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Show i ix. jy rr r5 x tl V W lTMlCQ THE STORY ..CHAPTBR a WH!r fcr bbr ltr, Patience, Lydla returns from pU to the untidy born ot her Impoverish) father, Amoi Dudley, at Lake City. Her father e friend, and her own devoted admirer, John Levlne, after dlacuselng affaire with Dudley, make up his mind to go into politics. CHAPTER ll-Corinued. "An"TIurTn the golden Augusf "afternoon "after-noon the game wnxed Joyfully. For n long time, Margery eat aloof, playing lFMtb:bb cavating of the cave began, she succumbed suc-cumbed and begun to. grovel in the Band with the other two. ' Constant small avalanchog of sand and - sail from the bank powdered the children's hair and clothes with " gray-black dust "Gosh, this Is too much like work," groaned Kent, at last "Hi tell you, let's play the finding of Friday's father." fa-ther." "I don't want to 1e tied up In a boat," protested Margery, at once. "Manly not in boat," chorused little Patience, toddling to the rater's edge and .throwing In a handful of sand. Isn't she a lore!" sighed Margery. "Huh, yon girls ' make me sick," snorted Kent "We wont tie yon In the boat Well bring the boat In and get you. then well anchor It out where It Is now,, and and Til go get Smith's rowboat and Friday and I'll come out and rescue you." . Margery hesitated. "Aw, come oni" urged Kent "Don't be such a 'frald cat That's why us kids don't like you, you're such a silly, dressed-up doll." The banker's daughter flushed. Though she loved the pretty clothes and though the sense of superiority to other children, carefully cultivated Dy ner motner, was tne very cream of her nostrils, she bad never been '"quite so happy as this afternoon when grubbing on an equality with these three Inferior children. "I'm not afraid at alt and I'm Just as dirty as Lydla Is. Go ahead with your boat" They tethered Patience with Kent's cord to one of the willow trees and Margery was paddled out several boat lengths from the shore and the great stone that served for anchor was dropped over. Kent took a clean dire overboard, swam ashore and disappeared dis-appeared along the willow path. Little Lit-tle Patience set up a wait ' - Tth turn rxt Rah torn, too." she wept TO go stay with her till Kent MinM." aald Lvdla. divine Into the water as casually as If she were rising ris-ing from a chair. 1 won't stay in this awful boat alone r shrieked Margery. : Lydla swam ateadlly to fee bore, then turned. -Margery was standing op In the boat "Sit down I Sit downl" cried Lydla. Ly-dla. Margery, beside herself with fear, tossed her anna, "I won't -otay.to this old" There was a great splash and a choking cry as Margery! black braid "And she can't swim," gasped Lydla. Kent!" she screamed, and made a flying leap Into the water. Her Blender, Blen-der, childish arms seemed suddenly steeL Her thin little , legs took a racing stroke like tiny propellers. Margery came up on the far side of the boat and uttered another choking chok-ing cry before she went" "down again, Lydla dived, caught the long black braid and brought the freniied little nice to tne surrace. anaraerr immediately imme-diately threw an arm around Lydla's neck, and Lydla hit her In the face with a clenched small fist and all the strength she could muster. , "Let go. or I'll let you drown. Turn over on your back. There Isn't a thing to be afraid of." Margery, with l sob, obeyed and Lydla towed her the abort distance to the boat "There, catch bold," she aid. . Both the children clung to the gunwale, gun-wale, Margery choking and sobbing. "I can't lift you Intp the boat" " panted Lydla-'Buf quit "yoTtrylng Xou're safe. There's Kenf Kent bad heard the call and some note of need In It registered, ifter a moment in his mind. lie ran back and leaped Into the water. He clambered Into the-boat and reaching over pulled Margery bodily over the gunwale. The child, sick and - hysterical, huddled Into- the bottom nf the boat zrrAw Sure," replied Lydla, -who was her ginning to recover her breath. It waa the work of a minute to ground the boat .Then unheeding little lit-tle Patience's lamentation, the two children looked at each other and at Margery. - y : . Til ran for her mother," said HONORE WILLSIE COPYKlOWT RCD(ACtA StOKtS XOr KenT . " ""And scsre her to deathl She Isn't burfinIt,w'lnslsfea XydlaT "' "Ma r"." gery, stop crying. Tou're all right, f tell you." "I'll fell you," said Kent, 'let's put her In Patience's carriage, and carry her home. The water abe swallowed makes her awful sick at her stomach, I guess." The fright over, the old spirit of adventure, with an added sense of heroism, animated Sent and Lydla. : - -Margery was teased out of the boat "and assisted Into the ' perarohulator. with. her. dripping white legs dandling dan-dling helplessly over the end. Little Patience's tears were assuaged when she was placed In the doll buggy, with Margery's dell In h3f arms. Florence rorubey was tied papoose fashion to Lydla's back. The bicycle was hidden In the rave and with Kent wheeling Margery and Lydla. Patience, the procession pro-cession jMarted wildly, for home.. - By the time they had turned Into the borne street, Margery was beginning begin-ning to recover, but she was still shivering shiv-ering and Inclined to sob. : Other children chil-dren followed them and it was quite an Imposing group that turned In at the Marshall gate. Just as Mrs. Marshall Mar-shall came to the door to bid a guest good-by. ...r:.. The scene that followed was difficult diffi-cult for either Lydla or Kent to describe de-scribe afterward. : There was a bulla-buloo bulla-buloo thnf brought half the mothers of the neighborhood Into the yard. The doctor waa sent for. Margery was put to bed and Kent and Lydla were mentioned men-tioned as murderers, low-down brats and coarse little brutes by Mrs. Marshall, Mar-shall, who ended by threatening them with the police. OldXlzzIe appeared .on the scene In time to take Lydla's part and Kent disappeared after Mrs. Marshall had told hlra that Margery's father would be around to see his father that evening. eve-ning. "Is the child dead?" demanded old Lizzie, holding Patience on one arm while Lydla clung to the other. . "She was able to walk upstairs," said a neighbor. "It's Just Mrs. Marshall's Mar-shall's way, you know." Til way her," snorted Lizzie. "Fine thanks to Lydla for saving the child, Come home with your Old Lis, dearie, and get Into the nice clean dress I've got for you." Lydla told the story to Amos at suppertlme. He was much disturbed. "I've told jou often and often, Lydla, Ly-dla, never to endanger a child that can't swim. You and Kent should have had more sense," The quick tears sprang to the child's eyes. She was still much shaken. . "Is this lesson enough for you, or must I forbid your playing to the water! wa-ter! "I thought I could trust jrqu -absolutely. .- wv.rM . ... "Stop your scolding her, Amos Dudley," Dud-ley," exclaimed old Lizzie;1 1 wont hare it She's too nervous a child." Amos was saved a reply by a ring at the doorbell.- Lfssle let Margery's father In. He waa a short, red-faced man with black hair and eye He was too much excited now to stand on ceremony, and he followed Lizzie lnto the dining-room. "This won't do, Dudley. These wild young ones of yours" ' "Walt a minute, Marshall," Interrupted Inter-rupted Amos, with a dignity that he had brought with him from New England. Eng-land. "Margery Is all right so we can 10 over this thing calmly. Sit down and listen to Lydla's story. Tell him. Lydla." ' . Lydla left her place and crowded up against her father'a side. Old Lli-sle Lli-sle was holding the baby. 'It was like this." Lydla began, "Baby and me were going to play by ourselves under the willows. Then Kent he came and he played pirates with us. And then, right after we'd had our lunch, Margery she came "along arid Keht iind i were mad- The child paused uncomfortably and rubbed her curly yellow head with her thin little hand In an embarrassed way. - - "Why were you mad, Lydla T In spite jot JilmseltIhrshairs rolce was softening, as Amos had knownit would. Lydla made a deep appeal somehow to the tenderness of men. "Tell Mr. Marshall all you told me. Lydla." said Amos, "Well well, you see. It's like this. Margery's always so clean and she hns lovely . clothes and and she she look "down on us other kids so -we wont irroeraily let her play with us--and she's an awful 'frald cat and-and and-and a tattle-talt " BW irheue got playing . Robinson 7 Crusoe, snd were digging the cave she helped and , got terrible dirty, Just like ue,.and then she wanted to be Friday's father, an then well now I guess the ret of It was Kent's und.my fault We for got aha couldn't swim and we forgot what a cry-bshT "he was. 'Caue you e7 wdtt r's stjiidST ITCrianJ to lvut 'and me and- we'd hem swlmmln' 'most ull day, and Margery's the only kid .. around here that -can't, swim." , "Why can't she swim?" demanded Marshall. "How'd all the rest of you learnt Don't you think you were mean not to let her learnt". . Again Lydja's pellucid eyes widened. "Why her" mother wont let her play with common kids like us I And us kid never learned. We've Just played In the water ever since we was as big ns baby." "David Marshall scowled and Stirred uncomfortably. He did not look at Amos, who sat with his arm about I.ydia, his thin face a lesser replica of J',e0,d engraving of Daniel Webster hanging on the wail above. "Well, go on 1 How'd she com to Jail overboard!" - . "She and! waa lifting in the hoat and baby, the waa tied to a tree By a long string and she began to cry. to eouie, too. and I Jumped over to go quiet her. Kent he'd gone to get another an-other boat And Margery aha Jumped ' irp and brgnn to yell and" ware her anna and fell overboard, Then I re tnembered she couidn't swim and 1 went back and got her and Kent came nud pulled us iu shore. It wasn't anything, any-thing, but Margery's such a cry-baby. Lizzie, she's terrible uncomfortable." Lydla's attention ' had returned to little Patience. "I'll take her up to bed," she said, "It won't take but a few minutes." "I'll carry her," said Llssle. - " " The baby opened her eyes."No, no one cally but Lyd." , "Let daddy crry you," begged Amoe. . Patience's little tolce rose to a wan. "No one cally but Lyd." She lifted the aleepy baby easily and Patient s dropped her soft : cheek against Lydla'a and closed her eyes ftgaln. Lydla turned to Marshal. Her face was very serious. "I know I was awful bad, Mr; Marshall, Mar-shall, and maybe you, feel aa If you ought to lick me." ' , - , "Put your little sister to bed." aald Marshull gravely, "and then well aee." There was silence In the room for a moment after Lrdla left It then Amos said. "Ill he glad to do anything any-thing I con. Marshall."- Nelther of you'll ley a finger on Lydla.." Interrupted Lizzie, "If you want to lick anyone, go lick Klvlry Marshall, the fool 1 Why, I ,knew her when she was my niece's hired girl and you, Dave Marshall, waa selling cans of tomatoes over a counter. And she's bringing that young one up to be a silly little fool. Mark my words, shell be the prey of the first fortune-hunter fortune-hunter that comet along." Neither Amos nor his caller spoke. In a few minutes Lydla's step sounded on the stain. The last of the sunset glowTftugbt her hair, and the-nne set of her head on her square little shoulders shoul-ders was never more pronounced than as she walked slowly toward Dave Marshall,' , : "I never had a licking," she said, "but I guess I deserve one and so you'd better do it and get it done, Mr. Marshall." CHAPTER III The Cottage Marshall cleared his throat and reaching 'out ' took Lydll by the arm and pulled her toward him. - He could feci her muscles stiffen under his touch:' The Bright red color left her cheeks. : . "I wouldnt think much of your father, my child." he said, huskily. If 'ha let ate whip you, even If I wanted to? ' ; tjdia took a quick look up Into his face. Then she gave a little gmsptng sigh, her lips quivered and she leaned against his knee. :. Jlk here, Idla," aald Dara Mar afaalL "thla la to he your punishment" I want yon and Kot to teach Margery Mar-gery how to swim and how to get dirty, aeet Let her play with .you 'common kids,' will your "WiU her mother let herf asked Lydla, "Tea," answered Dare, grimly. "All right" aald Lydla, with a Uttle Ifb. "I know mi be a hard Job,"' Marshall Mar-shall Interpreted the sigh quickly; "that's .where the-pualshment comes In." "LydlaTl do It Til see to It" sad Amoa .. ' "Tou keep out, Dudrey. This la between be-tween Lydla and me. How about It Lydlar ' ; "If youll boaster mother, 111 boss Margery and Kent". saldLydla, with a sudden laugh. "It's a bargain." Marshall rose. ':"Oood,"hrght"Dudley.""---:'' "Good night Marshall." Amos followed his caller to the door. . As he did ao Lydla heard Kent's whistle In the back yard. She Joined him and the two withdrew to a beach ieWBdjJjwoodshsd.,.: "I saw him through the window," aald Kent to - a low voice. ' "What's he going to da to. us t Dad'a licked me,' so that much Is done." Lydla told of their punishment "Darn If groaned Kent Td rather had another licking. I certainly' do hate that girl." --So do W- agreed Lydla. ?Nothtotf to" look "forward to " but worry "now. . Q. .. gee Ji-ent, :-J!ir got , two .. pennies! .One'p Patience's. But let's go apend ' the other at Spence'sH ' "Gum or., all-day suckerr aaked Kent who, to spite ot the fact that ha owned a second-band bicycle, was not above sharing a penny. , JSum lasts longer," suggestedLf; Ceme On. Lyd. Before YeVre Called v ; ' ; " ; .. "What kinds gum, spruce or white or tutti-frutti r ,t "Tou can choose." -' '. ' '-'-."! ..BprwOheIintkeJi IJhelmost; Juice. Come on, Lyd, before you're called ia." - - And thus ended the hefole day. No one ever knew.what.Dave Mar-shall Mar-shall Kald to Elvlry, his wife, but n day or so after, little Margery, la a line white flannel bathing ault appeared ap-peared on the sand, about a quarter of a mile below the Wlliowa,.. ' Kent waa a quitter I After the rescue res-cue be decided to eschew, the society of girls forever and he struck a bar-gala bar-gala with . Lydla that' she' could have the use of his bitycle one day, a week till snow came If she would undertake under-take the dlsctpltnlhg of the banker's daughter alone. For such a bribe Lydla would have undertaken to teach Elvlry Marshall, herself, to swim and so- the bargnln was atrucky. Lydla'a method of teaching was one "employed by most of the children of LakeiClty when a new - child : moved Into the town. She forced Margery to float fuce downward In the water, again and uguln, while she' counted ten. After one afternoon of this, the banker's daughter had forever lost her fenr of the water and the rest was easy. ' ' In spite' of the relationship Dave .Marshull. hod established between the two children. Margery and Lydla did not like each other. .One Saturday affeixoon ufter banking hours, Marshall Mar-shall was seated on his front porch, with Elvlry and Margery, when Lydla appeared. She stood on the steps In her bathing suit her bare feet In a pair of raggeor""sneakera.rJmiertftc and hands and ankles were dirty but her eyes -and the pink of her' cheeks were clear. "Come on. Marg," aald Lydla, "and, Mr. Marshall, please,' won't you come too and see how well she does it!" "Run and -get Into your bathing suit daughter," said Marshall. "Elvlry, "El-vlry, want tocomet" : "No." snapped Etviry. Lydia, how do you manage to get so dirty, when I to my positive knowledge you're In the water an hour every day T ".- Lydla blushed and tried ta aide one ankle behind the other. "I think yeu're terrible.' Itapoirte," she mar-mured, mar-mured, "w Dare roared with tavghter. - "Right you are, Lydial I gueea m have to hiteh p and drive as art erer." They droTe to the wniowa and Mar- gery went through, her paces, while her father watched and applauded front the'alw! : finished fin-ished and had run up and down te warm up and dry off and ware driving home, Dave said: - ( "lou d better coma ta so supper with us, Lydla." "No, thank you," answered - the child. Mr. Levlne's coming to supper sup-per ' at our house ' and I have to cook It" -Hn-0 1 What doet John Levine de at your house, so much! r "Oh, he's going Into polities," an swered Lydla, Innocently, "and Dad advises him." - - "Well, tell them you're done a fine Job as a swimmlhg .-teacher," Dave poke carelessly. "I dont see why Levine wants to get Into politics. He's doing well In real estate.." "Otrt" exclaimed - Lydla, with child's Importance- at having real news to impart "he's going Into poll tics bo's to get some Indian land." "Like h-l be Is l" exclaimed Mart shall , "Oh, daddy r Margery"a voice was exactly like her mother's, They were turning Into the Mar shall driveway and Marshall's face was a curious mliture of amusement and Irritation. He kissed his little daughter when he lifted her from the buggy and bade her run to the house.. Before be lifted Lydla down he paused and as he stood on the ground and she sat to the surrey, she looked leveHy Into his black eyes. "I wish I had another little daugh- don't see why but God, 'you cant get swans- from barnyard fowls." - He continued to - study Lydla's .- face, "Some day, my child, youll . make tome man's heart break, or Uft him up to heaven." , Lydla squirmed. "Well, Margery's taught now," she aid hastily, "so I don't hare to he punished any, more, do If? ' . Lost Small boy'a new shoe. Kind, ly return to this office ': . . J-29.1p. SHEEPMEN: Ust your sheep wants with Deybell Livestock Co., ProTO, Phone 1260. k , l-2i-6t Order. your Sol-Hot Brooder now. Bigger and better than ever. Harry Jerling, JLgent . TeL . 75-R-L American Fork, 1-8-et Book your ordera rarly for The Pioneer Hstchery Baby Chicks. 100 safe arrival guaranteed. Mark Shaw, Lohl. Agehlrhbne 47-J. ' VS-ip llarshall scowled slightly. "What do you meant Don't you want Margery Mar-gery to play with your " -"Oh, sure, she can play, If she wants to, but I mean I don't have to go get her and bring her Into our gamea," "No." said Dave slowly, "but I think It would he nice of you to sort of keep an tye on her and get her dlrtjr once to a whllal There ? Run home, chili you're shivering." 'iM''''TTm' : ; With puttied eyeey- Lydla obeyed. . The most Important result aa far as Lydla was Interested, of the talk between be-tween her father - and Levine that night was that Amos decided definitely definite-ly to move the follpwlng week. ; Lydla did not see the new home until un-til she rode out with the first dray-load dray-load of furniture. She sat to the high eat beside the driver, baby Patience to ber lop, her thin,' long little' legs dangling, ber cheeks scarlet with excitement ex-citement and. the warmth of a hot .September morning. The cottage was a mile from the old home. They drove along the maple-shaded street for the first half of the distance, then turned Into a dirt road that led toward the lake shore. The dirt road emerged on tb shore a half mile above the Willows Wil-lows and wound along a high embankment embank-ment crowned with oaks. - An Id-fashloned - white- cottage, with green blinds and a tiny front porch, stood beside the road, its back to the lake. There were five acres or ao of ground around the house, set off by a white picket fence, , At the gate a pine tree stood. There were oaks and lilac bushes In the front yard. Through the leaves, Lydla saw the blue of the lake. -W -". "Our yard runs right down to ths water!" she cried, as the driver lift-' ed (he baby down and she followed after, "Gee! Im glad we moved r .Lydla looked along the road, where an occasional house was to be seen. ?lJidpe..kldj.JJye.Jn those houses, she said, "but If they don't, baby and the lnhe are company enough for me, and Kent can come out on his wheel." She ran through the Uttle house eagerly. It was. full of windows and being alt on one floor, gave a floe effect ef-fect of spaciousness. It was an old house but In excellent repair aa was all John Levlne's property. Llzsle arrived on the third and final load. She brought with her a lunch that they shared with the driver. He good-naturedly aet - up - the -kitchen store and the three beds for them and departed with the hope that they would not be too lonesome. " Lydla and old Lizzie put to an afternoon aft-ernoon of gigantic effort By all O'clock, the bed -were - made, - dishes unpacked and la the china closet, the table was set for supper and ao Irish stew of Lydla's snake was simmering ea the tteve, '"" Whea Amos came up the path at a half after kit; Ma hand, he found Lydla flat on her back on the little front porch. Her curly head was wet with perspiration ; face, hands and blouse .were black. The baby sat. beside ber, bring to get f Florence Dombey te sleep. . "Well," said Amoe, looking down on bis family, "how do you like it- Ly--dial" ... ' "irs greatrMy 'back's hrokent Supper's resdy." "Tou shouldnt lift "heavy things, child! "How often hare I told yout Walt until I get home." . ' "I want to get things done," replied Lydlar..."so'a Lean, do a little, playing before Mhool opens. . Come on In and aee all we're done, daddy." J She forgot her aching back and led the way Into the house. " Ames was aa excited and.pleased as the children and Lizzie, so tired that ber old hands shook, was as elated as the others. It's much more, roomy than the old house snd all on one floor. Twill aare me the stairs. And ths gardenU be fine," she said, falling to call attention atten-tion te the fact that the water was far from the house and that there was no kitchen sink. "Wvt got te try ee keep this place cleaner than we did the other," said Amos. "Lydla. better wash up for upper." . "Oh, daddy," aald Lydla, Tm too tired 1 Don't make me I" "All right" answered Amos, "but your mother wasalways clean and so am t JMon't see where you get Jt" ..."Maybe one of my ancestors was a garbage mansuggesled Xydla. allf" Ing Into-her place. at the table.. .. She allowed Uzxla to carry Patience Into their bedroom after supper and Amos, smoking to the yard and planning-the garden for next year, waited In' rain to, hear "Beulah Land" and "Wreathe me no gaudy chaplet" float hltp from tQ open wlnrfnw, ,(Ta Be Continued) Ohlen Baby Chicks For Sale by Qlplft pros , pleasant Grove, Utah, Phones 21-W and 21-W2. ' I29-lt Will buy poultry or farm products: Will Strong 69IU American, Fork. - - , 12-11 to MS' For Sale 2 montha old registered Jersey hull calf R. O. Weeks, Pleas ant Oroya. ' MSJtL .. FOR BALI Primrose SeDurator. practically new. Inquire D, i. 8trong, Alpine, Phone 59 J-2. 1-S- Milk Cows , and Holateln Helfora For Sale or, trade." B. D. Cfatpman, American Fork, . 1-22-tf FOR SALfc-900 three month old pullets. Good laying strainLeghorns. See Hyrum Anderson, Lehi. , ' 1-29-St For Sale Good 1200 lb. work horse. TeL 97.WL American Pork, iJ3.a ,WHd Iay Jf SaleflfOO per ton to stack. Inquire Robert Wagstaff. -FOR SALE-A S-room modern brick home. Inquire Owen Dean, 4th East, 2nd North, American Fork, Phone 18WI. ' v-J--r A, - V2-4t Lost Two five dollar bUlf between tack's Place and the Cameo Theatre liberal reward offered. Return to thla office. ; ' FELLOW POULTRY M EN Are you awake t Why spend $30 per thousand thou-sand extra for Inferior chicks t I hare used them all and know Onion's oaa't be btoat regardlesa of price. R. , L. Aahby. ' 1-15-tf HIGH GRADE CHICKS from sekect ed stock at reasonable prices. ' White, Buff Leghorns, Rhode IsWhd' Reds, Barred Rocks," Anconas, Black " Mln-oreas." Mln-oreas." ; ': v-"""--'y- UNION DISTRICT HATCHERY - tioe Gatot, California ! M-t HAIlElSOil HATCHERY Orland, Glenn Co, California ' Husky 4Jrable-rhika, From- Inspected In-spected flocks. White Leghorns i Brown Leghorns; Barred Rocks; R. I. Reds. - . ' We pay transportation charges.' - - Send for price list it Used Car Bsrpis 1926 Ford Coach '1923 Ford Toiimg 1920 Dodge Sedan ; 1924 Chevrolet Touring iwWiU. give4erm or trade..' UXELTIN inELSEir AUTO CO. Phone 03 " ' American Fork, Utah Little Magician 11' President ; Martin r Van Uuren waa popularly called the "Little Magician" because of hi shrewdness in intrigue and-success In political campaigns. ' Exchange, V Health if New Zealand StntlStTrs Indl'cnte'Ttiut the people-of people-of New Zealand come nearer the attainment at-tainment ot perfect heal tb than the Inhabitants of any other country. LEGAL ADVERTISING Estray JTotice State of UUh County; pt Utah lL American Fork City I hare in my possession the following fol-lowing described estray - animal which, if not claimed and taken awar. will be sold at public auction to the highest cash bidder at my residence to American Fork en February 1st, 1927 at 2 p. m. i ri One black mare about 20 years Olt'W'orandi-'ilsaie.'"'-''''"-"'- " ' Said., estray , waa .taken up . by tn mlA itv 'm . iYa 17lh .. A a tit January, 1917. f v . . - , Wm. B. Gardner, Foundkeeper tor American Fork City. - ...' -i |
