Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-22
(con,inued FROM sunday

But other men whose torefathers
were poor Try 10 make Up to Their
children for what they themselves have
suffered argued Jock. Take your
crony Peter Jordan, for example he
was n poor Scotch boy, like yourself
Next 10 you. he Is perhaps the richest
mill owner In Silk City. And look
how much money he spends on his
daughter, Gertrude. He loves to make
her happy and 10 give her the things
his own sisters were too poor 10 buy
He told ME so himself. And he"
Gertrude is fne. worthy girl"
interrupted jeremiah. with an un-
wontcd burst of appreciation. The
kind OF Eirl man might he proud
and content 10 have for a vifc--or
for a dauEhtcrin-la Law. as I've limited
to you before nov. And one day.
when her fathers gone. she'll be the
wealth!est single woman in Silk City;
yes. and perhaps in ali New Jersey,
A grand girl. Jock
II daresay"' yawned his son turn
ing to 20.
do you call at Feter Jordan's house
oftcn?" Queried the older man, craftily.
do you spend an evening with Ger
trude every week, as l told you tor
NO. Salu JOCK, Qon l.
And why not" roughly demanded
Jeremiah.
she hores me. | bore her Neither
OF US is interested IN the other. And
wo never will he. till doomsday. Tn
sorry, but were not She"
NO, interested scoffed his father,
angrily. Not interested hey" If
you're such born fool as not TO he
interested in the biggest hciress in
silk tity--when her father approves
the match, too!--why, YOU aren't worth
arg uing with. Wen talk more about
this later on. I'm too busy this morn
ing. Get to YOUR work"
He spoke as though ordering dog
out of the room. Jock fought back
the sharp retort he lonEcd 10 make
heFitatcd. then pcckcted the 20 hill
and loft the room.
To soothe his RULED spirit he made
u lctour on the way 10 his own de-
pnrtment. IN order TO lirrer FOR y mo-
ment beside the machine where Amy
Prentice was st work. He needed
something 10 nnlliate the recent inter
view
y foreman was beside her, and she
was pointing out 10 him that life l.ver
which stopped and started her ma =
chine had become damned. The forc.
man took hold of the lever and tried
TO manipulate il. II was stuck. and he
,ugrcd harder at it,
And AT that moment caught sight OF
Jock. who was hu, :. step OF TWO away.
Resting one hand on the needle rack.
she rose TO greet him As she did so
the foreman, whose bach was toward
her. save tho lever hnal savage
wrench
The obstruction yielded 10 his tug.
With a noisy whir,, the machinery
started. Jock saw the girls peril but
his cry Of warning and his forward
spring were too late, Down swept the
set OF needles onto the rack. one OF
them drove it's way through the side
OF III" girls hand, near the wrist
Amy tore herself free. with a gasp
OF pain, and rccl"d. half swooninp
Jock caught h.% IN hia arms still sup
porting and:alr-ost carrying the girl
he bore her 10 a hcnch a, one end OF
the loom loft
There, with the help of one OF the
girls, he washed cut the ragged wound
and bound il up as best lie could. Amy
refused 10 allow him 10 cali An ambu.
lance, or even 10 send for "a carriage
Weak and shaken Us sh, vas Sue in
sisted or walking home"
Jock pvt on his hu, ana coat and
despite her protests, declared he wa.
going 10 see her 10 her own door. ~
the way he made icr SOP at the o,,lcs
or tho Mccall physician ard have III.
hurt properly dr&sscd Then, lea.,ng
her with her mother, ne started back
TO work