Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-25
The Iron Workers Daughter
HOWARD FORESTER.

many more may have an inkling of the
new process Anterior claims"
Exactly"
Would Mr.. Atherton himself be able
to convince you who has the sole claim 2"
Il would have TO hear Grips story,
Also
If could inform you when and where
Mr.. Grip obtained all the information
ne possesses on this subject, and the real
discoverer would corroborate every state
ment make, would you be satisfied
Certainly. Your word would be am
pie. Dir. Mayberry"
well. then, it simply resolves itself
into this: l win demonstrate that Mr..
Grip never dreamed Of such a thing as
this new process until the last hour-that
all he knows he learned from a CONVEX
sation between Mr.. Anterior and myself
the past hour
This puts Grip in very bad light
very"
He puts himself in a tad light
'-Ycs-yes-to be sure. But it is none
the less disagreeable to think Of"
TO man like you, Mr.. Mead. who
has earned ali you own by square,
straightforward dealing. il must be dis
agreeable. l now pronounce Jackson
Grip a thief Ard in good time l will
prove him a thief. Can sou give Inc a
hearing tomorrow
''Yes-eall at least an hour earlier"
Arthur Mayberry walked away, resolv-
ed to expose Grips rascality. He was
1 l..
Grips hardihood and cheek. when he
encountered his fellow-cler4, Parker. ard
two young ladies.
One of the ladies was soon to be Mrs.
Parker, the other was her sister. May
berry saluted the group, and stopped to
exchange greetings, when the young la
dies turned to look at one Of their cwn
sex.
''Such a pretty girlr'
Pretty. she is more than pretty" said
Parker's afianced. 'She is a beauty
If she was only as well dressed as
she might be-"
Dress or no DRESS" persisted Parker's
affianced, Miss Bruce. man, if l had
that girls face and figure, I'd not give a
groat for fine dress. Am l not right, Mr.
MayberryY'
Arthur Mayberry blushed furiously.
Ralph Parker laughed.
who is it. Mr.. Parker. am dying to
know"
well, I don't think Mayberry ever
| spoke to her in his life, but he saved that
young lady's life the other day at the
risk of his own She is the daughter OF
one of the workmen in the mill"
Then they besieged him, woman-like,
until he told them the story.
| In the meantime Mayberry was making
his way to a friends Office, a young law
yer in whom he could confide, aud whose
friendship had been manifested in divers
ways and on numerous occasions.
| But his mind was not occupied alto
gether with Atherton's new process. Ath-
erton's daughter was in the foreground.
Her light step, her bright, beautiful face,
with her wonderful clear eyes, that seem
ed to look through him at a glance, was
before him.
! And now, since the Misses Bruce pro-
nouneed her pretty, he knew il was rot
| fancy on his part He was thinking of
her, of the marvellous manner in which
she escaped horrible death through bis
| instrumentality, when upon crossing a
street. they were brought face to face
Was it fancy? No. She blushed when
he DOTTED his hat quickly, saying:
+, Miss Atherton."
"Mr. Mayberry."
Then she passed on, while the young
man repeated her name to himself.
Observation-Disclosures. That's as good
as any name in the city-sounds as fine,
even if she is puddler's daughter. A
puddler's daughterr' he added mentally.
Poohi in a land where a rsilcutter may
be, has made himself, President, the
daughter of any honest workingman may
become the foremost lady in the country"
Then his pulse quickened ms he thought
he would have the pleasure Of seeing and
speaking to her in the evening. He would
be compelled TO see Atherton, to arrange
for their interview with Mr.. Mead on the
morrow. And if there was no one else
why could he not pay his court to this
young girl? Who had better right? Aye
who had as strong claim on her?
Then he blushed again. for shame, that
an act of spontaneous sympathy-an act
| almost eroic-should be by him placed
on the scales, to be weighed against the
I love that comes, and is, unsought.
lie called upon his young friend. who
was, indeed, more profoundly versed in
| the law than many an old practitioner.
and related all that had transpired-the
conversation Grip had evidently over
heard, and the use he had made immedi-
ateiy of the knowledge he had thus sur
reptiuously acquired.
I'VE can make Mr.. Grip sing very
SMALL said the young lawyer. THAT is
4 Tall Trianl Il,
lpuddler he need not VERY over Mr.. Grip
in the least"
/ lit was not until he was in the street
again. and alone, that Mayberry sudden
/ ~ remembered his engagement with his
sriend and felow-cierk. Parker.
There is but one thing for me to do, y
said Mayberry To himself. II must see
Atherton before supper. or not later than
supper time at the most
Then he asked himself. as his steps
were lightened by the anticipation of IN
early meeting with Miss Atherton. if
there was such thing as love at first
sight and he pretended TO think he was
fool: but all the while he was planning
how he could manage to dress SO as TO
look his best, before supper. and yet be
in time TO meet his friend Parker and
kesp his engagement with that young
man.
Hang itr' Arthur Mayherry exclaimed
mentally Now l know WHIST they mean
when they talk about love and business
being too much TO manage at one time.
CHAPTER VIII,
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