Show i Lydia of the e Pines By HONOR HONORS WILLSIE I O tD III r 7 rr X ar atoll c CO cy CHAPTER XIII XIII-Continued XIII Continued 13 13 The fool l I said Billy to Lydia as an Farwell finally began begun to bow himself oft the platform Levine ro roso rOllo o and begun began Ladle and gentlemen this ends our program We Ve thank thank- lie Ito was Interrupted here by applause ap- ap from the tho Indians Look Looking III round he lie saw Charlie Jackson loudIng loud lead Ing lag forward old Chief Wolf Wolf wants to say a few tew worda words ord cried Charlie Tin The program grum III J U Is closed called LeTine Le Le- vine Tine loudly There wan wall n a threat In Charlie's Charlies voice volee lie He If Is going to speak I 1 And Aud there win was a s Ih threat at In lu the Indian voices Hint answered from the audi audience care ence Let Iet plak I Let Iet speak Levine conferred with Farwell farwell far far- well and the Indian II agent gIll t. t then the three thrle with manifest reluctance stood back and Charlie led Ild the tho old Indian to the foot toot of ot the lire plat form Old Wolf Walt was half hutt blind with trachoma He lie WON emaciated with sickness and slow elow starvation lIlIon Never Nevertheless theles clad In the tho bended beaded buckskin and eagle feathers of ot hl hU his youth with his Ills hawk tao taco held high he was a II heroic II figure fi en re of ot u man lie Ho held up his right hand and becan be be- can gan to speak In a trembling old bass Charlies Charlie's young tenor tran translating ll sentence sen sn tence hence by sentence J 1 come conic from the ups 1 of ot my fathers to say one last word to the whites whiles I have lived too long I have leen teen my ay race ruce change from young joung mesa men strong and daring a Ill as eagles us ae thrifty and tat fat as brown bears beura to feeble yet yel yellow 11 low wolves fit lit only to lap the carrion thrown them thorn by the whites whites' and ond to lie lieto In to the sun lun and die And 1 I soy say to you OU whites whitt's you have done this You swore by your Cod In solemn council that vo we could keep this reservation forever tore With room for tor all nil the peoples peopled of ot the world here you rou could not find Dud room for tor the In dian You are oro n a race raco of II Ham Ilard II You are a race ruce of ot thieves You have debauched de d our young men with your our wom women n You have Ila ruined our daughters laugh daugh tere tera with your our men Inca You have taker taken e our money monty And now you are enter Niter lug fag our lust last home bome with the Ule hand o of ot f desolation When the enemy enters enter s tho the abiding place ploce the dweller I la Is s doomed Rut But ut 1 I III place ace th the curse of ot th the I Indian Spirit on you OU and the tho land you u are stealing Some day It will nil be done don donto e to you as os you ou have hare done dune to us ue Someday Some iome Someday day day day- Levine stepped forward Jackson take that Indian sway away ho com cOIn mantles An Aut angry murmur came carne from tram the e Indians In the lire audience A murmur that flint as ae Levine laid hold of ot old Wolfs Wolf's Volt e arm grew to strange calls There was a surging movement mo toward th the e platform Billy jumped on a box hox that tha t he be had found for tor a u seat sent for tor Lydia Charnel Charlie I he be roared Charlie Charnel I lie lie- member there are women and children a In this crowd What do I 1 care for tor your Our women I and children shouted Charlie Then his glance glauce fell tell on Lydia Idlas s 1 golden head She wu ed her hand t thim to o him beseechingly Charlie hesitated hesitate d for a u moment then spoke loudly Ir In di i Indian to the crowd and led It'd old Wolf Wot f from the platform The movement t forward of ot the Indians ceased eased The Thu e whites moved out of ot tile the crowd an anfor and d for u Ii u moment there was a complete e segregation of ot Indians Indian I and s whites Billy Dilly got down from tram hi his hla box with witha Ia j I a sigh of ot relief That might hate have been an ugly moment he said bald I If It I f Charlie hadn't seen you The noise of ot hawkers begun began again but something hall hail gone out of ot tl the celebration The Tho Indians IndIan stood about abou 11 u It b vu vua II U luC Wolf the center always UI of ot the largest larie t group croup Amos and John joined Hilly and Lydia at the machine The war dancing begins at ot sundown said I Levine loe- loe e- e vine I told the Indian agent H u risk to let them go iO on after this episode nut But ut he laughs at me are I don't dont like the look of ot things though I dont don't know but what Id I'd better get you ou folks talks homeI home I dont don't think Charlie Jackson would stand Hand for tiny any violence fauld bald 11 Hilly III YI Y I 1 dont don't know about that that lne 11 Ike 1 thoughtfully lies Ues left Due Doc Fulton ulton and I. I Is living on the reservation II again II They u nh always revert Listen I 1 Listen I 1 I cried rIN There was u a red glow Glo behind the clouds low In the west nest From the foot toot n of nt the flagpole came cume a peculiar pecullar beat blut of ot drum A white can beat bent n a drum to curry carry one through a Gettysburg An n Indian cun can beat beut a drum to curry carry ones one's soul back to the sacrifice of ot blood upon a stony Mony altar This drum beat mu Lydia and und 1 1111 Billy y It was Willi more liON than a n tocsin ln more thus than a dunco rhythm more than thull the spring call laU They hurried to the roped oft circle round the flagpole followed by lIy John and Amos Into the lie ring In to all ull the multicolored multicolored multi colored glory of ot bends beads and ud swung u II dozen n brines They moved luo in a step hnis Impossible to todo do describe R a n step gruve graH- rhythmic lilting now to I low blow o three heals beats iv tV u a I ii i nm lit three l steps to a neat Dent Old chiefs halt half blind with trachoma scarred with scrofula and decrepit with starvation young oun bucks fresh tresh and still strong danced side Hide by bT side Bide turned by bl the alchemy of the drum Into like things young oung and vivid hId as III lawn down Lydia shivered with excitement filly Billy pulled her through his I dont don't like this thill lie Ire muttered I dont don't believe they mean ao any harm said Hald Lydia LIdia Lots Iota of or the whites started home before sunset anyhow I I wish you rou had replied Billy UI Gee here It comes oIDes The chant suddenly changed to a yell The drum beat quickened and the tho great circle of or dancing Indians broke and charged the crowd of at whites A number of ot them drew revolvers re re- volvera and begun began firing them Into the air Others drew drw taut tho the great greot bows bow they curried carrier The whites plunged backward precipitately I Kill III em ern whites I l Ihrl shrieked ed the I Hun tun em cm m whites off oft our reserva reservation tion I shouted halt half a dozen young bucks Lydia Idla was wall trembling but cool Good for tor them I Oh Hilly good for tor them l site she exclaimed Thus far tar the whites had h taken the proceedings as us a joke Then a white woman screamed Hun BunI I Its It's n a massacre I Massacre Is 18 a horrifying word to use uso to whites In nn an Indian country Men and women both took up the tile cry cry cry- Its a n massacre I It Hunt un I Arid the great crowd bolted Like pursuing wolves lS the India Indians Indiana os followed boating beating the laggards with their bows s shouting exultantly Billy caught Lydia round the waist and held lice her In front of ot him as ns well ashe as ashe ashe he could Then Lydia heard Billy's Billys voice In her ear It If this Isn't stopped It will willbe willbe be ho u n massacre Weve We've got to find flud Charlie Jackson Jackon He Ile caught a screamIng scream scream- Ing lug squaw v by the arm Susie Susie Charlie Jackson Simi She jerked her thumb back buck toward the limo and twisted away All right 1 I Now Noty well we'll make for tor the tho pole Lydia Idla get itt behind me and put your our arms arm round my Illy waist Hung Hang g on for tor heavens heaven's sake Bake Lydia did hang on for a few tew mo mo- meats ments But Dut the flight wa was now developing de do eloping Into a free for fight right And An d before she knew just how It ha happened hap hap- tr Lydia had fallen tullen and feet fee t surged over her She burled her fate tote In her arms It seemed an on age to her before Bill Billy had snatched her to her feet teet I In reality she was Wall not down for tor more them two t minutes Billy swung he her against his chest cheat with one arm orm and ond swung out with his Ida other shouting at Indians and whites alike You d d-d d d beasts I You dirty d d-d d d beasts beats Lydia Ldla bruised and shaken clung t to him breathlessly then cried Go J io ahead Billy I lie Ile glanced down at ot her ller and saw a streak of ot blood on her forehead III Ills I face worked and ond he began to sob and curse curle like a madman madmun Kicking striking with his free tree arm oaths rolling roiling from his lips he be burst burs t through the crowd and rushed n to the free tree space apace about the flagpole e where Charlie Jackson stood cool coolly y watching the proceedings shook his 1118 list flat under the la- la n dlan's nose Get down tiers there and call caU the par pack k off ott or Ill I'll brain you you ou Jackson Jackon shrugged his shoulders calmly Let Vm 1111 have their fun tun Its It's It I theta their last lost blowout I 1 hope hOlle they do kill Levine and oud Marshall lurl Lydia d herself free tree of at Call them off otto Cha Charlie rile It'll j just st mean trouble In the end fur for nil alt of ot you OU If It you ou don dont t. t Charlie looked nt at Lydia dla closely Iy and unit hits hilt voice olce changed as alt he said You got hurt Lydia Vim Im sorry Sorry I You d d-d d d brute I I ro raved rated Id I'd hilly 1 I tell you call off orr this row l I This The two young men glared at each cacti other Afterglow low and r re revealed veiled a ferocity In Billy's Billys taco face and anda a cool hatred In Charlies Charlie's that mudo Lydia gasp Billy put his face tuce closer to Charlies Charlies Char Char- lies Ices Call Cull It oft off I I he growled Kro Charlie returned rl Billys Billy's stare Mare for tor a along along along long moment Then sullenly slowly ll he lie turned alii and threw out across the night a long shrill cry lie He gave U tt again and again At each repetition the noise of ot the mob grew less and shortly panting feverish tc Ill I'll bucks begun began to struggle Into Inlo the light around the pole Then Theil without t a 8 word Billy led lei Lydia Idla away The Indians Indian p passing them shook their bows at lit them but they were unmolested Can Cun you ou walk Lydia I. I dla Do you OU think youre you're badly hurt hurU asked Hilly Billy To lo think of ot me nut not scratched and you hurt Your father tather ought to horsewhip horsewhip horse horse- whip me met You sieved saved me ins from frum being trampled to dents death I cried Lydia Indignantly Oh theres there's the auto Billy cried Levine could you run the car and time tie two women down the road while I Amos and I 1 help the agent get order here herd 7 The worst seems to tobe tobe tobe be over for tor some reason Billy got cot Charlie Jackson to call the Indian Indiana In said Lydia Ill watt walt for you yon at the willows amile a amile amile mile below Last Chance Chane said Hilly Billy He Ile was an Indifferent chauffeur leur buthe buthe but buthe he reached the willows without mats nils- nap lisp Sitting with the tho murmur of the brook and the fragrance of ot marsh grass eras enveloping them the two young people did not talk much whispered Lydia youre so good to me and I was so 60 horrid to you once Billy Dilly felt her fingers on his knee e and In Instantly the he thin little hand was wall enveloped In his ilia warm worm fist Do 00 you take It all back hack Lydia t Well the horrid part of ot It I do do she hedged all right return returned ell the tile young man mono Im willing to tight fight for tor tho ho rest ot of It Dont Don't try to pull your hand away because 1 I Intend to hold I It till the folks tolk come You cant can't help yourself so 80 you have O no responsibility ity In n the time matter So for tor an sin hour longer they sat sot watching the summer night and watt wait In ing 1 Finally two dim figures approached All right Lydia asked Amos Oh yes I Yes Yell Yeah I she Bhe cried Are either of you 00 hurt hurl t No No replied Levine lne We got rot hold r 11 j rt a 1 e 4 r u g 1 1 V f fi i m v r rI I 80 So for an Hour They Sat of ot Charlie Jackson about eleven and locked him up tip then we felt secure You Toll arent aren't going to hurt Charlie Charnel I cried Lydia No but well we'll shut him up for tor a week or so said Amos I Levine started the car CRr homeward They reached home Borne at daylight Th The celebration made malIc table talk and newspaper newspaper news news- paper topic for tor several da days No real attempt was made to punish the In For loor once the whites allies move moved mo d by a sense of ot tardy and Inadequate e justice withheld their hands hand It was Just before college opened d that Amos announced I that he was goIn going go go- In ing rag to buy the one hundred and twenty tarn ty Il acres John had f set et aside for tor him How flow are you OU going to pay for tor It IU Lydia asked ked Dont you rou worry Ill I'll tend to that replied d Amos Johns going to hold It for tor me till lilt I can get the pine cu cut t oil off That'll for tor the pay land How low much did you OU pay for tor It It Mr Levine asked Levine lne grinned I forget torget I 1 Lydia Ldla sat with her chin cupped 1 In n her lIer palm her blue bloe eyes on Levine To the surprise of both men she said laid nothing After th the supper dishes were ere washed lineS and Amos was wu attending to the chickens Lydia LIdia came ame I slowly out outto outto outto to the tho front steps pS where LevIne was aI sitting She leaned her head bead against his arm ami and they sot sat In silence LydIa ald said John finally how bow does dOfa the Great S Search arch go 10 on I dont don't thing I make much headway head headway a way replied Lydia Ldla The llIe older I 1 grow the less lesl I understand men and Ive I've always felt as if If It If there was aGod a aGod God lie He was Wal a man You mean male rather then than female female fe to male agreed John Lydia dear I wish you IOU did have faith Hut But do you yon believe yourself urged Lydia Ye Yes I 1 know that the tile soul loul cant can't die said Bald the man Inon quietly And the thing that makes males me surest Is la the feeling I have fo for you I know that Ill I'll have bave another chance What do you mean meant asked Lydia wonderingly That you'll never know he be re ro- plied piled Well I know that youre you're a dear I said saM the young girl Irl unexpectedly no matter how you OU get tet your Indian lands And I love lovo you to death She patted his cheek caressingly and end John Levine smiled sadly to himself him Mm- self In 10 the darkness 0 College life lite was not much unlike high school life lite for tor Lydia She was very timid at first suffered antlered agony when called on to recite reached all her classes as M early as possible and sat lint In III a far corner to escape notice But Hut gradually among the six thousand students she began to lose her ber self self- consciousness and to feel teel that after atter nil all nil she was Vos only attending a larger high school Except for tor flying visits home John Levine lne spent the year eor at Washington lie He was returned to congress practically practical ly Iy automatically at lit the end of his term 1 Kent lt throve e mightily as u a rent estate man mono He Ile continued to call on Lydia nt ut |