The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-12-09


sou,msrs. Think Of the reputation Of
the plant. Of these worka that your
father has spent biz life in building
up!
.why, sommsrs u here now hooking
after The gun himself II b were q
hear such Z story II might ruin ycus
fathers business Ton don't want q
ruin your fathsrs 'busines1 Oh tho
word Of q dsiirious workman. sore o.
hin foreman for beating hint Dou's
ron zee how wrong 500 arsY'
The girl hesitated. II did seem
plausible. O'Leary was hurt he
had been lighting. And then she did
not imagine any one could BE- 20 con
temptible ~ to 6ght Q rival IN the
way Pinckney must b doing u b
really had planned all that OLsary
charged.
The giri felt that perhaps she had
been too hasty. She felt just BIZ
foolish. coming there In Lucy Smiths
clothes and possibly exposing herseli
to ridicuie before the men. She hesi'
tated. looking at Pinckney.
From the other end OF the furnace
room. where be had gone to intercept
Sommers. Smith. had made out Lucy,
a. be supposed. talking to PiDckney
The drunken rage Of thu foreman
changed instantly 10 This new Object
Of attack.
Why should Lucy b. talking 70
Pinckneyy What was she doing there
He had warned her time aud again e
keep away from the workA and esps
cially from i'incknsy and the once
bseasss Rmish know Pincknsy anl
the advantage which he had taker
q III psssttss mon than oocs 70 .
juss girls Whose fsthsrs and brother
depended a him fos their livelihood
The general manager was . IittIs
car 10 the town. Mr.. Durant did moi
cone into close personal relation viii
tie meu IN. The plant. and pincknsy
could take on and pat o6. make and
ruin men n bis WIN. He had ruined
some. ana eshefA Smith knew. bad
rissn IRON ths works through com
plaisascs and pretended biiDdpess u
shs actions Of the general manager.
But the Independent foreman dc
not propose to put himself In thai
clasa He Ioved bis family when b,
was sober. and no matter What b
might do himself be vas determined
that bis wife and daughter shosh q
ssnight No woodss. thea. the sigh
Of biz daughter talking to Pinekss,
In the works before all the men en-
rased him. With the bar IN bis ham
be lurcbed down the long room.
Hey. there be shouted when b
had come close. What DO you meal
taking to this fellowf Haven't foI'
you ! didn't want you hanging aroun,
the works and not 70 talk 20 him
Now. you get out Of here quick.-
Frances turned. and Smith sseppe'
.ack aghast
Miss Duranf-' be exclaimed. 'Ex
cuse me. miss. thought you wa
Lucy"
~Tha,'s Il, right smith exclalme'
pinckDsy hastily. "No trouble nov
remember AID be turned back Z
Frrr>s "Core o. the oi'ice. France
Come away from here. win explaiI
everything to you fully"
PuzzIrd and a bit uncertain as q
Pinckney's real attitude. the girl ODE
dlently followed him up a short fiigh
OF steps and Into q little overseer'
Office that jutfed out into rho furnace
room. Pinckney closed the door afte
him.
Mr.. sommers' gun II just goinl
Into the tempering bath" he said
He u here experimenting IL 80 yo'
understand all must be right. Jus
wait here few moments. and tibet
you can see sommers himself"
The suggestion seemed reasonable
Frances nodded acquiescence.
IAN right ! will wait" she said.
Outside 10 the furnace room a N
rious hustle followed the closing o
the little Office door. smith gave rb
sIgnai. aud the big gun. caught In th
chains from the traveller. beean 3
rise slowly out OF the trap furnac
and hung suspended. n huge mass q
white hot steel.
Hustle Il up. quick. into the bath!
yelled Smith. for already sommer
had appeared az the end OF the Ion
furnace room and was coming aulckI
toward him.
The men. driven on BY their .druni
en- boss. worked desperately fast. m
huge traveller carrying the sommer
gun moved slowly toward the waitin
oil bath. Il was halfway there wbe
Smith. the Iron bar stiIl 10 biz han,
met sommers.
80 YOU'RE coming 10 take charge q
this Job. are your" be sneered.
The naval officer tried to push b,
but Smith got In front Of him.
See here" exclaimed sommers al
Frily. walt until you are sober befor
you talk to ne. Nov, get away an
attend 10 your work.
The order enruged Smith ali N
more.
Who are you giving orders tor b
yelled "Come on. now; get out q
herei You'd better beat II 20 In N
office" he ierked Bis thumb fnwar