Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-01-07

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She came to the house to find Mr.. Som
mers. and | borrowed her dress to
come here quickly and warn him"
Iinckney was smiling now with re-
lief. He saw he had chance if he
could only get the girl out OF the way
And you believe such Il story?" lie
protested in hurt tone. Why. my
child. O'Leary WAS delirious Smith
WAS drunk and struck him while they
were tiShtiug-a plain. ordinary fight
between hot headed workmen.
What possible reason could l have
for wanting to i2jure this gun? To
have it a success means as much to
your father and to me rs it does to
SOmners. Think c: the reputation OF
the plant, of these works. that your
father has spent his life in building
up!
why, Sommers is here now looking
after the gun himself If he were to
hear such n story it might ruin your
fathers business. You don't want to
ruin your fathers business on the
word of Il delirious workman, sore on
his foreman for beating him? Don't
you see how wrong you are:'
The girl heSitated. 1t did seem
plausible. O'Leary was hurt He
had been fighting Ard then she did
not imagine any one could be so con-
temptible as to fight rival in the
way Pinckney must lie doing II he
really had planned all that OLeary
charged.
The eirl fit that perhaps she had
been too hasty. She felt just bit
foolish. coming there in Lucy Smiths
clothes and possibly exposing herself
to ridiculc before TIE men. She hesi-
tatcd. looking 1T Pinciney.
From the other end Of the furnace
room. where lie had gone to intercept
as he supposed, talking 80 Pinckney
The drunken rage of the foreman
changed Instantly to tbs new object
CT attack.
Why should Lucy he talking to
Pinckney? What WIS she doing there?
A1C itsit W az HtN iiEt tlaJC d-dll
keep away frola the works, and espe-
ciaily from Pinckney and the Office,
because Smith knew pinchney and
tie advantage which he had taken
of his position mere than once to in
jurc girls whose fathers and brothers
Crcndcd on him for their livelihood
The general manager was Il little
car in the town. Mr.. Durant did not
come into close personal relation with
the men in the plant, and pinckney
could take on and put off. make ami
r'.in men at his will. He had ruined
some, and others, Smith knew, lad
risen from the works through COM
plaisaDce and pretended blindness to
the actions Of the general manager.
But the Independent foreman did
not propose to put himself iii that
class. He loved his family wien he
MIS- sober, and no matter what he
might do himself he WIS determined
that his wife and daughter should go
straight No wonder, then, the sight
Of his daughter talking to Pinckney
in the works before all the men en-
ragged him. With the bar in his hand
he lurchcl down the long room.
Hey, there" he shouted when he
had come close hat do you mean
talking to this fellow? Haven't told
You I didn't want You hanging around
thc works ana ut u talk to him:
Now, You get cat IF here quick.
Frances turned, aid Smith stepped
bacl; aghaSt
Miss purantr he exclaimed. "Ex-
cuSe me, miss. I thought You WIS
Lucy"
THAT'S all right, smith," exclaimed
rinckney hastily No trouble cow.
remember" And Il, turned bacl. to
Francs Gone 10 tle otste. Frances
C9;i.e ava, from h,tr. vii sx.s IN
everything. to you fully"
Puzzled and . ..t ua.<.-i:., ~, 10
IincAney's r-.I a.t. '!.. g.. ..ri Ing
tieniIy followed h.a SPA ~!iar, Ii
of steps AID i..;r ..t,le Qy .rs4ss, +,