Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-10-21


No one ever knew what Dave Mar
shall said to Elviry. his wife. but
day or 90 after, little Margery. In
fne white nannel bathing suit. ap-
peared on the sand, about quarter Of
mile below the Willows.
Kent was Quitteri After the res
cue he decided to eschew the society
OF girls forever and he struck bar
gain with Lydia that she could have
the use Of his bicycle one day a week
till snow came II she would under
take the disciplining OF the bankers
daughter alone. For such a bride
Lydia would have undertaken to teach
Elviry Marshall, herself. to swim
and 90 the bargain was struck.
Lydia.s method Of teaching was one
employed by most Of the children OF
Lake City when new child moved
into the town. She forced Margery to
doat face downward In the water,
again and again, while she counted
ten. After one afternoon of this, the
bankers daughter had forever lost her
fear Of the water and the rest was
easy.
In spite Of the relationship Dave
Marshall had established between the
two children. Margery and Lydia did
not like each other One Saturday
afternoon, after banking hours. Mar
shall was seated on his front porch,
with Elviry and Margery. when Lydia
appeared. She stood on the steps In
her bathing suit, her bare feet in a
pair Of ragged sneakers" Her face
and hands and ankles were dirty but
her eyes and the pink Of her cheeks
were clear.
"Come on, Marg," said Lydia, "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. Ell
viry, want to Gomez"
"No," snapped Elviry. Lydia, how
do you manage to get 80 dirty, when
to my positive knowledge you're In the
water an hour every day?"
Lydia blushed and tried to hide one
ankle behind the other. 81 think
you're terrible impolite," she MUIR
INJURED
Dave roared with laughter. Fright
yeu are, Lydia! I guess I'll have to
hitch up and drive us all over"
They drove to the Willows and Mar
gerry went through her PAGES, while
her father watched and applauded
from the shore When they had fin
ished and had run up and down to
warm up and dry of and were driving
home, Dave said:
you'd better come In to supper
with US, Lydia"
mo, thank you" answered the
child ''Mr. Levine's coming to sup
per at our house and I have to
cook It"
"Huml What does John Levine
do at your house, so much"
"Oh, he's going into politics." an
swered Lydia, innocently, "and Dad
advises him"
swell, tell them you've done a fine
Job as a swimming teacher" Dave
spoke carelessly. 81 don't see why
Levine wants to get into politics. He's
doing well In real estate"
"OhI" exclaimed Lydia, with q
child's importance at having real
news to impart, hes going into poll
tics SOS to get some Indian land"
Like HI he Is" exclaimed Mar
shall. g
"Oh, daddy" Margery's voice was
exactly like her mothers.
They we're turning into the Mar
shall driveway and Marshalls face
was q curious mixture of amusement
and irritation. He kissed his little
daughter when he lifted her from the
buggy and babe her run to the house
Before he lifted Lydia down he paused
and as he stood on the ground and she
sat In the surrey, she looked levelly
into his black eyes.
81 wish / had another little daugh
ter like you, LYDIA" he said. "l
don't see why-but God, you cam
get swans from barnyard fowls" BE
continued to study Lydia's face
"Some day, my child, you'll make
some mans heart break, or lift hin
up to heaven"
| Lydia squirmed.
"Well, Margery's taught now" sh.
said hastily, $50 / don't have to bt
punished any more. do IT'
Marshall scowled slightly. "Whai
do you mean? Don't you want Mar
gerry to play with your
'Oh, sure. she can play, If she want,
to. but mean / don't have to go ge
her and bring her into our games"
"No," said Dave slowly, but I thinl
1t would be nice of you to sort of keeI
an eye on her and get her dirty ono.
IN while. Therel Run home, child
you're shivering."
With puzzled eyes, Lydia obeyed.
The most important result, as far a
Lydia was interested, of the talk be
tween her father and Levine tina
night was that Amos decided definite
ly to move the following week.
Lydia did not see the new home un
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