed Lydia did not speak again nor did she hear any of the conversation When Levine rose at nine to leave leate she slie fol- fol followed fol followed lowed him hIm to the door Adam and anI Ill I'll walk a way war with you she slie said whIle dad puts his chickens to bed Fine exclaimed John Lydia trudged d along for a few mo mn moments ments meats in silence Then Levine lne pulled her hand through his arm arm Out with It young Lydia Ldla Ill he saId Do you ou suppose she asked that lint God Is something like ether or ether or like I In electricity In the tho air everywhere something that hint sort of holds us to- to together together to together gether you ou know Well Nell ell replied John slowly I wouldn't want to believe that lint I want to find a G God d we can know and un- un un understand a a God that's tender and and- and un-I un and human b by Jove Lydia looked up at him quickly In Inthe inthe Inthe the starlight After what you said suld about Indians tonight you cant can't be- be believe believe be believe I lieve God could be tender and told and idlet let that happen I Levine lne returned her look and smiled You score there honey Lydia youre you're growing up The young girl nodded carelessly nut But I wanted to talk to you about taking the reservation not about me I guess wed we'd better do that another time I dont don't want you to scold me inc Scold you I Lydia Ldla paused In her astonishment Wh Why I love lo you ou as much as I do anybody In the world How v could I scold you Levine looked down Into the shadowy childish h eyes you ou Well youre you're a dear anyhow Now Kow scoot and Ill I'll watch till you reach the gate LydIa hesitated She felt a change In Johns John's manner and wondered It if she lead had hurt his feelings feeling's Kiss me good goodnight goodnight night then she thc said You Yon dont don't do doIt It as regularly as you used to If It I I dont don't watch you you'll be finding some someone someone I Ione one else to travel with you I IJohn John turned the little face up and kissed her lier gently on the tho forehead but Lydia Ldla with rare demonstrativeness threw her arms around his neck and kIssed his lips with a full childish smack There l I she said complacently I Come on Adam I 1 Dont Don't wait walt Mr Ir Le- Le LeI Levine Le I vine Ine Im I'm safe with Adam But nut John Levine did wait walt standIng I with his hand against his lips his head bowed till he heard the gate click Then he lifted his face to the I stars God he whispered why do You make me forty five Instead five ot of twenty fire CHAPTER IX The Election It rained on election day a cold No No- November November vember drizzle The day was a legal holiday 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