The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-11-11

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? he'd been at your house
! "Oh. Charlie" whispered Lydia
horror in her blue eyes and he
parted lips. She looked at him II
utter dismay. No longer was ht
the debonair favorite Of the higl
school. In his somber eyes, hi
thin. cold lips. his tense shoulders
the young girl saw the savage. Blu
she knew the tale was true.
She moistened her dry lips. "But
what can I do, Charliel Tin only
a girl"
"I1l tell you what you can do
You a throw down your murderer
friend and side with me. You car
get everyone you know to side with
me. And, Lydia. never tell Levine
or anyone else, what you know
about him. 1t wouldn't be safe!"
He leaned toward her as he spoke
and Lydia shivered. 81 won't" she
whispered. Then she said aloud in
sudden resentment, But I'm not
going to throw Mr.. Levine down
without his having a chance to ex-
plain. Who are you to think you've
got a right to ask me? I'm just a
girl. | want to be happy just a
little while before | grow up. I've
had too much unhappiness."
Yes, you have had" agreed
Charlie, grimly, "and that's why you
will think about it in spite Of your
self. You understand how | feel
because you've suffered. When r
you going to throw Levine DOWN.
Lydia's face whitened. "Never!"
she said.
"Whatl When you know he's a
murderer"
He never intended to kill your
father. Anyhow, | can't help what
he's done. He's like my own ia
Their and brother and mother all in
one to me-"
The two young people sat look
ng into each others eyes. Sudden
Y Charlie threw Lydia's hand from
him, and, like Billy Norton, he
strobe down the path and out Of
The gate without a word.
Levine did not appear at the cot
age for several days. During that
line Lydia tried to put Charles
story out of her mind.
When John did come out she
avoided talking to him and he
taught her several times looking
at him with a sad and puzzled eX-
preston. When they started on
heir usual Sunday walk, Amos
went back to the house for his cane
and Levine said. abruptly, "Out
With it, young LYDIA Been hear
ng more stories about my wick
,dness?"
Lydia nodded, miserably.
MY dear" Levine said quietly,
this is a mans game. I'm playing
A rough-and-tumble, catch-as-catch-
ran fight. In It the weak must
fail and maybe die. But out of It
great good will come to this COM
munity. AS long as the Indians
are here to exploit, this commu-
nifty will be demoralized. I'm using
every means, fair or foul, to carry
my purpose. Can't you let 1t go at
that?'
Lydia set her teeth. Eyes. l al
and | will" she said. as her father
came up with his cane.
And though this was more easily
said than done and the thought of
murdered chiefs and starved babies
troubled her occasionally. she did
not really worry over it all as much
as she might have were she not en-
tering her senior year in the high
school.
After the Christmas holidays
Margery departed for an eastern
finishing school. The night after
her departure Kent made his first
call on Lydia in many months. The
withdrew TO the kitchen to
make candy and there Lydia's sur
prise and pleasure gave way to sus-
Kent seemed to want to
talk for the most part about Mar
gerry!
Hasn't she grown to be a beau
he said, beating the fudge
briskly.
"She always was beautiful" re-
piled Lydia, though she's an awful
silly. She never reads anything,
and she funked all her Thanksgiv-
EXAMINATIONS.
"Anybody as pretty as Margery
doesn't need to, be brilliant" said
Kent.
"And she spoons, and you don't
think much of girls that spoon"
Lydia's cheeks were a deeper pink
Than usual.
"Shuc1s. don't be catty, Lydia :"
growled Kent.
Kent called several times during
he winter, but he never asked Ly-
lila to 90 to a party nor did any of
he other boy friends she saw daily
school-boys with whom she
over lessons, who told S
her their secrets, who treated her r
rs a mental equal. vet never asked +
Ter to call. or slipped boxes of !
ANDY into her desk or asked her j.,
nto a drug store for a sundae or l
I hot chocolate. 2
Nobody resented this state of af- '
more than old Lizzie. After t
Kent's third or fourth call, she said n
o Lydia. closing the door behind =
him. Eyes. KentIl come out here :
md see you, but I notice he don't +
AXE YOU anywhere. If you had {
inc party clothes and lived on Lake I
Shore yenue he'd be bowling and S
;craping fast enough" b
Lydia tossed her head. 81 don't 9
about going to parties
you do. too insisted the old
adv. "YOu're eating YOUR heart