The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-08

going to the various stores and chary.
ing things up to your account. always
knowing that you will look over the
bills. Then too. II / want FIVE or ten
dollars for spending money l can gen.
orally get 1t by asking you and OF.
planning lust exactly what l am going
to do with 1t. Probably ] get, all told.
3 fair remuneration for my services"
Then what are you complaining
aboutf" Questioned Mccall coldiy.
What do you want?"
81 want = regular GALAXY. want
to spend It as see OF, without any.
one having tho right to stop or qucs.
ton mo. want-freedom."
Suppose" he flushed trihe selt.
consciously. II should meet some girl
that I would want to marry. How
could / ever think OF entertaining
such an idea, when am nothing more
than dependsnt-receirins only
what You choose to sire!"
The old mans lips relaxed some.
what from their stubborn set.
"Ths day you marry" he said. "rll
take You into partnership
He turned back 10 his desk with an
air Of having ended the discussion,
and Jock. knowing how useless 1t was
to continue when his father adopted
that time.ismoney tone. went.
Meanwhile, Mccall scratched of his
signature to = basket Of letters which
the stsnosraphsr brought in. Then
allowing himself q breathing spell at
last, he stepped TO the window and
gsIsd msditatirsly toward a group OF
factory buildings over on the other
side Of the river, belonging to his
friend and competitor, Peter Jordan.
Tho two concerns combined would
make one OF the largest planta in the
world; and that Is what no saw in
his minds eye already accomplished
IA mammoth Establishment, which
under the name OF Mccall, would be
carried on By his srandsons and great.
grandsons.
Jordan had already given tacIt con.
sent TO the plan; for Jordan mad no
Eon to succeed him, and vas very
willing that his only daughter. Ger.
trude. should marry such q steady.
going. dependable lad az Jock Mccall.
Jeremiah decided as he rubbed his
thin hands together to bring the mat.
ter to head. He stepped to the tele.
phone and calling up his home, direct.
cd his vito to invite the Jordans.
father and daughter. up for dinner
some evening that week.
II never occurred TO him for q mo-
msnt that Jock would enter objections
to the proposed arrangement, any
more than It had to Jordan that Ger.
trude might have other ideas as to
the disposition OF her hand
ideas not unconnectcd with a
certain handsome young foreman In
one OF her fathers shops.
Mccall never doubted that Jock
would obodiently fall in with the
scheme. when It was outlined to him.
Young Jock. returning from the task
Of STRENGTHENING out the dilatory let.
tiers, had made Q long and quite un.
necessary detour to pass through the
shop where his little protegee Of that
morning was at work.
He saw with little catch Of anxiety
that with hsr inexpert handling Of the
big machine at which she was SGT,
there was grave danger Of disaster.
Awkwardly pushing the upper, on
which she was engaged. across the
machine, Any's hand had strayed out
Of place and the sharp, strong needle
was driven completely through.
Before It could descend q second
time, almost before the quick cry Of
pain broke from her lips, Jock had
sprung forward and thrown g lever
which brought the swiftly moving
mechanism to halt. Then as the
girl reeled back half fainting in her
seat, he threw an arm about her and
supported her, while q group Of nearby
employees hurriedly leaving their ma.
chimes gathered around them.
oh" be appealed as he gazed at the
white. pain-eonrulsed face leaning
against bis shoulder. isn't there any.
body here who knows what to do in q
case like this7"
Fortunately there was. Minor cas-
ualtss OF the sort were Of no intro
quent occurrences In that department,
and q meddlesome state bureau had
compelled the inatallmert Of o "nrst
aid" equipment. With this forthcom.
ing now, the girl was given such relief
as the circumstances permitted.
The color came back to her pale
ehsekp-canns back rather strongly az
she realized where her head was pil.
lowed-snd she raised herself q trine
hurrisdly.
Il am quite all right now" she in.
sisted. IF someone viii only 70 out
with me as far as the car, am sure I
can get homo without the slightest
trouble"
But Jock would listen to nothing Of
the sort. Already he had sent out for
q luxurious limousine. and 90, despite
hsr protests, Amy rode homo In state
and escorted by the son Of Mccall
to the shabby little cottage in . poor
quarter Of the town, whers she lived
with hsr utSnwnA ,,rxA..