Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-25


(NOvelized from the series of photo
pinys of the same name relensed by
pnthe Exchange nnd shown mt the VIC
Copyright. 1919. Mrs. Wilson woodrow
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
Jeremiah Mccall, rich mill owner. treats
his SON lock With utmos: visor holding him
small S ss syos fer systy s
with Amy Prentice. pretty operative in
the girl his father e,'i has picked out FOR him
and and there Is n quarrel; Amy Is hurt In IN
spends tho s. his father has given him on
Il basket OF fru, for her. His father finds
charged. She tolls Io"k who finds a posi-
lion for hor with ~ friend of HIS fathers AS
soon as his ;a,hsr nnds this out hSw nsc
listed. She resolves Ia seek work in Now
York.
CONTINUED From Wednesday,
She installed her invalid mother with
Il relative i'll the suburbs, who promised
To look after the lonely woman until
Amy could send for her. Then. with
n pitifully small sum OF money in her
pocket, the girl set forth CALAMITY
to seek her fortune. And the mighty
city swallowed her.
Nearly three months passed before
Jock Mccall could gain any inkling as
TO what had befallen the girl he loved
so dearly. y rush order at the mill
kept him at work. both day and even
irS. for fortnight or more, after he
got Amy the job at Peter Jordans
mill. SO he was not able to call on
hor.
Ia tho tiny fiat where she and her
mother lived. There, from greasy
and unbelievable fat janitress. who
smelled of bad whisky. he learned that
Amy and Mrs. Prentice had left on
the preceding day.
Il Is ~
mail might be sent. But the ianitress.
unfortunately. had lost the bit of paper
on which Amy had written IL. And
she had not bothered to memorize
Jock. in desperation. spent every
evening roaming the streets on the
girl He made inquiries everywhere.
either the street or the number.
But as he knew none of her family
friends, even by name. his questions
awaited him nothing at all.
lie settled down TO a sullcn misery,
yea. ming unspcakably for sighe or
word Of Amy. He did his work dog
Gedly. And daily his resentment
against his father grew hotter and
hotter.
SO matters stood lato one afternoon
when he was leaving the mill for the
day. a group Of girls were passing
cut Of the employees entrance just
ahead of him. Unaware of his pres
ence. they were talking and laughing
loudly. Presently Il few words caught
his ear and reused him in an instant
from spiritless guinness to feversh
interest. a girl ahead of him was say
ing to another:
And who do s'pose it was? why.
Amy Prentice! You remember her q?
She"
The girl broke off with cry OF
establishment as Jock Mccall gripped
her shoulder and swung her around.
Tell mel" he ordered. hts voice
harsh with excitement. Tell me about
Amy Prentice! Where is she?"
II was only telling Lulette."
only telling Lulette. Sir. that my sister
was In Now York yesterday, and she
saw Amy Prentice, a girl who used
To work here. That's all l said. Mr..
MCCALL
Where did sho see her? Is Miss
Prentice living in New York? Where
ahouts?" persisted Jock
My sister don't know where she
lives there" hesitatod tho girl. "she
just met her coming out a theater.
And she asked Amy. Don't you re-
member me? and Amy looked kind Of
embarrassed liked and said. Yes And
my sister asked her. Are you living
III New York now? Amy said yes. ST. @
was. And then they got separated in
the crowd that was coming out OF
the ihcater."
Jock waited for no more. He start
ed Tor home. on run. His heart was
beating high. with the first hone that
had entered it for months.
Not until he had almost reached the
house did it occur to him that the
millgirl had spoken with nm odd re.
luctancc and had seemed to be care
1ul!y holding back some sort Of in
formation. But Jock dismissed this
fancy as absurd He was in no mood
to ponder over trifes. now that the
end of his long quest was perhaps In
Sight.
/ Before his informant had finished
/ speaking. his plan had been formed
ON the morrow he would go to New
/ YORK. fle would search high and low
He would hire detectives IL need be
| lie would visit every employment,
agency. every factory. every big store
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