Show Lydia of the Pines By HONORE WILLSIE 1 Ie J A. A SI sIk Ot C. OO p San s aa-s v FROM THE START TORY aTORY With her bail from pia to 10 toI borne born of her ft father her I In Lak Jrr ilet Dudly nea me di d. her own and friend r un r John Levine the be Indiana Indians on k it li ii time tik Illk Arty were 11 earbY r that the tb whit whits men e 1 Vh In MV have this land Und The nut nit 5 nc a and nd com com- LydIa af 51 playing anion Slon rent MoUlton by an anart lake are ara accosted osted V 7 the tb Lydia give her food fa 14 squaw small daughter of Vave banker the Margery falling In them In out pulled water at r ii I. art the tb baT frightened Her lIer father art ert but bul the and Kent for Lydia im lamet explains thaP until til Lydia blah schoOl schoot 1 At the tha other girls t r her het party homemade costume his hll plan to toke t trill lI Amol timber from the Indian rca rea- aU ke and ultimately have It for settlement Patience pined d YOcum to diphtheria leaving Vila feeling that her trust In iJ U Is lout lost She finds find comfort comforto lid the It loving wing kindness M of John o D Amos Amoa backed A note of ot vine Levine and held beld by bT Marina I. I 7 y due u an an cannot annat be ba met mat Lydia s with lIb Marshall and for forir lit 1114 ir sake ke h he be agrees to renew It I CHAPTER VI W 7 The Cooking Class CIa ydia ldla with parted lips and big biC eyes ejes stood quietly be beside Ide Miss me tue What you us us said ald Kent ids id's ny roy favorite color Reds Red's eli all right Olga tossed her herd III d but that dress I She ought to tow tow w iw better A cent live cheese cloUt cloth ild Id have been becil that lent was trul truly enamored of pretty a but bat lie he looked at her angrily You girls rode male me rue sick he gr grunt grunt- nt- nt and start started Id I'd dodging among the cers across the room to Lydias Lydia's I. I s Olga stood pouting What's th the matter asked Charlie Oli I just said laid Lydia Lydias dress dres was Ight ht and Kent went o off orr mad arlle In turn stared at Lydia ent lo lu the meantime was grinning a amiably lello leilo Lyd I Want to dance cant Dont Don't know how replied la Is Is despondently any uy as anything Come conic on on Ill I'll h ii you die dla seized Kents Kent's lapel with era rs that would tremble slightly M U. U I nf Mr M Mv back dont don't match and d my 1 skirt rt kl-rt g I i awful h b. b shucks I replied Kent angrily girls are all alike Reds Red's my myrite myrite myrite rite color line tine too said Charlie Jackson at elbow you ou two arguing It tr 17 ITer ler er dress growled Kent I dont don't BOY anything thing the matter with It It do 1 Mope ope ope and Its It's on the prettiest girt girl he be IB room too eh eh Kent You on bet returned Kent believing gh gil that h he lied for tor z O was as all asty tj ty as a tea rose ilia blushed and Ita gasped red I f you wont won't dance come on over hare some konie lemonade suggested t. t f I sit ell In III the window will you I me a u glass asked Lydia still IM dM of the bark back breadth ou rou take her to the window A end and 1111 get Ift et the lemo Imo Kent said ald Charlie ent t led the way to 10 the window window- Youre a good old sport Lyd Id salt auld d. d Ch ook qu for you rou its tta get back to Olga e returned to make peace with Pink organdie Sue She was very loveid lovend love love- nd id Kent nl was his Ills first flirta- flirta Yet Vet fore before H IIA I nr wen nr in tn cloen alpen nor night the last hist picture that float float- bt wore before Ills hits eyes was of ot a thin little re with worn lorn mittens clasped over oer ned hd knees es and ond a s ravished ra childs child's lOOking Into his Ills arile Jackson sat lilt tOt out two whole wholes CPR ces s with Lydia Their talk W was I Idam Ham darn and of longed talk l about Indians with him but butt t t Promptly at ut ten Amos bared arld tl at the front door first party varty was over o Amos old Liz Lizzie were charmed with la Ia's description of ot It and arid were i l' l h hud had hind a wonderful time tinte Lydia villa felt that the dress hail had C of the th party a hideous failure knew kney flow lIoW that shi she was wall marked CIg r 8 her r mates matt as a p verty poverty little He dow whom popular boys hoys Kut ut un and Charlie pitied nd Jl t because life Is 18 as 81 kind to U as lVe e e have th th Intelligence to let leot It 1 wa j ou out of I the lie party that Slowly lowly a II new lIew resolve resolve-of Lydias Lydia's Bave have HOlne day as o. pretty prett hands hand as well shod feet ami as Olsa Oiga sun It 1 1 Cissy Issy to learn how to make mako f fl co 00 that hint even the compos compos- of 1111 might n not t be be bebe bt be- u ii Her hn ha llie 11 wn Wa running K for sheriff sherlf the ticket He Be was wn eurl In April by a II comfort comfort- and anil invited Amos an and I 4 to 11 a II nf Sunday dinner In bri oration at the lie best beAt hotel In town ur WU wa so 80 from I 1 of or nv of the tie children that aim sh IV V tInt K Into adolescence 1 I the old bond hon of play disappear Mt hi foil hii I baek nc more und more 0 out on It 1 1 herself This did 1 ul 11 1 going cong faithfully once I a month to call cill on Margery Marshall And these visits were rather pleasant pheasant than wise otherwise Margery was going through the paper doll fever LydIa always brought broucht Florence Dombey with her and the two girls carried on onan onan onan an elaborate game ame of ot make make believe believe th the Intricacies of ot which were re entirely too much flinch for Elviry Marshall sitting within earshot Amos' Amos garden was a thing of ot beauty Its trim rows of ot vegetables were bordered bor hot dered with sunflowers whose yellow bends vied Iel In height with the rustling ears earl of corn corn Amos had a general grudge toward life He lie had a vague unexpressed bf belief lIef that because he be was a descendant of the founders of ot the country th the e world owed him un an uneasy easy living ne tie had a general l sense Cf Cof t superiority to his foreign born neighbors and to the lie workmen In the plow factory Hut nut In his garden all alt hits his grudges dl disappeared appeAred He ne always felt nearer to his Ills wife In the tIme garden gardn She SIte too had bud been bred on a New I England arm He lIe always felt as If It the fine orderliness orderliness or or- or of ot the rows was for tor her LYdia w II lh n 00 n garden arden to cleaning the house Indeed the he contrast between the fine garden the he well kept patch of ot lawn and the the disorderly house was Will startling One afternoon in August clad In her ler bathing suit cult now much too small for or her she was working In the garden gar gar- den when a voice behind her hn grunted Eat I LydIa jumped and turned The old squaw of ot two years rears before stood beg beg- ging l. Bhe She was as pitifully thin is as ever eer As AI she stared at the ugly old Indian Lydias Lydia's throat tightened She seemed to feel teel baby Patiences Patience's fingers fingers fin nn gers clinging to hers In tear Want some vegetables she he asked motion motioning In toward the garden The squaw nodded e eagerly cerly and held up the dirty apron she was waa wearing Lydia Ldla began slowly to fill nil It It talking as she worked Where do you live she aba asked The Indian jerked her gray ray head toward the north Big Woods But Hut that's twenty miles It must take you ou a long time Ume to walk it Poor Ioor thing I IThe IThe The squaw shrugged her shoulders Lydia stared at the toothless trembling trembling trem trem- bling old mouth hideous with wrinkles wrin wrin- kles kies then at the gnarled marled and shaking old hands band you anyone anone to take care of ot I you 1 All Alt sick boy sick boy sick man sick man sick sick girl girl i sick All time sick alck all time nothing to eat But nut wont won't some other Indian make you ou a garden larden a little one Again the squaw shrugged ged her shoulders Her lIeI apron was full tull now She produced a II string from Inside her waist and tying the apron up like bag she slung It tt over her shoulder houlder Then she Khe gave ga Lydia a keen glance Friend she said briefly and turnIng tutu turn Ing Ini she sIte tottered painfully out of ot the gate gute Followed by Adam Lydia Ldla walked thoughtfully out upon the little pier Amos had built It was hard to understand un how the Indians Indiana with all their rich pine land lund could be so 10 poor She resolved to ask her father tuther and Levine about It and turned a somersault somer somer- sault Into the water She swam about until tired tire II then turned over on her herback herback herback back to rest Lying s sd ad a shadow drifted across her face tace and f ohe raised her head had A gray eray birch bark canoe silently beside her In It In a gray gry bathing suit sat Charlie Jack Jak Jackson son S 'S I exclaimed Lyia lIa U How Hov f S 1 00 S 1 vM n In I It Ii Erk Lo t I Iii In un T VIIU J vv M wv vv n i rf dont don't see ste Cools Come on In Its It's as 01 warm u us at suds Charlie t shot eliot his hb canoe t to the pier pr and In lii n a moment was floating flouting beside Lydia She took a deep breath let herself sink anti and a 11 moment or two later came clime up le several yards ards beyond him lie He did not miss her for a moment mo mu- ment then thell he lie started for tor her with a shout A game caine of ot tag toll followed owed endIng enl end In log Ing In a wild race to 10 the theo pier sunfish h hIn You certainly are a little In theo the water panted Charlie as they thy the pier sot sat with feet dangling oft off Ought to be beo Im I'm In It enough returned re reo turned Charlie Charlr thelt theres there's a poor toll What's Whal old squaw came canle here today II the this matter with the Indian 1 Why dont don't they work 1 Charlies Charlie's mouth twisted In lu a sneer soper work Why dont don't Why hy dont don't they the whites whitt'S ghe Ithe em ema a chan chance Dirty timber thieves prowling round like wolves wol Ask Ak Dave Marshall A Aik k that gumshoeing crook of a Levine Levin Dont Don't a ask k me crook shouted Ly Lydin luos Levines not hot a din dla nell lies my friend The sneer leer left lett Charlies Charlie's face pUll aud h tan h J laughed Your friend Is lie he little sunfish I lie ne He Yes Ve Yell furiously euve l' me 1110 Adam Adum hu bugging the dogs digH ugly faithful head I He Lu Immediately lately tried to fit cit In tn her wet lap lal And be bes be's s for tor me nie 01 us my roy Q wn n done donI a Its 1101 much father said the he Indian In If hes he's your our friend dian gently 1 wont won't speak against him to you yell Instantly was mollified lIfted Lydia old ami artil so su young I lie He Hew liesA Churl Charlie was WI as so 1014 Kr l t that tuat star star- u different w sA u o C. C 9 Ing Into hi his d deep p black eyes eye Lydia suddenly felt hi his alien lIen race I must go Co In and dress 8 she be said aleL It Its time to get let supper Charlie nodded and untied his hi canoe Daddy Lydia said laid that night at supper Rupper why should Mr Marshall and Charlie Jackson both say Mr Levine Is a B crook 7 Amos ale ate a piece of ot bread meditatively medi before replying Any man that goes gotS Into politics In this country leaves Ira liI his reputation behind him You and Ill I'll never liner have bate a better friend than tItan John Levine I. I dill nodded Slip She lII was only a achIld achild child after all all and still retained Implicit Im mi- faith In iii the opinion of ot those she he loved hovel she went back to school that I fall tall full tull of Interest t and Importance She was a sophomore now and very proud of ot the tIme fact that she he knew the ropes rupt's Her arrangement with Billy held for tor his year second books With much pinching of ot the grocery money Lizzie had achieved hv two new galatea sailor suits cults and so BO while she he felt infinitely in In- finitely Inferior to the elaborately young oung misses or of her grade Lydia was not unhappy She planned a real feast for Thanks Thanks- Thanksgiving giving She negotiated with Billy Norton for tor the exchange of ot two pounds of ot t fudge dge for tor a brace of ot wild duck The Saturday before Thanksgiving Thanks Thanks' Thanksgiving giving she gave rue the house Its It usual lick a and d promise and then started out with her skates to enjoy the first t tIce Ice of tIme the season She had a glorious morning There was Will no snow mow and the lake had frozen crystal clear The air aJr was breathless As she skated she chanted to Improvised Improvised tunes bits bit of ot verse She hunted through Scottish mountains mountains moun moun- tabs and moors she sIne whirled from Ghent Obent to Alx Aix and still hearted hIgh hearted and In the land of visions vision took off her skates and entered the house She Sho banged the door then stood for tor a moment moment moment mo mo- mo- mo ment staring Elviry and Margery were vere seated before the living room stove e while old Lizzie sat on one edge of ot Amos' Amos arm chair eyeing the two belligerently Margery was wearing a new fur tur coat Her beautiful black eyes l looked out from under a saucy aucy fur trimmed hat with willi a scarlet quill on the side Bide miry Elviry wore black broadcloth with fox tox collar and muff Lydia In a 11 rout not et nf or her mothers mother's anil end her hor n nn n tam tarn and aud mended mittens recovered from her surprise quickly Hello I 1 she said When did you OU come This Is the tho first time youve you've ever been In our house Mrs Marshall isn't it Yes replied Elviry and with witha a glance at Lizzie I wouldn't be here now If It Mr Ur Mar Marshall hall hadn't made me Oh mamma protested Margery I wanted to come You hush up Margery I What I come came for tor Is 18 that Mr Marshall would like to e ha the three of you come to our house for tor Thanksgiving r dinner Lydia Ldla suddenly giggled Dont worry wo Mrs Mr Marshall we cant can't come Were We're going to have company ourselves ourselves our our- selves for Thanksgiving Elviry gave 11 e a huge bue sigh lah of ot relief Well Vell that's too bad she ehe said ald Were Vere going to have a grand dinner too So are we we retorted Lydia Florence Hows Dombey asked Margery Mamma cant can't I Ital and play piny with Lydia a awhile t. t Well Veil tai stay a few tew minutes said laid Elviry EI loosing her furs tura and settling back bark In her bet hl chair Its It a II real small entail place Lizzie but yop yoi-cau-do yoi can cando do so little so-little little work now DOW I 1 sv se Its It's just as well weil I Lydia hail had produced a pasteboard shoe ahoe box of ot paper dolls doll which sIte she geto gave ge to Margery She lie cuddled coddled Florence Dombey In her ber arm arms and g gave ne vt one ear car to Margery's Marcer questions a as to the names and personalities of ot the paper dolls doll th the other to Elviry's comments comment It aint so small mall sniffed Li Lizzie tile It Its anything you yon ever evil Und tired In Elviry Ull till Dave Due sold c 1 ber he h. stole tol from the government to tart start a s bank Land Lend dont don't be b. so 0 trots cross said laid I 1 suppose IOU youve you've heard beard the talk about John Levine lIe He's getting in with that halfbreed crowd up on the reservation that the Indian ic friends with They say lay Levines Levine's land hungry enough to marry a squaw lies lie's so o dark I wouldn't be surprised If It he had bad Indian blood himself Land rAnd knows know nothing would surprise me about him They say Bay hes he's I just naturally crooked Lydia and Florence Don Dombey suddenly sud Iud suddenly denly stood In front of ot Elviry Dont you rou say such uh things about Mr Levine lne said ald Lydia slowly cheeks bright eyes les as blue as Florence nor Flor lorence en ence ceo W Well leil II I I exclaimed Elviry beginning to pull her ber furs up I dont don't seem to tobe tobe be |