Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-08-18

SJluS W tu0 fdIlOuS SLOI cS dAu SAoA .
ing things up to your account, always
knowing that you will look over the
bills. Then too, if I want five or ten
dollars for spending money can gen.
orally get it by asking you and ex-
planning just exactly what am going
to do with it. Probably l get, all told,
fair remuneration for my services"
"Then what are you complaining
about?" questioned Mccall coldly.
What do you want?"
81 want a regular salary. want
to spend it as I see fit, without any
one having the right to stop or ques-
ton me. I want-freedom."
Suppose" he flushed trif1e self
consciously, 81 should meet some girl
that l would want to marry. How
could I ever think Of entertaining
such an idea, when / am nothing more
than a ependent-receiving only
what you choose to give?"
The old mans lips relaxed some
what from their stubborn set.
THE day you marry" he said, I'll
take you into partnership.
He turned back to his desk with an
air of having ended the discussion,
and Jock, knowing how useless it was
to continue when his father adopted
that time-is-money tone, went.
Meanwhile, Mccall scratched off his
signature to basket of letters which
the stenographer brought in. Then
allowing himself a breathing spell at
last, he stepped to the window and
gazed meditatively toward group OF
factory buildings over on the other
side of the river, belonging to his
friend and competitor, Peter Jordan.
The two concerns combined would
make one of the largest plants in the
world; and that is what he saw In
his minds eye already accomplished
"a mammoth establishment, which
under the name of Mccall, would be
carried on by his grandsons and great
grandsons.
jordan had already given tacit con-
sent to the plan; for Jordan had no
son to succeed him, and was very
willing that his only daughter, Ger
trude, should marry such a steady
going, dependable lad as Jock Mccall.
jeremiah decided as he rubbed his
thin hands together to bring the mat
ter to a head. He stepped to the tele-
phone and calling up his home, direct
ed his wife to invite the Jordans,
father and daughter, up for dinner
some evening that week.
1t never occurred to him for mo-
ment 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 unconnected with
certain handsome young foreman In
one of her fathers shops.
Mccall never doubted that Jock
would obediently fall in with the
scheme, when it was outlined to him.
Young Jock, returning from the task
of Strengthening out the dilatory let
ters, had made long and quite I'M
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 her inexpert handling of the
big machine at which she was set,
there was grave danger Of disaster.
Awkwardly pushing the upper, on
which she was engaged, across the
machine, Amy's hand had strayed out
of place and the sharp, strong needle
was driven completely through.
Before it could descend a second
time, almost before the quick cry OF
pain broke from her lips, Jock had
sprung forward and thrown a lever
which brought the swiftly moving
mechanism TO a halt. Then as the
girl reeled back half fainting in her
seat, he threw an arm about her and
supported her, while group Of nearby
employees hurriedly leaving their ma
chimes gathered around them.
"Oh," he appealed as he gazed at the
white, pain-convulsed face leaning
against his shoulder, isn't there any
body here who knows what to do in
case like this?"
Fortunately there was. Minor cas-
ualties of the sort were OF no fnfre-
quent occurrences in that department,
and a meddlesome state bureau had
compelled the installment OF first
aid" equipment. With this forthcom-
ing now, the girl was given such relief
as the circumstances permitted.
The color came back to her pale
cheeks-came back rather strongly as
she realized where her head was pill
lowed-and she raised herself tribe
hurriedly.
81 am quite all right now" she In
sisted. IF someone will only go out
with me as far as the car, am sure
can get home without the slightest
trouble"
But Jock would listen to nothing OF
the sort Already he had sent out for
a luxurious limousine, and so, despite
her protests. Amy rode home In state
and escorted by the son OF Mccall
10 the shabby little cottage in poor
quarter of the town, where sne lived
with her widowed mother.