LODRIX
THE LITTLE LAKE DWELLER
BY
BELLE WILEY
AND
GRACE WILLARD EDICK
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK MCMV
Copyright, 1904, by
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
TO
THE CHILDREN
CONTENTS
- CHAPTER PAGE
- I. The people 1
- II. The home 12
- III. Preparation for the enemy 18
- IV. On shore 25
- V. Lodrix lost 36
- VI. The capture 45
- VII. The message 55
- VIII. With the bear people 65
- IX. The return 78
CHAPTER I
THE PEOPLE
Many years ago, there livedin the high regions of Switzerlandand France a people calledthe Lake-Dwellers.
These people did not live onland, as we do, but on the manylakes hidden among the highmountains.
The mountain-sides were thickwith forests which hid the lake-housesfrom thepeople who livedon the land.
Lodrix was thechief’s son, andhe was a verybrave boy though he was onlytwelve years old.
This little boy had flaxen hairand blue eyes. His fair skin wasvery much tanned, because he wasout of doors much of the time.
His clothing was of deerskinand was thrownloosely about him.
Lodrix looked verymuch like his mother,but her dresswas very different.
Her waistwas of coarsebrown cloth fastened under askirt of deerskin, and her shouldersand arms were bare.