The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-12-23
THE STORY
by
HOnore
Willsie

CHAPTER with her baby sis
ter, Patience, Lydia returns IRON
play to the untidy home of her i'm
poverished father, Amos Dudley, a
Lake City. Her fathers friend, an
her own devoted admirer, John LIE
vine, after discussing affairs witt
Dudley, makes up his mind to e.
into politics.
CHAPTER IL Lydia, Patienc'
and a companion. Kent Moulton
playing by the lake, are ~accostet
by an old squaw from the nearb,
reservation. Lydia gives her food
Margery, small daughter of Dav'
them. In their play Margery fall
into the water. She is pulled out
unhurt but frightened. and taker
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-
cause Margery is considered stuck
UP" she is not a popular playmate
Marshall arranges for Lydia to
teach Margery TO swim n other
wise become "one of the crowd
timber from the Indian reservation
and ultimately have 1t opened for
settlement.
CHAPTER W Patience sue
Yumbs to an attack of d~iphtheris,
leaving Lydia feeling that her trust
In God Is lost and her small world
kAs collapsed. She finds comfort in
The loving Kindness of John Le-
vine. Lydia learns THAT a n9te Of
Amos, backed by Levine and held
met. The child pleads with Mar
shall, and for her sake he agrees to
yenew the note.
CHAPTER V.-Grieving for the
loss of little Patience, Lydia's health
fails. Levine, understanding the
~sjtuation, gives her q pup. which
The lonely child takes to her heart.
Reaching the e OF fftesn, Lydia
enters high school. where she at
snce realizes that her homemade
frock and general appearance of
poverty set her apart from her bet
fsr-dressed companions.
CHAPTER .VL.-Levins 10 elected
sheriff. A sixteen-year-o1d Indian
boy, Charlie Jackson, tells Lydia of
rumerous wrongs done his people,
yainly by Marshall and Levine.
Lydia defends her friend vigorous
Charlie Jackson threatens and
tssvors to attack him.
CHAPTER VII.-Levine is shot by
an unseen assassin. RecuperatinE
St the Dudley cottage, he learns
the real extent of Lydia's loneliness
and her shaken faith in God. The
man and girl enter INTO a compact
10 start 3 search for God" togoth-
Or. Levine, recovered, begins his
campaign for congress.
CHAPTER YIII-Lydia is unable
10 drive the hatred of Levine from
Charles heart, and despite herself
her faith in her old friend is sha-
Ken by the young Indians stories.
Levine has long realized that de-
spite their disparity in age he is
pessionatsly in love with the young
CHAPTER IX.-Levino is trium-
plant in his campaign for congress.
Lydia earns enough money selling
fudge to go camping with Charlie,
Kent Margery AND two school
named Olga. Miss Towne chaDerons
them.
CHAPTER Y. Walking with
Kent in the woods, Lydia witnesses
q 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
~ 9A0aN AOAl Ag0ld nd0 O6- ]
friended long ago causes Charlie to
tell more of Marshall's and Levine's
thleVery. 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 man AYERS his methods
are lawful and really best for the
Indians. The girl is only half con-
WINGED.
CHAPTER XII. - Charlie tells
Lydia his father was killed by half
breeds at the instigation Of Levine,
nnd she Is miserable at the thought.
The family poverty also weighs
heavily on her. She is elected class
VaIedictorian. Billy Norton takes
her to the senior ball, where She
a her first girlish wonderful
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 saves Lydia from harm. Amos
arranges to get 120 acres of the
reservation, through Levine. Billy
tells Lydia he is going TO expose
Marshalls crooked deals.
CHAPTER XIV.-A congressional
commission comes to Lake City to
investigate Indian matters, and evil
dence involving most Of the towns
prominent citizens is produced.
CHAPTER XV.-Before the com
mission Charlie Jackson ccuse Lee
vine of completely in the murder Of :,
his father. Lydia warmly defends =,
levine. Dave Marshall is exposed
as the owner Of The Lag Chance"
q brothel, which was also head
quarters for the Illegal selling of
whisky to Indians. &
CHApTER WV ~ - ii Y
marry him. The girl refuses. To {
obtain a suitable frock for the 'ju- +
prom" Lydia overworks and :
goes through a severe siege of :
pneumonia. !
CHAPTER xVIL-After the re- :
moval of the Indians to another res /
srvation Levine is shot by Charlie |
J~ackson's sister and the old squaw
Lydia had befriended. Levine dies >
In Lydia's arms. His search is |
ended: All his property is left to /
the girl. She refuses to accept the c
Indian lands.
CHAPTER XVIII. Levine's es- j.,
tate is found TO consist practically '
Of $40 acres of land of the indian /
Lydia finally agrees TO |
accept this property, overcome by q
the opportunities of her father and 7
/
CHAPTER XIX.-Billy succeeds in G
Lydia hat her heart
really has always belonged to him.
She announces her determination to |
winning her father over to her a
view. Lydia is elected a member of {
the Scholars club" the highest
honor the school can bestow, but c
she is prouder of Billy's love and :
knowledge hat in homestead (.
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