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

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Congress instructed the district a
torney 10 carry the matter TO tn
state courts. When this had bee
done all the incriminated heayed
vast sigh of relief, and prepared t
mark time.
During all Lydia's junior year
but one fly appeared In her oint
ment. And this. of Course, wa
with reference to clothes that per
ennial haunting problem of Lydia's
winch only a woman who has beer
motherless and poyerty-stricken cal
fully appreciate. The latter par
of February. the great college so
clal event of the year was to come
the junior prom. Lydia felt sur
that either Kent or Billy would asl
her to go and for this the organdi,
would not do. And for this sh,
must have a party coat.
Lydia knew that If she took tn,
matter up with Amos he would q
out and borrow money for her. She
shuddered at the thought of this
Then she heard of the college
DEMONSTRATING Bureau" She dis
covered that there were girls who
were earning their way through col,
lege and that the bureau was one
OF the quiet ways used by the uni
versity TO help them.
There was the mending depart
ment for example. Here were
brought every week by the well-to-
do students piles of mending of
every variety from heelless socks
and stockings, to threadbare under
and frayed cuffs and collars.
These we're made into packages
and farmed out to the money-need-
ing girls.
Early in January, Lydia sneaked
into the little room and out again
with a neat but heavy bundle. She
got home with II and struggled IT
into her room without old Lizzle's
seeing It. Socks. wristbands and
torn lace-there was fifty cents
worth OF mending In the package
calculated that If she did a
package a night for thirty nights,
she would have enough money to
buy the making of a party dress
and cloak.
The necessity for secrecy was
what made the task arduous. Lydia
finished her studying as hurriedly
as possible each night and went off
TO her room. 1t was bitter cold In
the room when the door was closed,
but she hung a dust cloth over the
keyhole, a shawl over the window
wrapped herself In a quilt
and unwrapped the bundle. BY two
she had finished and, shiv-
aring and with aching eyes, crept
INTO bed.
Within a week she was going
about her daily work with hollow
eyes and without the usual glow
her cheeks, but she hung on with
determination worthy of a better
The third week she took cold, an
unheard-of proceeding for
and in spite of all old LIZ
lies decoctions, she could not
brow 1t off. At the end of the
week she carried back her
asst bundle, and with fifteen dol
ars In her pocketbook, she boarded
he street car for home. She was
with fatigue and fever.
When she reached the cottage,
he stretched out on the couch be-
ind the old base burner with her
ard cough and the feverish taste
D her mouth. She was half asleep,
alf in a stupor when Billy came in.
"How's the cold, Lydf" he asked.
Socks" whispered Lydia. bush
Is of socks, aren't there, BillyT
Billy picked up her hand and felt !
pulse, pulled the shawl up over
chest, put his cheek down |
gainst her forehead for a moment !
S he murmured, "Oh, Lydia, don't ,
sick l couldn't bear 1t then :
e hurried to the kitchen where !
lizzie was getting supper. '
The next thing that Lydia knew :
ne was in her own bed and Doc"
ulton was taking the clinical Their !
from her mouth. She was +
cry much confused. h
"Where's my fifteen dollarsY" +
lie asked. 2
"What fifteen dollars, little
aughterf" Amos was sitting on h
le edge of the bed, holding her +
and. .
For my party dress-white null q
with socks-please. daddy" 7
Amos looked at Lizzie. ITS +
hat she wanted for the junior =
ON, I guess" said the old lady, y
child" /"
"You shall have fifteen dollars, II
as soon as you get well, G,
ney," said Amos. fl
'All right" said Lydia, hoarsely, t.
I'll Kent SOS he" She trailed "
again into stupor. 81
1t was a hard pull, a sharp, hard al
with badly congested II
lgs, for two weeks. Ma Norton
ok charge and Doc Fulton was W
ere night after night. Margery
me every day, with a basket, for et
.iry practically fed Amos during ia
: two weeks. Billy did chores. fl
mt was errand boy with the lit h;
car. And Adam sat on the W
Orstep for hours and howled! fiji
But Lydia was splendldly strong. oC
G night, after ten days of stupor OF
d delirium, she opened her eyes
Amos haggard face. She spoke VI
akly but naturally. Hello, dad 81
k Margery to get me the pattern
were talking about. In a day 81
so I'll be up and around"
Amos began to CRY for sheer Joy. =.