The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-12-02
THE STORY

ter, PATIENCE, LYDIA returns iron
play to the untidy home of her i'm
poverished father, Amos Dudley, a
Lake City. Her fathers friend, anC
her own devoted admirer, John LIE
vine, after discussing affairs will
Dudley, makes up his mind to &c
5nto politics.
CHAPTER Lydia, Patience
and a companion, Kent Moulton
playing by the lake, are ~accosteC
BY an old squaw from the nearby
observation. Lydia gives her food
Margery, small daughter of Dave
Marshall, the towns banker, joins
them. In their play Margery, falls
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 that be-
up" she is not a popular playmate.
Marshall arranges for Lydia to
teach Margery to swim and 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
cumbs to an attack of diphtheria,
A0Aflu& Lynx IccllHk tHaL HcT trust
in God is lost and her small world
las collapsed. She finds comfort In
Ne loving kindness of John Lee
Tine. Lydia learns that a note OF
Amos, backed by Levine and held
by Marshall, is due and cannot be
met. The child pleads with Mar
shall, n for her sake he agrees to
renew the note.
CHAPTER V.-Grieying for the
loss of little Patience. Lydia's health
fails. Levine, understanding the
situation, gives her a pup. which
the lonely child takes to her heart
Reaching the age of fifteen. Lydia
enters high school, where she at
once realizes that her homemade
frock n general appearance of
poverty set her apart from her bet
ter-dressed companions.
CHAPTER .VI.-Levine I. elected
boy, Charlie Jackson, tells Lydia of
numerous wrongs done his people,
Lydia defends her friend vigorous
". Meeting Levine In LydiR's house,
Charlie Jackson threatens and en-
beavers to attack him.
CHAPTER VII.-Levine is shot by
an unseen assassin. Recuperating
s:s & t assl e e9t.ss Of fq Ig9fis''s he lfafas
and her shaken faith in God. The
man and girl enter into a compact
10 start a search for God togeth-
or. Levine, recovered, begins his
c&mpaiRn for congress-.
CHAPTER VIII.-Lydia is unable
TO drive the hatred of Levine from
Charles heart. and despite herself
Der faith in her old friend is sha-
ken by the young Indians stories.
Levine mas long realized that de-
spite their disparity in age he is
~passionately in love with the young
CHAPTER IX-Levine is trium-
plant in his campaign for congress.
Lydia earns enough money selling
fudge to go camping with Charlie,
Kent, Margery and two school
friends, Gustus ZACH and a girl
named Olga. Miss Towne chaperons
them.
CHAPTER K Walking with
Kent in the woods, Lydia witnesses
a meeting Of Levine and some half
breeds. Their conversation con-
vinces Lydia that Charlie has been
right in accusing Levine Of plot
ting to rob the Indians.
CHAPTER XI.-A visit from the
old squaw whom Lydia had be-
tell more of Marshall's and Levine's
thievery. Lydia promises to talk to
Levine. Billy Norton makes a boy
ish proposal of marriage to Lydia,
who repulses him. In her talk with
Levine the mar AYERS his methods
are lawful and really best for the
Indians. The girl Is only half con
WINGED.
CHAPTER XII TT Charlie tells
Lydia his father was killed by half
breeds at the instigation of Levine.
and she is miserable at the thought.
The family poverty also weighs
heavily on her. She is elected class
valedictorian. Billy Norton takes
her to the senior ball, where she
has her first girlish wonderful
time"
CHAPTER XIII-Congress passes
Levine's bill for the opening Of the
reservation. At the celebration of
the event the Indians, led by Char
lie, make a disturbance. Billy Nor
ton " Lydia from harm. Amos
arranges to get 120 acres of the
reservation, through Levine. Billy
tells Lydia he is going to expose
Marshalps crooked deals.
CHAPTER XIV.-A congressional
commission comes to Lake City to
Investigate Indian matters, and evil
dence involving most of the owns
prominent citizens is produced.
There was a sudden Tilt in Lyd
ia's voice that did not escape Kent
as she answered laughingly, well.
If you feel the same after seeing
Margery this summer, I'll be glad
to 90 to one of the hops next fall
with you, and thank you, deeply,
Mr.. Moulton."
"All right" said Kent, soberly.
"The first hop next fall is mine and
as many more as / al get"
1t was late in the spring and
after the conversation with Kent,
that 1t began to be rumOred about
town that ex-senator Alvord's office
was at the bottom of the Indian in
vestigation. Kent accused Billy Of
this openly, one Sunday afternoon
at Lydia's.
Tn willing to take the blame,
If necessary said Billy.
Nice thing to do to your friends
and neighbors. Bill" Kent went on.
what the deuce did you do it forT"
Billy shrugged his shoulders and
said nothing. Kent appealed to
Lydia. would you have gone to
parties with him if you'd known
what he was doing to his town,
Lyd?"
Kent. I knew it," said Lydia,
after a pause.
You knew it, You let a lot of
sentimentality ruin Lake