The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-16

were too poor 10 BUY. he toiu me
so, himself And he
Gertrude Is a fine. worthy girl.
interrupted jeremiah. With an un'
wonted burst OF appreciation. The
kind OF girl q man might be proud
and content to have for q wlfe-or
for a daughterin-law. a. I've limited
TO you before now. And one day.
when her fathers gone she'll be
the wealthiest single woman In Silk
{, City; yes. and perhaps IN I'll New
Jersey. A grand girl. Jock!
81 daresay." yawned his son. turn
ing to 60.
do you call at Peter Jordan's
house, often?" Queried the older
man. crafty. do YOU spend al
evening with Gertrude every week,
as told you to-"
NO" said Jock Il don't"
And why not" roughly demand
ed jeremiah.
She bores me. bore her. Meth
er OF US is interested In tie other.
And we never viii be, TIL doomday.
I'm sorry. but we're not She
Not interested scoffed his
father, angrily. Not interested
hey! II you're such = born fool as
no, TO be interested In the biggest
heiress IN silk City-when her faith
er approves the match, tool--why.
you aren't worth arguing with. Wen
talk more about this, later on. I'm
too busy. this morning. Get TO your
work."
He spoke as though ordering dog
out OF the room. JOCK fought back
the sharp retort he longed to make
-hesitate,d, then pocketed the two
dollar bill and Left the room.
To soothe his ruffed spirit, he
made q detour on the way 10 his
own department, In order TO linger
for q moment beside the machine
where Amy Prentice was AZ work.
He needed something to palliate the
recent interview.
A foreman was beside her and she
was pointing out to him that the lev
er which stopped and started her
machine had become jammed. The
foreman took hold Of the lever and
tried TO manipulate IL. II was stuck.
and he tugged harder at II.
And at that moment caught sight
Of Jack, who was but a step or two
away. Resting one hand on the
needle rack, she rose &c greet him.
As she did so, the foreman. whose
back was toward her, gave the lever
a final savage wrench.
The obstruction Welded TO his tug
With a noisy wnirr. the machinery
started. Jock saw the girls peril.
but his cry Of warning and bis for
ward spring were too late. Down
swept the set Of needles onto the
rack. One Of them drove its way
through the side Of the girls hand,
near the wrist.
Amy tore herself free. with . gasp
Of pain, and reeled, half swooning
Jock caught her In his arms. Still
supporting and almost carrying the
girl, he bore her to . bench 1t one
end of the loom-loft-
There. With the help Of ons Of the
girls, he washed out the ragged
wound and bound IL up as best he
could. Amy refused TO allow him to
call an ambulance, or even TO send
for a carriage. Weak and shaken as
she was. she insisted ON walking
home.
Jock put on bis hat and coat and,
despite her protests. declared he was
going to see her to her own door.
On the way. he made her stop at the
once OF the McCarl physician and
have the hurt properly dressed.
Then. leaving her with her mother,
he started back to work.
Passing . provts1oo store on the
way, he spent his only two dollars
on a basket Of fruit. which he him
self carried TO the injured Amy. II
was the first time he had ever been
able to buy . present for . girl and
the exper1euce delighted him.
He returned to the mill, to learn
his father wished TO see him q oncs.
With SINKING heart, Jock went 10
Jeremiah McCaii's private once. He
found the great man stamping back
and forth on the carpetless floor, his
hands behind his back, his face pur-
ple with wrath.
Whats this I hear sbout your
letting q girl out Of the mill. after
she's been awkward enough 10 get
herself hurt Z" he snaried.
Miss Prentice was too badly in
jured to 30 on with her work to
day." explained Jack. So ="
you young fool" reared Jere-
miah. do you mean 70 say you let
her get away without signing a re-
lease? Now every shyster lawyer In
silk City will be after her 70 bring
suit against Us. And the papers will
publish a lot of rot about our unsafe
machinery"
"Her machine was unsafe" de.
clared Jock. The lever was defec-
tive. To save money you bought
lot OF cheap stun last time the looms
and the other machines were over
hauled. And this was part OF II. n
the machine had been in proper con-
dition, she wouldn't have been hurt.
She has q clear case, under the EN-