The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-11-25

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Billy put out his hand. solemnIy
and the two shook hands. For al
Billy was four years older thar
Lydia, they both were very. very
young. So young that they believed
THAT they could fight Single-hande6
the whole world Of intrigue and
greed in which their little commu
nifty was set. And yet. futile as
they may seem, II is on young de
cisions such as these that the race
creeDs upward.
what are you going to do.
Billy" asked Lydia.
I'm going to get a government
investigation started, somehow" he
replied "It'll take time, but I'll
get 1t. It'll be lovely undertaking.
Lyd"
81 hate to think Of It," she said
unsteadily Lizzie is miserable,
today. VIII you tell your mother.
Billy, and ask her to come over to
see her this evening? I mustn't
stop any longer now"
Poor old Lizzie was miserable
indeed. For years, she had strug
gled against rheumatism. but now
1t had bound her, hand and foot
Ma Norton came over In the eve
ming. Lizzie was in bed shivering
and flushed and moaning with pain
Ma waited till Lizzie slept, then
she told Lydia and Amos that Doc
tor Fulton had better be called, and
Amos, with a worried air, started
for town at once.
Doctor Fulton shook his head
and sighed.
"She's in for Il run of rheumatic
fever. Get some extra hot water
bottles and make up your mind for
a long siege, Lydia"
And it was a long siege. Six
weeks Of agony for Lizzie, of nurs-
Ing and homework and worrying
for Lydia. Ma Norton and the
neighbors gave what time they
but the brunt, of course, fell
on Lydia.
Billy called every evening on his
way home to supper. John Levine
sat up two or three nights a week.
Kent came out once a week, with a
CHEEKY word and a basket of fruit.
And at frequent intervals, the Mar
shall surrey stopped at the gate
and Elviry or Dave appeared with
some of Elviry's delicious cookery
Lydia and Amos.
During all this time she said
TO Billy about his muck
campaign. He finished his
aw course In June and entered ex-
Senator Alvord's office as he had
planned. There was another cleo
ion in the fall and John Levine
vas returned to congress. this time
Utmost without a struggle.
Like a bomb. late In December
the news that the Indian COM
missioner had been called before a
senate committee TO nswer ques-
ions regarding the relations of
lake City to the reservation, while
close on the heels of this
announcement came word that a
congressional commission of three
lad been appointed to sit at Lake
lily to investigate Indian matters.
BILLY, how did you do it," asked
4ydia, In CONSERVATION. He had
'vertaken her one bitter cold Jan
larry afternoon on her way home
rom college.
Il didn't do much" said Billy, 81
ust got affidavits, dozens of them,
hOwing frauds, and gave them to
senator AlvOrd. He has a lot of in
.uence among the senator's and IS
personal friend of the President"
Lydia's lips were set tightly as
he plodded along the snowy road.
BILLY" she said, finally, "are you
DING this to get yer with Dave
I%arshall?"
I'm doing 1t because I'm
shamed of what New Englanders
ave done with their heritage. And
m doing it for you. To make al,
anne for you. You are going to
larry me, some day, Lydia"
I'm not" she said fatty.
Billy laughed. "You can't help
o%urself, honey. It's fate for both
f US. Come along home, You're
.livering."
when you talk that way I hate
exclaimed Lydia, but Billy
My laughed again. !
The commissioners sat for months
nd in that time they exposed to
he burning sun of publicity the
Iuck of thievery and dishonor on
hich Lake City's placid beauty {
built. +
Marriage after marriage of
Iuaws with Lake City citizens was ,
1earthed, most of these same citi-
ms also having a white family. ]
undreds of tracts Of lands that
i'd been obtained by stealing or by
aud from full bloods were listed. +
.gs of candy, bits of jewelry, bolts :
cotton had been exchanged for ;
ne worth thousands of dollars. !
1t was a nerve-racking period FOR
AXE City. Whether purpOseIy or
IT, the net did not begin to close :
'und John Levine till toward the I
Id of the hearing. Nor did Levine !,
me home until late in the sum y
er, when the commission had been /
ting for some months.
In spite of a sense Of apprehen-
on that would not lift, the year ,
rs a happy one for Lydia. In the
st place, she went to three col L
pc dancing parties during the
ar. In the second place, Kent
.ked her to go with him to the
st party and. TO Lydla's mind, a
----aosaIIuu took place at j
table COZ
at time.
Thanks. Kent" said Lydia, care r