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

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: ain q Day or So I'll Be Up an
Q Around"
Lydia lay watching snowflake
I sift softly past the window. 1t wa
S not long before Margery and Ken
appeared.
"She's going" cried Kent.
8 Margery's beautiful eyes wer
glowing. Eyes, I'm going, Lyd
And If nobody else will dance wit
me, Kent will take all the dances.
Lydia smiled at Kent.
Billy was the next caller. 4"
left dad and Amos saving the ma
ton through free trade" he said
Gee, Lydia. but you do look bet
ter! You don't suppose you coulc
possibly go to the prom, just fol
one or two dances. do your"
Lydia shook her head. M
Clothes" she said, briefly. Asl
some other girl"
There isn't any other girl" re
piled Billy. IF | can't go with you
I'll be hanged If ! go at all Lydia
| don't see why a sensible girl like
you lays such stress on clothes
Honestly, It's not like you. Come
on, be a sport and so in your usual
dress, or let me lend you money
TO get a complete party outfit
with"
Billy Norton, you know / would
not borrow money from a man!'
exclaimed Lydia. Besides. I've got
enough money l earned myself"
You hayei Then what's all the
worry about? How'd you earn 1t,
Lyd? | thought your father"
Lydia dug the little pocketbook
from under the sofa pillow and
spread the money proudly ON her
shawl. There It is and it's the
root of all my troubles"
Billy looked at her suspiciously.
Young woman, how'd you earn
that money!" he demanded.
Socks! Bushels of socks, most
ly," answered Lydia with a chuckle
that ended in a groan. She looked
at Billy whimsically and then as
the of his understanding
came to her again, she told him the
story OF her little midnight sweat
shop.
1t seemed for a moment as If he
must gather the slight little figure
TO his heart, but he set his teeth.
IF that darned prom means as
much as that 10 you" he began,
but Lydia interrupted him.
1T doesn't any more, Billy. I've
learned a lot of things since I've
been sick. I was a little idiot to
work so hard for clothes! But II
don't think 1t was all clothes. II
wanted to be like other girls. RI
wanted to have the man that took
me proud of my appearance"
The two young people sat In 81
lence, Lydia watching the snow
flakes settle on the already laden
boughs Of the pine, Billy watching
the sensitive lines in Lydia's face
with each passing thought.
1--WE made up my mind Lydia
began again, that I've been poor
too long, eve really to outgrow the
effects of poverty. I suppose I'd
worry about money, ever If
were taken suddenly rich Any
low, lots Of nice people have liked
ne poor and I'm just not going TO
worry about having lovely clothes,
With soft colOrs and-and graceful
Ines, any more. I'm going to take
are of u lovely old mahogany
'urniture and try TO make the cot
age an attractive place for people
With brains. You see, Billy. II |
up my mind with furniture
md clothes, l won't have time to
Lizzie came in at this moment
With a bowl of broth. +,
Billy moved over to sit on the
dye of the couch, and Lydia began -,
o sip the broth, spoonful by spoon
III. She was thinking how Billy F..
.ad improved. How immaculate he
vas and how well his blue suit
tied him. There was no barnyard ,
dor about him now! Only a Whit |
f the good cigars he smoked. !
Billy" she said what would I
say if next year I took the
hort course in agrlcuIture?" ;
I'd be speechless he ex- !
laimed. G
Il hate to think of teaching" S
ydia went on, and I'm crazy !,
bout the country and farming and q
Is dad. And there's more than
nat to It," f
What more there was to Ii, she d
Id not say then, for Ma Norton T
anne busting in. l