The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-12-09
THE STORY


CHAPTER with her baby sis
| ter, Patience, Lydia returns from
play to the untidy home of her i'm
poverished father, Amos Dudley, a
Lake City. Her fathers friend. ant
her w devoted admirer, John lie
vine, after discussing affairs will
Dudley, makes UP his mind to e.
Into politics.
CHAPTER II. - Lydia. Patience
and a companion, Kent Moulton
playing by the lake, are ~accosteC
by an old squaw from the nearby
reservation. Lydia gives her food
Margery, small daughter of Dave
Marshall, the towns banker, joins
them. In their play Margery falls
into the water. She is pulled out
unhurt but frightened. and taken
home by Lydia and Kent. Her IA
Their calls on Amos to complain
blaming Lydia for the mishap.
CHAPTER III.-Lydia explains
the accident and asserts hat be-
u Margery is considered stuck
NJ" she is not a popular playmate.
Marshall arranges for Lydia to
teach Margery to swim n other,
wise become "one of the crowd"
Levine tells Amos his plan to take
timber from the Indian reservation
and ultimately have 1T opened for
settlement.
CHAPTER ~. Patience sue
oumbs to an attack OF diphtheri&,
leaving Lydia feeling that her trust
in God is lost n her small world
has collapsed. She finds comfort in
the loving kindness of John Lee
vine. Lydia learns that a note of
amps. backed by Levine and held
by Marginal, is due and cannot be
met. The child pleads with Mar
shall, n for her sake he agrees to
renew the note.
CHAPTER v.-Grieving for the
lsss OF little Patience, Lydia's health
falls. Levine, understanding the
gives her a pup. which
fhe lonely child takes TO her heart.
Reaching the age of fifteen. Lydia
enters high school, where she at
realizes that her homemade
frock and general appearances of
poverty set her apart ffem her bet
companions.
CHAPTER vI.-Levins 10 elected
sheriff. A sixteen-year-old Indian
boy, Charlie Jackson, tells Lydia OF
wrongs done his people,
mainly by Marshall and Levine.
Lydia defends her friend viI ssous-
y. Meeting Levine in Lydia'E house,
Charlie jackson threatens and en-
&eavorB to attack him.
CHAPTER VII.-Levine is shot by
unseen assassin. Recuperstins
ST the Dudley cottage, he learns
the real extent of Lydia's loneliness
and her shaken faith in God. The
man and girl enter into q compact
start q search for God" togeth-
NJ. Levine, recovered, begins his
for congress.
CHAPTER VIII.-Lydia is unable
to drive the hatred of Levine from
heart. and despite herself
Der faith in her old friend is sha-
Ken by the young Indians stories.
has long realized that de-
spite their disparity in age he is
pAssfonatsly in love with the young
firl.
CHAPTER IX.-Levine is trium-
plant in his campaign for congress-.
Lydia earns enough money selling
Kent, Margery and two school
Gustus Bach and a girl
lamed Olga. Miss Towne chaperons
Lhem.
CHAPTER X. - Walking with
in the woods, Lydia Witnesses
meeting of Levine and some half
Their conversation con-
Lydia that Charlie haB been
in accusing Levine of plot
ing 10 ROD the Indians.
CHAPTER XI-A visit from the
I'D qua whom Lydia had be-
'riended long ago causes Charlie to
ell more of Marshalls and Levine's
.hievery. Lydia promises to talk to
Billy Norton makes a boy
sh proposal of marriage to Lydia.
who repulses him. In her talk with
levine the man ayers his methods
IRE lawful and really best for the
indians. The girl is only half con-
CHAPTER XII. - Charlie tells
lydia his father was killed by half
reeds at the instigation of Levine,
ma she is miserable at the thought. /
family poverty also weighs i,
ieavily on her. She is elected class !
'aledictorian. Billy Norton takes
ier to the senior ball, where She
as her first girlish wonderful
CHAPTER XIII.-Congress passes :
bill for the opening of the !
eservation. At the celebration of .
he event the Indians, led by Char
e, make a disturbance. Billy Nor !,
on saves Lydia from harm. Amos ]
ranges to get 120 acres of the h
sseryation, through Levine. Billy
Ills Lydia he is going to EXPOSE -
.arshalrs crooked deals.
CHAPTER XIV.-A congressional
comes to Lake CITY to
IV~estigate Indian matters, and evil $
involving most Of the towns IL
Comment citizens is produced. t,
CHAPTER XV.-Before the com II
ission Charlie Jackson accuses Lee =
of completely in the murder OF g
s father. Lydia warmly defends Z
sVine. Dave Marshall is exposed n
h owner of the Lac Chance" I,
brothel, which was also head ~
for the Illegal selling of d
Risky to Indians. II
Lydia LYDIA Ineed you sol"
led Kent. you are such a dear, y
lch a pal, so pretty, so sweet-and a
need you SO Won't you marry OF
Lydia?" W
I've always loved you dearly, A
ent, and yet" faItered Lydia, land W
It, somehow, ! don't think we'd q,
'er make each other happy"
mot make each other happy I'd
re to know why not! Just try me. ,,
7dia Try me-" n
It'd like to try you, dear, If !,
ait. Kent. waifi LET me have ;.