Putnam patriot., 1912-01-05

 only the workman concerned saw the, accident. As Dick fell backward, Le- strange sprang forward and caught him. fairly snatching him from the greedy teeth. There was the rendfng of fabric, gasping sob from Dick, and reeling from the recoil Iestrange was sent staggering against a flying wheel next in line.
 The workman set down his burden, with a reeklessness endangering fur ther trouble, active too late. MT. Lestrange," he cried. But Lestrange had already recoy- cred himself, his right arm crossed with a scorched and bleeding bar where it had touched the glittering wheel, and the two young men were standing opposite each other in safety You are not hurt?" was the first question,
 'T? I ought to be, but I'm not. Come to a surgeon. Lestrange- Oh, you told me not to sit there!"
 Lestrange glanced down at the sur face-wound, then quickly back at the two pallid faces.
 Co on to your work. Peters" he directed. I'm all right" And as the man slowly obeyed, Now will you take my advice and come to the race with me, French"
 Race, You'd race with that armE'' "Yes. Are you coming with me?' Shaken and tremulous, Dick passed a damp hand across his forehead.
 q think you're mad to stand talking here. Come to the office, for heaven sake. And, I'd be ground up there. if you hadn't caught me-" he looked to- ward the jaws sullenly shredding and reshredding a strip of cloth from his sleeve. "Ill do anything you want will you" Lestrange flashed quickly. He flung back his head with the resolute setting of expression the other knew so well, his eyes brilliant with a resolve that took no heed oi physical discomfort. Then give me your word that you'll stick to your work here. That is my fear; that the change in you is just a mood you'll tire of some day. I want you to stand up to your work and not drop out dis qualified"
 q will" said Dick, subdued and earnest q couldn't help doing it. your arm-
 Iestrange impatiently dragged ou his handkerchief and wound it around the cut.
 "Go on"
 q can't help keeping on; I eouldn' 20 back now You've got me awake No one else ever tried. and was hay ing a good time. It began with likint you and thinking of all you did. ant feeling funny alongside of you" Ht paused, struggling with Anglo-Saxor shyness. I'm awfully fond of you old fellow"
 The others gray eyes warmed ant cleared. Smiling, he held out his Ter hand.
 .It's mutual" he assured. "1t ism playing the game to trap you while you are upset like this. But l don believe you'll be sorry. Come flint some one to tie this up for me; can have it stiff tomorrow"
 But in spite of his professed haste Lestrange stopped at the head Of th' stairs and went back to recover som' small object lying on the floor be meath a pool of chilling metal. Whel he rejoined Dick it was to finger ye a moment to look back across th' teeming room.
 'It's worth having, all this" h. commented. with the first touch o sadness the other ever had seen Il him. Don't throw it away, French.
 There is usually a surgeon with1l reach of factory. When MT. Ffrencl passed out to the cart where Emil. waited, he passed Dick and the VII lage physician entering. The eide gentleman put on his glasses to SUI vey his nephew's white face.
 An accident?" he inquired.
 The casual curiosity was sufficientl exasperating. and Dicks nerves wer badly gone.
 Nothing worth mentioning" b snapped. "Just that nearly fell int the machinery and Lestrange ha done up his arm pulling me ou' That's all"
 And he hurried the doctor on with out further barley or excuse
 Lestrange was in the room benin the office, smoking one of Bailey cigars and listening to that gentle mans vigorous remarks concernin managers who couldn't keep out their own machinery, the patient no having considered it worth while t explain Dicks share in the mischanct An omission which Dick himsel promptly remedied in his anxious cor triton.
 Later. when the arm was beini swathed in white linen, its owne spoke to his companion of the morn ing:
 q hope you didn't annoy Nils French with this trifling matter, a you came in"
 'I didn't speak to her at all, onl' to my uncle"
 svery good"
 Something in the too-indolent ton' reused Dicks usually dormant obser vation. Startled, he scrutinized Le strange.
 '1s that why you bothered yours with mel" he stammered. "ls tL- why"
 Shut up," warned Lestrange forci ply and inelegantly. That isn't ugh enough. Doc. You know I'm experi enced at this sort of thing, and ID going to use this arm"
 But Dick was not to be silenced Il his new enlightenment. When tn