| Show Lydia of the e Pines By HONORS WILLSIE j B r lo A 0 by br A. A t kM C. C CO J I STORY FROM THE START LYdia with her bab baby slater Patience from tram an afternoon titter after noon of ot play to the Impoverished home of tJ her r tether father Amos Amo Dud ley In Lake aka City Her lIer father tether friend and end her own devoted admirer ad ed miter John Levine Irvine think It time the Indiana Indian on a nearby r erva I lion were moving mavin In order that the white while m men n might have this land John Levine announce his ht Intention of going Into politics politic Lydia and a companion compan ion Kent Moulton are playing by the lake with Margery Marury daughter of Dave nave Marshall the town banker Margery falli tell Into the water HI HIe la II taken horn home b by Lydia and Kent Her father blame them for tor the ml- ml hap until Lydia explain Le Levin Le Ie vin vIne tell ten Amo hi hll hie plan to have havethe havethe havethe the reservation opened for set net Patience die diu of diphtheria theria Ita leaving Lydia feeling that her trust In nod God I I. I lot lost She Bhe find ands comfort In the loving kindness kind hind ness nee of John LevIne Levin A note of Amo backed b by Levine and held b by Marshall I II due and cannot cannot can can- not be met At Lydia appeal Marshall Marhall agree to renew new It LYdia enters enter high school A full full- blood Indian boy Charlie Jackion Jack Jack- ion on makes make accusations accusation against LevIne and attack attacks him LevIne Levin I II I. shot by an unseen assailant but only slightly lightly wounded Recuperating Re n.- at the Dudley Dudle cot cot- tare tace he ha realize realises Lydia lonell lonell- n nus nu s and her shaken faith In God Clod The man and girl enter Into a compact to start a search arob for God together I e A CHAPTER VIII VIII-Continued VIII Continued i p pI I dont don't see why you feel teel so said Bald J Lydia You get along all right without with I out the reservation why shouldn't the theother theother thet t other Indians Indiana I 1 dont don't understand No you OU dont don't understand replied Charlie youre like most of ot the other I whites white around here You see a chance to get let land laud and you'd cruelty crucify each pach other If It f you OU needed to to get let It What 1 t I chance do Indians stand tand T 7 nut Hut I tell t you JOu this his hll voice sank to a hoarse honne whisper and his eyes looked far tar be be- I yond jond her If It there Is a God of ot the 1 Indians Indiana as a. well as the whites you'll i ray some day You'll pay as 81 we are raying paying I j Lydia shivered Dont talk so Charlie I wish I knew all about It It i I i the truth about It It If It I was n man I j i you bet before I voted Id I'd find out Look here hert Lydia exclaimed lie He why dont don't y you u come corne up UI 03 the 1 reservation for tor a camping trip next I summer lummer for tor a week or no so Costs Costa too loo much said Lydia either cither I cnn can pet Jet tents end and It wouldn't cost you ou anything but your jour our share of ot the food tood go JO and andI I maybe mabe one of ot the teachers would chap eron eyes eyt's kindled Gee Gle Charlie Char lie perhaps It could be flied fixed I I got gott 1 t f i t a aI ar r I I II I l ln lq q n Gee Charlie Perhaps It Could Be nine nino months montha to earn corn the money In It Its It's something to look forward to tl Charlie nodded mid end moved noved away In learn thugs things up Ul there you jou ou nevert never t dreamed of ot he said The conversation ulI with John Levine 1 did not 1101 take place until the Sunday before the tho he election The fight In the congressional district had Increased In bitterness us as It went on Family feuds developed Ancient family skeletons regarding pints pino grafts and Indian looting saw the light of or tiny day On Oil the Saturday u week before election elec tion Lydia IllIn went t to pay her duty call callon callon on Margery arler admitted her be right down said Mild Kl El I. I Just finished her nap lIall Her what Inquired politely Her lIer nap A New ew York fork beauty doe doe- tor told uv Ill to have e her take one Ine e every eNY NY day She went to the hop last night She ho he look looked ell lovely lou In III a n cr cream chiffon chilTon t One of ot 16 tI college professors 1 woo 1110 was teas that Hint little Utile beauty Come COlne la lu Margery Margery strolled Into Inlo tl the e room In ina a aright red kimono How 1 de do doI do I 1 iiI the he said sold oT o W Hello nello Margery Marger Want to play paper pa per dolls Taper Paper dolls doll II I shrieked Wh Why Lydia you are fifteen PI l I II P I 1 dont don't care replied Lydia obstinately I still play em once In to a awhile awhile while I haven't touched one since last spring said Margery Want to see Ile seemy seemy my New York clothes No thank you answered Lydia Id Just as soon lIoon not Ive I've got to get home right away away In that big bundler bundle asked Elviry pointing to the huge paper parcel In lap Nothing she Bhe said shortly looking at the rope portieres In the doorway I got new ones oneil In the East Kast said following her glance Shells strung together Dut But I put pat em up only when we have parties Who made your year shirtwaist I did answered Lydia not without without without with with- out pride I thought no so commented I dont don't suppose your others fathers had a raise yet Ha lie aint that kind lelnd Does he pay Levine any rent for tor that cottage cot tage taper Of lOOt course every month I 1 exclaimed Lydia Indignantly Oh Ohl I I just Juit asked 1 I Your Tour fathers father's been talking strong for tor him at the plow factory they say and we we just wondered Hes He's old enough to be your father tather but youre you're getting to be a II ayoung ayoung young lady now Lydia and Its It's very bad for tor your reputation to be seen lIeen with him You haven't any mother and I must speak I dont don't see lee how John t reputation rep reputation rep rep- ep about Indians or pine lands can hurt me any protested Lydia angrily and I Just think youre you're the person I know lenow The front door slammed as she Ihl spoke and Dave Marshall came In Hello I Well Nell Lydia this la is a sight light for tor sore Bore eyes Thought you'd forgotten forgot ten us He lie looked from his two women women wom worn en folks to Lydia you two be been ben n saying BayIng now h he asked gruffly tossed her head bad No Nothing thin at all nil You said saU that Lydia and Amos ought to be warned about Levine Yes I did exclaimed Dave with witha a sudden change of voice You tell your father tather tp come corne round end and see me mt methis methis this evening Lydia I dont don't like hI his attitude on the reservation question Tell him If It I cant can't change his views any other way I may have to bring pressure with that note Lydia buttoned her ber coat cont with trembling trem trem- Ming bling fingers Yes sir Ill I'll tell him she said Well pay that note up somehow Even en It cant can't be allowed to keep U us from believing what we believe belle Her Iter voice strengthened d suddenly the use of ot being an Amerl American nn If It you cant can't believe what you want to Im I'm not going to tell my father tather to come corne tf to see EC you Ill I'll answer right now Well We'll think and say what we please and you can do whatever you want wont to about that nasty old note Dave e suddenly laughed There that's that what I mean about Lydin's Ly dla's dins being tho the real thing You cant help my being your our friend Lydia no matter what happens Hut But grimly Ill call In that note unless your out father fa ta a. a ther shuts up p. p flood by byl I exclaimed Lydia abruptly abruptly abruptly ab ab- and the she mar marched hed Into th the hall ball head held high and closed the outside door firmly behind her It had been a long time since she had known the heavy sinking linking of ot the tho heart that site she felt now She had on nn utter horror of repenting repeating Marshalls Marshall's message to her father tather Money worry made Amos frantic In the midst of ot one of ot her longest sighs Hilly Norton overtook her Well Lydia Hello Ilo Hilly said salt Lydia looking up UI at the young man soberly Hilly Billy was teas a sophomore In college Hilly Billy U is there therl any way a girl like me could coult earn GOO she sho asked him Golly not that I know of I Why Oh I Just asked I wish I was wag a man luau Hilly Billy looked at the scarlet ch cheeks eks and the blowing yellow ellow curls I dont don't he said worrying you 01 Lyd Nothing she Insisted Then amlous am- am tour lous to change bongo the subject she asked d you ou studying to be Billy J JA A farmer I believe a farmers farmer's the most Independent man loan In the world And that's what I want wont to b be Independent Independent Inde lode pendent pendent- pendent call call all no man mou boss me too Bill Hilly Billy cried Lydia pau pausing at her gate Thata what I want to be Independent That's what hat r real al A Americans are are Lydia did dill not tell her tether father that night of ot Marshalls Marshall's threat at He Ile was In suck such u tt tranquil mood that she site could not hot bear lIr to upset him Hut But the tho next da day the he gathered her ber courage together and toad him hint To ro her surprise Instead of ot the Ibe and wearing he heare gale fine u a long whistle So So o Its It's that serious Is It I wonder won wonder der jut Just what hes he's up to tu tel I The Tho old crook clook 1 I 11 Hull huh uh Thi w will ild t V- V e a nuts for tor John though It If he doesn't come Ollie out this thin afternoon Ill I'll 1 go 0 look Mm Mill up this l evening e L a Jaw dropped But Hut daddy you OU dont don't teem seem to realize well we'll have to h pay 1111 1100 dUt the tie jr first t ol of January sue site urged unell her voice olce till trembling For hot the first time Amos looked at ats atI s I Iter ller tully cart Why Wiry UI toy iny dear delU child o theres there's nothing to worry about I 1 he exclaimed Now his hIli voice softened you fOU stop worrying Levine and I take care of ot title this Lydia looked at her father tather doubtfully doubtfully doubt doubt- fully tul and suddenly he laughed unsteadily unsteadily un steadily and kissed her ber You get more and more like your mother I dont don't know what Id I'd do without you LydIa I swan swan Levine stole away awny from his various councils and reached the cottage about supper time If It I didn't get et out h here re once In a awhile awhile while while he said as he sat Bat down to the waffles and coffee corree that made the Sunday Sun day night treat LydIa had hod lately developed developed de de- de- de Id get to believe everyone was playing politics Amos suddenly burst forth LydIa tell John about Dave Dove Marshall Lydia LIdia flushing un uncomfortably did so Levine did not cease his onslaught on the wanes waffles during the recital Good news eh eh Amos he said Getting anxious Isn't he hel het I Then catching Lydias Lydia's look of ot consternation tion Why bless your soul Lydia what are you OU upset about Let Iet him call In the loan I can pay It Amos Just what I said laId Ill I'll rna mate e my ray Interest and payments payments' to you then thank the Lord 1 I Well make them on time Just as usual remarked Lydia In n a voice that had both reproof and warning I In It So Marshalls Marshall's worried rep repeated John Well Weil It ft behooves him to be I dont don't know what hell he'll do when the Indians are gone Mr Levine asked Lydia where the Indians go John shrugged his shoulders shoulder Go Goto Goto I Ito to the devil most of ot them Oh but that seems terrible I cried Lydia No more terrible than the way they live Il and die on the reservation My dear child dont don't develop any sentiment sentiment sen sen- for tor the Indian lies He's as doomed as the buffalo Its It's fate tate or life lite or evolution working out out what whatever ever your fancy names It No sickly gush sh will stop It As long as the Indian In dlan dian has hu a pine or pelt well we'll exploit him When he has none well we'll kick him out like the dead dog dOl he be Is Lydia Idla her eyes tyes round her lips III's partEd parted part ed Ed did not reply I For or a moment she saw the Levine that the world saw cold logical merciless John Interpreted Inter her expression Instantly and smiled Dont look at me so so young Lydia Im I'm Just being honest The rest talk about freeing the Indian I say d n il-n n the Indian enrich the whites I suppose youre you're right but I cant can't help feeling sorry Rorry for tor Charlie Jackson Jack Juck son and my old squaw Levine nodded understandingly and turn turned d to Amos tile the talk In the factory he asked During the half hour that toll followed owed Lydia Idla did not speak again nor did she hear henr an any of ot the conversation When Levine Le rose at nine to leave len she followed fol tol lowed him to the door Ioor dam Adam and Ill I'll walk a 0 way with you she sho said while dad puts ida his chickens to bed bed Fine I exclaimed 1 John Lydia trudged along for tor a few tew mo moment m ment In silence Then Levine pulled her hand through his arm Out with It young LydIa he be said sold Do you suppose she naked asked that God Cod Is something like ether ether or or like electricity electricity In In the air everywhere something that sort of ot holds us together together to to- gether you know Well Ill replied John slowly I wouldn't want to believe that I want to find a God Cod we can an know and understand un un- n a a God that's tender and and and- and aud human by Jove JOVI Lydia L-dlo looked up ull ut him quickly In inthe th the starlight After what you rou said about Indians Indiana tonight you cant can't belie be be- lie lIell ft God could be tender and iid i pd let that l happen append I 1 Levine returned her look and smiled ton tou score there honey Lydia youre you're growing up The young girl nodded carelessly nut Hut I wanted to talk to you ou about taking the reservation not about me I guess wed we'd better do that another time UmE I 1 dont don't want you to scold me Scold you you I l Lydia paused In her astonishment Why I love you as much as 81 I do any anybody boll In the world How flow could I B scold old you Levine looked down Into the shadowy childish eyes you Well youre you're a dear anyhow Now scoot and Ill I'll watch Ull Uti you reach the gate Lydia hesitated She felt a change In Johns John's manner and wondered If It she had hurt his feelings Kiss me good goodnight goodnight nl night ht then then she ahe said You dont don't do doIt doIt doit It as regularly as you yon used to If It I dont don't watch you you'll be finding some IOme someone someone one else Ise to travel with you you John turned the little face up and kissed her gently on the forehead but Lydia with rare demonstrativeness threw her aM arms anata around his neck and kissed his lips UPI with a full childish smack There l I Ih she said lAId complacently Come on en Adam I Dont Don't wait walt Mr Le Le- Le- Le vine Im I'm safe sate with Adam nut Hut John Levine did walt wait waltz standing with his hI hand against his lips his head bowed till he be heard the gate rate I click Then he be lifted his face tace to the stars God he be whispered why do You make me forty live Instead of ot twenty lIver CHAPTER IX The Election It rained on election day da a cold November No No- vember drizzle The day was wu a legal a-legal legal holiday and even the saloons were closed Yet Lake City was full tull of ot drunken men by noon There were a great number of Indians In In- dIan in town that day big dark fellows fellows fel tel lows In muddy moccasins and faded who stood about watching the machinations of the whites without without with with- out audible comments Toward night the rain stopped and Lydia begged her father to take her Into town to see the parade that would |
