Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-04


Is. Phone SO,nmcrs'
Smith didn't want me around Find
Sommers, Lucy-you must find Som
mersv'
The girl looked about her blankly.
How was she going to find Sommers?
And. then. she didn't really care
whether she found him or not. Som
1ers. the gun. everything was second
Try to her now. with Joe O'Leary
>ere. maybe dying. But OIeary had
dience was strong.
''Where is Sommers. Joe?" she asked.
Il don't want to leave you this way /
ant find Sommers''
But the practical assistant foreman,
Injured though he was. knew what TO
..
There it is. Phone Sommers. Try
he Durants. Maybe he is there.
Hurry. That's the private one TO the
Iouse Tell Sommera to come at
)nce."
Reassured now that she did not have
70 leave him to do his bidding. the girl
ran to the private phone. She rang
he bell wildly. half crying into the re-
eiver:
Hello. Is Mr.. Sommers there?"-
then her face went blank He ain't?"
She gasped. then turned from the
;hone to cry to O'Leary. oh. Joe, he
INIT there"
The strength Of the bleeding man
vas goinS fast. but grim determine
Ion to do the right thing kept him up
Find out where be Is and get him."
he commanded.
The girl turned back to the phone,
and her voice frightened as she recog.
nized the person at the other end Of
the wire.
"Oh, IS that you. Miss Frances:" she
cried. This is Lucy Smith Yes,
ina am, I'm at the works. There's been
trouble here. and Mr.. Sommers must
come right away. There's something
wrong with the Sommers gun. What?
You say come up to your house,"
She looked away from the phone
moment pitifully toward her Injured
sweetheart, then turned back to the re-
ceiver in response to Frances Durant's
sharp. ankions command.
"Yes, ma'am. O'Leary made ME
phone, want to warn Mr. Sommers.
They're trying to spoil his gun. No,
na'arl. 1t amt sure We suspect"
Again she hesitated. looking pitifully
1t her own wounded lover How could
he leave him merely to save the lover
If the other woman? But discipline Is
strong about a steel works. and Fran
ces Durant was the daughter OF the
owner. SO poor little Lucy had no al
tentative but to obey.
Eyes, ma'am." she shouted into the
receiver. "Ill come II you wish. III
get there In Eve minutes. I'll run.
Yes, mann, III run. Goodby"
She hung up the receiver. then hur-
ried over to O'Lcary. He sank forward
in bis chair and rested now partly on
the desk before 1t. The girl put her
arms about him.
"Oh, | can't leave you IL yon are hurt
bad. dear!' she half sobbed
With all the strength he could com.
" A]GuIy bCt
Don't trouble about me. Hurry over
md do what Miss Frances tells you
Ind don't tell any one else"
Still the girl hesitated. but just then
Marsh entered the Office from the
works.
MARSH will take care of me-" gusped
vLeary. Hurry! DO as told you'
Reluctantly Lucy ran out OF the office
IS the bend draughtsman came over
10 the injured man.
whats happened. O'Leary?
The assistant foreman was almost tor
weak from the shock and loss Of blood
to reply. but he managed to gasp OH
family:
Smith cracked me with n hammer
when I wasn't locking. He's fighting
drunk. Mr.. Marsh. and running tn.
Sommers gun"
Marsh, experienced about the works