Wheeler County Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 30, 1926 Page: 7 of 8
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She Jerked her thumb buck toward
the flagpole and twisted away.
"All right! Now we’ll make for
the pole, Lydia, get behind me and
put your arms round my walat. Hang
on, for heaven's sake.”
Lydia did hang on for n few mo-
menta. But the flight was now de-
veloping Into a free-for-all light. And
hofore she know Juet how It hap-
pened, Lydia had fallen and feel
gorged over her.
She burled her face In her arms.
It seemed an age to her before Billy
had anatebed her to her feel. la
reality she was not down for more
than two mlnntea. Billy swung her
agalnat his cheat with one arm and
awung out with his other, shouting at
Indians and whites alike.
"You d- d beasts! You dirty d- d
beasts."
Lydia, bruised and shaken, clung to
him breathlessly, then cried, "(in
ahead. Billy f
Bo glanced down at her and saw a
streak of blood on her forehead. Ills
fare worked and he began to sob and
earae like a madman.
Kicking, striking with bis free arm.
oaths rolling from his lips, he bnrsl
through the crowd and rushed Lydia
to the free space about the flagpole
whore Hbarlle .tackson stood coolly
watching the proceedings
Billy shook his flat under Ilia In
dtan's nose
“Oel down there and call the park
ad or 111 brain you.”
Jackson shrugged bis shoulders,
calmly. "Lei ’em hate their fun It’s
their last blowout I hope the} de hill
letlae and Marshall."
, Lydia pulled tier self free nf llllly
Thll I he in od. Charlie It'll lust
mean trouble la the end for all of you
If you don't."
Charlie looked at Lydia rlMety and
his voice changed as ha said. Tas gn,
hart. Lydia' In sorry”
"lorry I Ini d -d bruie • rated
Hilly "I tell you. call off Hit* row'”
The law young mru glared al each
ether Afterglow sod ttrellghi re
sealed a ferorlly la Hilly » fare at>d[
a cord haired In Charllo's ihal mads1
lydia gs.p
Hilly pot Ms fara clower la iTtae |
ilea fall H «••" be growled
Charlie returned Hilly • erarr for «
laod monies• fheo solleuly slowly ,
ha twined sad threw ewl aervaa lbs
wight a fsog ahiill evy ft* pie it
agate and again Al each repoiiibm I
Ike noise at the mob grow lew, and f
Stmrlty pealing fererls* eyed boeba1
kegaa ia Mraggie lam Iho UgM least
lbs pole
The* oHbsssi a errrd, Hilly led }
ywnrsalf,
ity
Bo fif an hoi^r longer they sat,
watching the summer night and watt-
ing.
Finally two dim flgnres approached.
"All right, Lydlp?” naked Amos.
"Oh, yes 1 liesshe cried. “Are
eitlfer of yon hurt?"
"No,” replied/Levine. “We got hold
of Charlie Jaifksoii about eleven and
locked him up, then we felt secure.”
“You aren’,- going to hurt Charlie!"
cried Lydia.
“No, but we’ll shut him up for a
week or so," said Amos.
Levine started the car homeward.
They reached home at daylight. The
celebration made table talk and news-
paper topic for several days. No real
attempt was made to punish the In-
dians. For once, the whiles, moved
by a sense of tardy and Inadequate
Justice, withheld their hands.
It was Just before college opened
that Amos announced that he was go-
ing to buy the one hundred and twen-
ty acres John had set aside for him.
“How are you going to pay for It?"
Lydia asked.
“Don’t you worry, I’ll lend to that,"
replied Amos. “John's going to hold
It for me, till I enn get the pine cut
off. That’ll psy for the land.”
"How much did you pay for It, Mr.
Levine?" asked Lydia.
Levine grinned. “I forget 1"
Lydia sat with her chin cupped In
her palm, her blue eyes on Levine.
To the surprise of both men, she snld
nothing.
After the supper dishes were
washed, and Amos was unending to
Iho chickens. Lydia came slowly nut
to the front steps where Levine was
sitting. She leaned her head ugalnsl
Ills arm and they sal In silence.
“Lydia." said John. Anally, "how
does the firesLSeareh go on?"
“I don’t thing I make iiiueh head-
way." replied l.ydla "The older I
grow, the less I understand men and
I’ve always fell a* if. If lliere was s
tloil. lie was a man."
"You mean male, rather Ilian fe-
male," agreed John "L.vdla. dear. I
wish you did have fallli."
"But do you Iwlleve, yourself?"
urged l.ydla.
"Tea. I know that Ibe soul can't
die," said the loan quietly. "And the
tiling that makes me surest Is the
feeling I hate for you. I know that
I'll have a not tier chance."
“What do you lueau'*’ asked l.ydla
woaileringly
"Tliil, you’ll never know." he re
piled
"Well. I know il.si you're n dear."
said llie young girl iinci'n-vledlt. "no
matter how yon gel your Indian land-
And I hue you lo death."
Hlie palled hi* cheek caressingly,
and John l.evlne andled »adly le bile
self In the dnrknevw
option on It*-while I looked round til
see how I could raise enough to pay
him a fair price. He’s only a kid of
seventeen and stone blind from tra-
choma. Well, yesterday I found that
Marshall had bought It In. He looked
young Lone Wolf up and gave him a
bag of candy. The Indians are crazy
for candy. Then he told him to make
Ills cross orj a piece of paper. That
that was a receipt that he was to keep
and If he’d show It at the store when-
ever he wanted candy, he’d have all
he wanted, for nothing. Ami he had
two half-breeds wilness It. What Mar-
shall had done was to get Lone Wolf
to sign h warranty deed, giving Mar-
shall Ids pine land. The poor devil of
an Iijdian didn’t know It till yester-
day when he showed me his ’receipt1
In great glee. Of course, they'll swear
ha’s a mixed blood."
Lydia burst out, "Oh, I wish that
reservation had never been heard of!
It demoralizes every one who conies
In contact with It.”
“l.ydla," said Billy, slowly, "I'm
going to expose Mnrshall. I’m going
to show up Ills crooked deals witli the
Indians. I'm going lo rip (Ills rosorvu
tlnn graft wide open. I'm not going I
to touch an ucrc of the land myself
so I can go In with clean hands and
I'm not going to forget that I came
pretty close lo being a skunk, my-
self."
“Oh. but. Billy!-' cried L.vdla.
"There’s John Levine and all our
friends—oh, you can’t do It!"
“I ,ook here, Lydia." Billy's voice
was slern, ’’are yen for or against In
Alan graft?’
Lydia drew a long breath but was
spared all Immediate answer fer there
was a knock on the (loor and Kent
came In.
"Well." Mild Kent, after l.ydla lied
settled tIn-in all eemfnrliildy. “I Ju«t
left Phiirile Jackson |smr old prune
lie's lieen trying in keep llie whiles
eff ihe rcscrvuilnn In organising the
rail bloods lo sliniil agllllisl llie half
breeds. Bill after a year nf trying
lie’s given up hope, lie's drinking il
little."
"And still you folks will keep mi.
stealing the reservation!" exclaimed
Billy.
Nobody spoke for a moment l.vdla
looked from Billy In Kent, anil hack
again Kent was by far Ihe lisndaom
•r of ihe luo lie ilremed well, and
sal now. knees crossed bands • las|>ed
liehiiel Ills head, wilb easy grace Bit
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ly wl V slx-fVioter, larger than Kent
and Allied to be raw-boned. His
mouth was humorous and sensitive,
his gray eyes were searching,
Billy stayed and helped l.ydla to
dean up Ihe dishes. Kent would never
have thought of this, Lydia said to
herself villi a vague pang. When
they had finished Hilly gravely took
Lydia's coat from the hook and said,
"dome, v iminti, and walk in the gloam-
ing "'itVji’our humble servant."
I.ydl/I'iggled and obeyed. They
yyalked Briskly till a rise in the road
gave l-Vwn a view of the lake and a
scarlel-flit in Ihe sky where the sun
had sunk In a hank of clouds.
“Now. Lydia," said llllly, "answer |
my question. Are you for or against
Indian graft?"
Lydia's throat lightened. "I won’t
Hike sides against Mr. Levine," she
replied.
"Do you menu I lull you don’t want
me lo expose Marshall?" asked Billy.
"Ytiu’ve no right to nsk me that.”
Lydia's voice was cross.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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