Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02

BUT THEY NEEDN'T QUARREL"
she hau no business to be looking at
jewelry when her dishes were not wash
ed and when Dent was working where
he was-"hell," he had called it. Well
lit was that with its heat and noise, the
ger on every hand.
"Frances." Ida Pettis was speaking
Why don't you get that string of topaz?
1t would look lovely with your dark
eyes. Buy 'em, Frances. and maybe
you'll let me borrow em some time"
Frances shook her head. MOI It
was in effect the first mo" she had ever
said to Ida Pettis. who received it in
creduiously. I've only got 50, and I'm
going to buy apron stuff and stockings
with it,
Ida Pettis looked at her with amuse-
ment struggling in her pretty eyes. Obi"
she exclaimed. She calmly selected two
strings Of beads and held them up to the
clerk TN take those. please" she said.
AT that instant came a fearful sound
that was heard throughout the town..
and rolled systematically away into the
surrounding country. The store vibrated-
Then past the window somebody ran
shouting and interrupted the tension.
IAN explosion.' exclaimed Ida Pett.s.
| Il bet it's over at the steel plant. Oh,
amt l glad Mats out Of it,
But Dent is in it The words shot
Into Frances brain, but could not pass
her lips. she turned and ran into the
street There was panic Dozens We're
running in the direction OF the steel plant
She ran. too. frantically. yet without COW
ering much ground for all her effort Her
feet felt like lead. Her throat was dry.
Her heart seemed a hammer. pounding
In her side and echoed back by her head
| She jostled some one and looked up into
the face Of policeman.
lis ii an expioSion?' she mumbled.
They say So" Something in her look
seemed to startle him. Say. you better
quit running. You'll hurt yourself"
MY husbands there" Frances gasped
going on
Out of the crowd behind her. some
body plunged and caught her. It was
Ida Pettis.
Thank goodness. overlook YOU"
she said Look here. Frances. it's no
! use your going over there. II Dents
In IT they'll call yo9. And If he Amt
Wen go home"
Frances felt grip on her arm and
then the world whirled- Blackness
| rushed up from the pavement into her
face and blotted out everything.
Slowly. painfully she opened her
ewes IDA Pettis was bending over her.
There" she said. You're coming all
right now. listen, Frances Dent wasn't
| hurt any. He'll be here pretty soon I
heard all about H.. The cabby that
brought you said there was something
4
| thirg-and when the ladle t'pred and
/ TIE steel poured in II exploae1. Tore
| th'nes all to pieces generally. But Dent
escaped
II can't believe it. Oh. Ida IL you're
not telling me the TRUTH"
| II am telling Won the. irwin. Wait. I
/ bet nert's coming now No ore else
| ror'd RIM that wav ] -hnned 70 Mrs
| Rofferty In the fiat u~de~ yours to
| keen watch for him ard send him
| right over se-e Yes. its DENT
| " was rert. He had been running
bur II was not that which made him
look so white ard shaken. He gave
one look at Frances and dropped into
| a chair.
/ Frances staggered off the couch and
| got TO him. upon his lap. into his arms
| They chung close. thankful OF contact
| without trying to speak Ida Pettis
went out OF the room.
! You're not hurt! You're not hurt!
Frances said in a few moments
mo. but the poor fellow next to me
| was. And he's got q wife. same az T."
He held her close Then to reassurc
her he tried to smile TITS all in a days
work, love. Men must work anc women