Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-31

"TelephOne." he commanded. "Thcre 1!
is Phone Sommcrs."
Smith didn't want me around. Find
Sommers. Lucy-.ou must find Som.
merS.''
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
mers, the gun, everything was second.
airy to her now. with Joe O'Leary
here. maybe dying. But O'Leary had
commanded her. and the habit Of ODE
dience was strong
"Where is Sommers. Joe" she asked
Il don't want to leave you this way. /
can't find Sommers."
But the practical assistant foreman,
injured though he was, knew what to
do.
There 1t is. Phone Sommers. Try
the Durants. Maybe he is there.
Hurry. That's the private one to the
house. Tell Sommers to come at
once"
Measured now that she did not have
to leave him to do his bidding. the girl
ran to the private phone. She rang
the bell wildly. half crying into the re.
ceiver:
Hello. Is Mr. Sommers there?"-
then her face went blank. "TIe ain't"'
she gasped. then turned from the
phone to cry to O'Leary. "Oh, Joe, be
amt there.
The strength Of the bleeding man
was going fast. but grim determine.
ton to do the right thing kept him up
Find out where he 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
ma'am. I'm at the works. There's been
trouble here.-an 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 a
moment pitifully toward her injured
sweetheart. then turned back to the re-
ceiver in response to Ere noes Durant's
sharp. anxious command
Yes, ma'am. OLeary made me
phone. want to warn Mr.. Sommers
They're trying to spoil his gun. No
ma'am. 1t amt sure. We suspect"
Again she hesitated. looking pitifully
at her own wounded lover. How could
she leave him merely to save the lover
of 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.
Yes. ma'am." she shouted into the
receiver. I'll come If you wish. III
get there in five minutes. I'll run
Yes. ma'am, I'll run. Gondby.~
She hung M the receiver. then hur
ried over 10 OLeary. He sank forward
In his chair and rested now partly OIL
the desk before it. The girl put bel
arms about him.
oh, | can't leave YOU If you are hurt
bad. dear" she half sobbed.
With all the strength he could com
mand O'Leary caught her arm.
Don't trouble about NE. Hurry ovel
and do what Miss Frances tells yor
and don't tell any one else"
Still the girl hesitated, but Just Their
Marsh entered the office from the
works.
Marsh Will take care Of me-" gaspet
OLeary. Hurry. Do as I told YOU
Reluctantly Lucy ran out Of the office
as the head drauglItsnan came ovei
70 the injured man.
What's happened. OLeary:'
The assistant foreman was almost toe
weak from the shock and loss OF blood
to reply, but he managed TO gasp ou'
family:
Smith cracked HE with a hammer
when / wasn't looking Hes fighting
drunk. Mr.. Marsh. ard rlinins III,
Sommers gun"
Marsh. experienced about he works
was eXam.u.l= OLearys wounded
mead with almost professional Skill
GU We got a bad rap, boy. We
must rush you 10 the doctor"
He stepped to the door leading into
the works and ye..ei for two men.
then came back 10 20 what he could.
P.nckney had almost II the same mo-
nent returned from his private office.
Whats tAis:" lie exclaimed as he
saw the bloody OLeary half lying
across Al office table.
The workman. injured though he
was, Still he'd to his grim determIna-