Honoré Willsie

Name: Lydia of the Pines — VIII. The Note
Author: Honoré Willsie

Lydia of the Pines — VIII. The Note (1917)

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“Lydia of the Pines — VIII. The Note”, published in 1917, is a work by Honoré Willsie. It explores elements such as Lydia, New York and Levine.

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Honoré Willsie, Lydia of the Pines — VIII. The Note (1917)

“ Levine," asked Lydia, "where'll the Indians go?"
John shrugged his shoulders. "Go to the devil, most of them."
"Oh, but that seems terrible!" cried Lydia.
"No more terrible than the way they live and die on the reservation. My dear child, don't develop any sentiment for the Indian. He's as doomed as the buffalo. It's fate or life or evolution working out—whatever your fancy names it. No sickly gush will stop it. As long as the Indian has a pine or a pelt, we'll exploit him. ”

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Honoré Willsie, Lydia of the Pines — VIII. The Note (1917)

“ When he has none, we'll kick him out, like the dead dog he is."
Lydia, her eyes round, her lips parted, did not reply. For a moment she saw the Levine that the world saw, cold, logical, merciless. John interpreted her expression instantly and smiled. "Don't look at me so, young Lydia. I'm just being honest. The rest talk about 'freeing the Indian.' I say damn the Indian, enrich the whites."
"It—it makes me feel sort of sick at my stomach," replied Lydia, slowly. "I suppose you're right, but I can't help feeling sorry for Charlie Jackson and my old squaw." ”

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Honoré Willsie, Lydia of the Pines — VIII. The Note (1917)

“ Kent, Lydia and Charlie exchanged glances.
"I had a pretty good summer," said Lydia. "I sewed and cooked and scrubbed and swam and once Adam, Dad, Mr. Levine and I walked clear round the lake, eighteen miles. Adam nearly died, he's so fat and bow-legged. He scolded all the way."
"I don't see how your father can let that Mr. Levine come to your house!" exclaimed Margery with sudden energy. "My father says he's a dangerous man." ”

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Honoré Willsie, Lydia of the Pines — VIII. The Note (1917)

“ I've got Adam and I've got Mr. Levine."
"He's a nice one to have," sneered Charlie.
"Why do you hate him so, Charlie?" asked Lydia.
"Lots of reasons. And I'll hate him more if he gets his bill through Congress."
"I don't see why you feel so," said Lydia. "You get along all right without the reservation, why shouldn't the other Indians. I don't understand."
"No, you don't understand," replied Charlie, "you're like most of the other whites round here. You see a chance to get land and you'd crucify each other if you needed to, to get it. What chance do Indians stand? ”

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Honoré Willsie, Lydia of the Pines — VIII. The Note (1917)

“ He was eating his waffles absentmindedly and suddenly burst forth,
"Lydia, tell John about Dave Marshall."
Lydia, flushing uncomfortably, did so. Levine did not cease his onslaught on the waffles during the recital. When she had finished, he passed his coffee cup.
"Another cup, young Lydia. Your coffee is something to dream of."
Lydia was too surprised to take the cup. "But—but six hundred dollars. Mr. Levine!" she gasped.
"Good news, eh, Amos?" said Levine. "Getting anxious, isn't he!" Then catching Lydia's look of consternation, "Why, bless your soul, Lydia, what are you upset about? ”

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Honoré Willsie, Lydia of the Pines — VIII. The Note (1917)

“ Nothing but greed could have precipitated so malevolent a war. The town was utterly disrupted. Neighbors of years' standing quarreled on sight. Students in the University refused to enter the classrooms of teachers who disagreed with them on the Levine fight. Family feuds developed. Ancient family skeletons regarding pine grafts and Indian looting saw the light of day.
On the Saturday a week before election, Lydia went to pay her duty call on Margery. Elviry admitted her. It was the first time Lydia had seen her since the New York trip. ”

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Honoré Willsie, Lydia of the Pines — VIII. The Note (1917)

“ Being good to you don't make a man a saint. Look at Levine. He's got a lot of followers, but I'll bet you're the only person he's fond of."
"He's a crook," repeated Charlie, slowly. "If what he's trying to do goes through, my tribe'll be wanderers on the face of the earth. If I thought it would do any good, I'd kill him. But some other brute of a white would take his place. It's hopeless."
The three young whites looked at the Indian wonderingly. Their little spatting was as nothing, they realized, to the mature and tragic bitterness that Charlie expressed. ”

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Honoré Willsie, Lydia of the Pines — VIII. The Note (1917)

“ We'll pay that note up, somehow. Even it can't be allowed to keep us from believing what we believe." Her voice strengthened suddenly. "What's the use of being an American if you can't believe what you want to? We'll pay that note! If I have to quit school and go out as a hired girl, we will."
Dave Marshall looked from Lydia to Margery and back again. Margery was patting her curls. Lydia, holding the doll, returned his look indignantly.
"I'm not going to tell my father to come to see you. ”

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Honoré Willsie, Lydia of the Pines — VIII. The Note (1917)

“ CHAPTER VIII THE NOTE
"Each year I strew the ground with cones, yet no young pines grow up. This has been true only since the Indians went."
The Murmuring Pine.
MARGERY MARSHALL had entered High School this fall. She had returned from New York with a trousseau that a bride might have envied. She was growing tall, and her beauty already was remarkable. Her little head carried its great black braid proudly. The pallor of her skin was perfectly healthy—and even the Senior lads were seen to observe her with interest and appreciation.
The results of Lydia's summer dressmaking had not been bad. ”

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