Show LYDIA YDIA L YDIA OF THE PIN PINS PINES I STORY FROM THE START I I Lydia Dudl Dudley y with her hr baby b by staler l ter Patience returns r turn home from an aft afternoon r oon of play The Th home li le an untidy home the th hu- hu Ini d hou of ot her fA- fA fAther t ther Amoe Amoa Amo Dudley In Lake City Her r fathers father's father friend and her own devoted admirer John Levine are dl cu affairs In general central Land le la I getting more valuable vl every ever very day da Amos thinks that It ItI ItI I Ii time the Indiana IndIan n who occupy a reservation twenty mile mite away were r mavIn moving on- on on In order that the white men urn might have hav thie land CHAPTER Continued I-Continued I Continued 2 2 Poor brutes of oC Indians Indiana said John Levine re refilling his pl pipe I I get ugly about bout the reservation yet ret I realize they've got first rIght richt to the land The man that can make best use of the lands land's got first right to It insisted In- In In Amos Amoa what my ancestors an- an ant an ancestors t believed two hundred and fit fit- fifty fifty ty years ago when the they settled In New Hampshire and put loopholes under the eaves es of oC their houses Our farmhouse had loopholes like that Snow used to sift In through em eru on my bed when I was a kid Lydia lying on her stomach on the couch turning tile the lie leaves of ot Tom Tom Sawyer looked up with sudden in- in interest In Interest terest Daddy lets let's go back there to live lIte rd love to live lIte In a house with loop loop- loopholes loopholes holes boles The two men laughed You should have baTe been a boy Lydia said Amos Levine and who'd A boy sniffed have mothered little Patience If It shed she'd been a boy yet right right yet look at that lIt lIt- lItter litter lit litter ter on the desk In the parlor Both the men smiled while Lydia blushed What are you going to do with that doll furniture Lydia 1 asked askell John LevIne Im going to make a doll house for to l little tUe Patience for tor Christmas Lydia gave nn an uncomfortable wriggle Dont Don't talk about me so much Youre working a long way ahead abend commented Amos That was your our mothers mother's trait I wish Id I'd had It Though how I could look look- ahead on n a half day dollar dollar and and anda a day hala I Lydia dla Its It's b Lydia Lyla rose reluctantly her book un- un under under un under der her arm Dont read upstairs child Amos Amo went ent on go to hed bed and to sleep dl- dl directly di directly Lydia looke looked around for a safe place for the book and finall finally climbed up on a chair and laid It on the top shelf of time the sideboard Then she came back to her fathers father's side and lifted JIlted her face tace for her night goodnight bt kiss child said suld Amos I night Good m my How lIow about me asked Levine lne you one to spare for fOl a lone lone- lonely lonely ly y bachelor lie He pulled Lydia Idla to hIm and kissed her lIer gently on the cheek If IC you oU were ere ten years ears older and anti I were ten years ears younger younger- younger Then wed we'd travel said salt the child with a happy gl giggle le as she ran out of the time room There was silence for tor a moment then John Levine lne said sold Too bad old Lizzle Is such ruch a slob I know it It replied Amos but she he gets no wages just stayed on after attel nursIng my wife I cant can't afford offord to t r L y f 1 r rr r rt i l rt 1 I rJ 7 I t p Said John Poor Brute Brutes of Indians I Levine pay b decent help hell And after all HII abe be he t t 3 the rough work an and she's honest and ton fond of ot the children Still Lydia ought to ha have e u better chance I wish you'd oud let ate me me he ted Let It your ou whan what asked Amo wurl out Nothing Shed She'd better be Jet get get getting things her own way Y Shell She'll around the time house housen ting hug to o notice its II III Elie lir grows older ft It Is the th devils devil's own mess rul'S here Aims Arn Im m going to 10 move mo t This rl place has lias got Jot on nt t month my nerves s 's Ive I've got gol to get Into si u have han I a garden It If i I cull can 1 are III i when nr I I 1 out ill ul t of to n to we wc cnn can get Ket tp f I a lil fur I III less hlIs ll w rent t r n II r I idea iden If t have ha a 1 garden I II I rut im i L II I I t tell you OU take mine out n near nc ar time the iii lh Ill C r v By HONORE HONOR WILLSIE WILLS IE e b br t y Frederick A Stoke Co Ce Service S I lake Ill I'll let It you ou have It for tor what wha you ou pa pay for this It'll be empty the thi first of ot September Ill go o you said Raid A Amos Amo Its a pretty a n place a aa as 1 I know of ot Again silence tt fell lI Then Amos Amo said eald John why dont don't you go to con con- congress congress gress Not today or tomorrow hut but maybe four or five fi years from now Nice question for one poor man manto manto marto to put to another said Levine willa a short laugh No reason you should always ays he be poor replied Amos Theres rich richland richland land lying twenty h miles north of ot her here owned by nothing but Indians Levine scratched his hea head licad You You could run for tor sheriff said Amos as IlS a n starter n By heel hecl I exploded John Jolin Levine Le Ill try for Cor It No reason renson why a reel real estate man shouldn't go o Into politics as well as some of ot the shyster Amos law law- lawyers lawyers you and I know hull huli Amos Upstairs L Lydia III stood In a n path ot of moonlight pulling off her hr dollies clothes slow slow- slowly slowly slowly ly Having Jerked herself Into her nightdress sill she knelt b by the bedside Oh God Cod she prayed In a whIsper dont let there thre be any more lentils In our family and help me to bring little Patience up tip right This WU wits washer her regular formula Softly as a shadow she slie crept in be- be beside be beside side fide her ber bab baby sister Bister and the moonlight slowly edged across the room and rest rest- rested rested ed for tor a long time on the two curly heads motionless In childhoods childhood's slumber slum slum- slumber slumber ber CHAPTER II The Heroic Day Little Patience had forgotten the red balloon overnight Lydia Lyla had known that she slie would Nevertheless with the feeling that something was owing to the baby she decided to turn thIs Saturday Into nn on extra season of delight for fOl her lIer little charge Do you OU care dad asked Lydia at breakfast If baby and I have ha lunch over o at the lake lale shore Not If It youre you're careful answered Amos He lie dug dUI Into his coat pocket and brought up a handful of oC tobacco from rein which he disinterred two pen pen- pennies pennies nies nils Here lIer lIP lie said on one for each ot of you Dont Don't be late for tor supper chick chIck- chIckens chickens chickens ens He lie kissed the two children picked up his dinner pall pail and was off Lydia hT her red rd cheeks redd redder r than usual smiled at Lizzie Lizzle as she filie dropped the pennies Into the pocket of her blouse and stuffed a gray and frowsy little h handkerchief on top of ot them he lie the best old daddy I 1 she exclaimed Sure said Lizzie Uzzle as she poured out her third cup uh ot of coffee Lydia that dress of ot yours Is Isreal isreal Isreal real dirty You get Into else and Il II wash It out today I haven't ent got much of oC anything else to get gt Into have ha I except Lizzie except my may Sunday dress You are dreadful short of ot clothes child what That with the way you grow and the wa way you climb trees tres Im I'm trying to save sa enough out of the gro gro- gro grocery grocery cery cry mone money to get you a couple more or of them galatea dresses for tor when school opens hut but your land land your poor mother was such a hand with the lie needle lIedle you OU used to look a n perfect pic plc- pIcture picture ture There warned by the sudden droop of ot Ldla Lydias Lydia's mouth I tell you ou you'll be In and out of ot the water nil all allday day anyhow Both of ot you get Into the bathing suits your Aunt Emily sent you ou All right ans answered ered Lydia sober sober- soberly soberly ly Iy you ou think Aunt Emil Emily would have hl more sense onse than lian to send all those hose grownup clothes Who did she thinks think's going to make em cm em over o now I dont don't kno know child The poor pOOl thin timing Is dea dead now anyhow Folks Is always thoughtless about charlt charity Why I wasn't taught to o sew I dout know Anyhow the bathing haUling suits she got for you two You lift bet your our life II Im I'm I going to learn how to sew said Lydia L I dla rising to untie the bab baby's bib Im 1111 practicing ing lag on Florence Mother hind taught me mime straight seams ams on and had just begun me m on over o and over o when when-to Over PI and over o repeated repealed the baby I softly Lizzie Uzzle put out a R plump toil scarred lull hand baud and drew rew I Lydia dla to tier her There dearle Think about other thugs s What shall pour poor old Liz fix you Oll fur for lunch The child d rubbed her bright cheek against the old womans woman's failed faded one You ure are a solid comfort to me Liz Lizzie zie she said sull with a n sigh Then Ihen utter aft after er B a moment she exclaimed eagerly Oh 11 Lizzie Lizzle e do o you think we could lave hll a u lIed deviled egg Is It too loo expensive ex- ex ex expensive Ien pensive he You shall shull 1111 have a Il deviled lIed tg egg It if I have ha to 10 steal it It But maybe mabe you OU might dust up the parlor a n bit while I I get et things read ready Ldla Lydia established little Patience un on the room dining floor with whit a linen book brought In tit a II broom broom and dustpan from the kitchen and 1 he hegan tl at t furiously to sweep the parlor th the dust cleared somewhat she em emerged with the dustpan heaped with sweepings and the lie corners of ot the theroan roan still untouched Then with It a sense of ot duty duly well dour done she blie lifted lilted lit lit- little lit little tle tie Patience and ami carried her up Into the little bedroom I IThe The bathing suits were pretty blue I woolen things and when the two pre pre- pre pre- presented presented themselves to Lizzie In n the kitchen the old woman exclaimed It If ever I seen en two fairies I A thin one and a fat tot one chuck chuck- chuckled chuckled chuckled led Lydia Push the baby down over o time tho steps for me and Ill I'll prepare preparo for tor our long hard oyne nce was established In her hr perambulator with her linen pIcture book Florence Dombey Domber was settled s lit at her feet tet with Men n of Iron The hits bitt- bittof of cigar box and the knife packed In a pasteboard box were ere tied to one edge se of ot tile the lie carriage Patiences Patience's milk In to a tin pall of ot Ice was lull on top tOl otIen nf ot Men Ien of Iron Iroll The paper hn bag of lunch elan dangled led from the handle- handle handlebar handle bar bill bar and announced time the prep prep- preparations complete fife fhe wn way to tile the lake shore led Ild un- un under un under der the lie maple trees for several se blocks block Then the hoard board walk turned abruptly to cross crocs a 11 marsh l high grown now with ripening cat tails Having Ha safely crossed the marsh the walk ended In Inn ina Ina n a grown grass path Lydia trundled the heavy perambulator with some alon along the path The August sun was hot She panted You are ure getting fat tat baby Darn It I wish I had a bicycle I Ahoy there Hard aport with your helm mate came a shout from from be- be behind be behind hind her A boy In a n bright reel bath bath- bathing bathing In ing suit jumped off of a n bicycle Hello lIello Kent I 1 said MId LIa Lydia Hello II ell 0 yourself returned Kent Walt and Ill I'll I hitch to the thc front axle He lie untied a stout cord from his han han- handlebars handlebars handlebars bars dle-bars and proceeded to fasten It from his saddle post to the perambulator perambulator lator Lydia Ldla watched him with a glowing face She was as devoted to Kent although they quarreled a great deal lie He was a handsome boy two years Lydias Lydia's senior not tall for hIs years but hut alread already broad and sturdy with crinkly black hair and clear black bro brown bron n eyes Ills His face Cace was round and ruddy under Its sum summer mer lace tan Ills His lips were Tere full and strong strong-an an aggressive jolly boy with witha n a quick temper and a generous heart lie and Lydia Ldla ha had been friends sInce kindergarten arten days das Im going Jo stay In the Willows all day a said Lydia Dont go too fast tast Kent 1 up DIt up up Dit-up horsy l 1 I screamed little Patience The path after a n few Cew moments shifted to 10 the lake shore The water there lapped quietly on a sandy beach deep ep shaded by willows Kent dis- dis dismounted dis dismounted mounted Discharge your our cargo l I 1 he cried Dont be so bossy said Eald Lydia Lyla Thais Is m my party All right then I wont won't play with you Nobody asked you to smarty I Iwas Iwas Iwas was going to give glye you my deviled egg for lunch Gosh said eald Kent did you brIng your lunch Say I guess Ill I'll go home and get mother to give gho me some But lets let's play pirates first All right 1 I I choose to be chIef first agreed Lydia And Im I'm Im I'm the cannibal and baby's the stolen princess said Kent The three children ren plunged nto the game ame common property ot of childhood For a time bloody cap cap- captures captures tures savage orgies escape pursuit t looting of oC great ships and burial of treasure transformed the quiet shore to a theater of high crime At last as the August noon wa waxed ed high and the hostage princess fell fast tast asleep In her pt p perambulator cave e the canni cannibal bal who had hind shifted to captured duke dule bowed boned before the pirate Sir he lie said In III a deep voice i I hl have bethought ht myself of ot still further treasure which If It you ou will allow v me meto meto to go 0 after In my trust trusty boat I will get et and brill bring to you you-if you ou It If you ou will trill al- al allow al nl allow low me lilt to 10 sa say farewell at Hint time timeto timeto timeto to my wife an and babes babs Ha lIa returned the pirate flow lIow do I know knots you'll come comae back fhe duke fol folded ed hIs Ills arms You have ha In my word of oC lionor hOllor which never ne has hus and ne er will be In broken Go duke but return ere eve sundown Time The pirate made trade a gesture gesture ture lure toward time the bicycle p And sa say Kent lien bring plent plenty to fill tIll yourself up for tur Im I'm awful hungry and Ill I'll need lIed all we c weve we've got ot She was giving little liar her herI I bread and milk when Kent returned wit h 11 u paper bag Mn Ma Wits cross at me fur for pestering hI her but hut I managed eJ to get some sand sand- sandwiches sandwiches and Ilou doughnuts Come COllie on Oil ii lets let's nl Gee flee theres there's u II squat qua toward the Hie three Ihre seated te 1 In the I he sand b by the lator blur was a thin bent old woman loam lean leaning III lag ing on a stick Dirty Irl old beggar said lIld Keut Kent be- be be beginning ginning clamming ID to our devour Ills hits hl sandwiches she felie awful exclaimed e Lydia Begging IlI lans were no ell no novelty to Luke Lake City children but tills this one WitS wets so 80 old and thIn that Lydia was us hor hor- horrified rifled Toothless her black hull hair streaked hilt with with- gray gruy her calico dregs dirty her hands hund like birds bIrd claws cows clasping her hel stick RUck the V stopped In front of ot the lie dill chill children I dren Eat File ht suld said pointing to t liar hel mouth while her sunken black eyes ces were fixed hied on oft Kents Kent's sandwiches Little Patience looked up and he- he hegar be began ian gar to whimper with fear Get out ou old rip said Kent Eat Ent I Eat I In Insisted the squaw a certaIn ferocity In her |