The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-05-30

going 20 the various stores and ehafs
ing things up 20 your account always
knowing that You viii lock over the
bills. Then too. IL want tye or ten
dollars for spending money can gen
orally set il by asking you and et-
planning just exactly what am going
20 90 with it Probably | get all told.
u fair remuneration fue my services
Then What are you complaining
about2' questioned Mccall eoldly
What do YOU WANT"
4 want regular salary ! want
10 spend # as | see ~ without any
one having the right 10 stop or gues
tlon me want freedom =
Suppose he flushed tribe self
consciously. Il should meet some girl
that would want 70 marry How
could ever think ef entertaining
such an idea, when am nothing more
than dependent 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'm
take you into partnership
He turned back 10 his desk With an
air Of having ended the discussion.
and Jock. knowing how useless II was
10 continue when his father adopted
that timeis money tone. went,
Meanwhile. Mccall scratched on his
signature to basket OF letters which
the stenographer brought tn. Then
allowing himself breathing spell at
last. he stepped 10 the window and
ga1ed meditauyely toward group OF
factory buildings over on the other
side OF the river. belonging TO his
friend aud competitor, Peter Jordan
Tho 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 nc
son to succeed him. and was yerS
willing that his only daughter, Ger
trude, should marry such steady
going. dependable lad as Jock Mccall
Jeremiah decided as he rubbed hii
thin hands together TO bring the mat
ter to head He stepped to the tele
phone and calling up his home, direct
ed his wife to invite the Jofdans
father and daughter up for dinnei
some evening that week.
Il never occurred to him Tor a mo
ment that Jock would enter objections
to the proposed arrangement, ani
more than il had TO Jordan that Ger
trude might have other IDEAS as (
the disposition OF her hand
ideas not unconnected with
certain handsome young foreman II
one of her fathers shops
Mccall never doubted that Joel
would obediently fall in with th'
scheme. when IL was outlined TO him
Young Jock, returning from the tasl
OF Strengthening out the dilatory lei
ters, had made a long and quite ~
necessary detour to pass through th'
shop where his little protegee Of tha
! morning was at work.
He saw with little catch Of anxiet'
that with her inexpert handling Of Ia
big machine at which she was SCI
there was grave danger OF disaster
Awkwardly pushing the upper, o.
which she was engaged. across tn
machine, Amys hand had strayed on
of place and the sharp, strong needl
was driven completely through
Before 1t could descend a seeon
time almost before the quick cry 0
| pain broke from her lips, Jock ha
4 sprung forward and thrown a leye
l which brought the swiftly mogin
mechanism to a halt Then as tn
girl reeled back half faintlng IN h.
seat. he threw an arm about her ar
l supported her. while group OF nearb
\ employees hurriedly leaving their mi
Il chimes gathered around them.
Il on, he appealed as he gazed at N
/ white. pain-eonvulsed face leanin
4 against his shoulder. isn't there an
body here who knows what 10 do in
case like this9"
Fortunately there was Minor "a
ualties Of the sort we're OF TO iafs
quent occurrences in that department
and a meddlesome state bureau ha
compelled the installmon, Of fir
aid" equipment With this forthcol
N ing nov. the girl was given such reli
IT, as the circumstances permitted
n. Tie color came back to her pa
re cheeks came back rather strongly
y che realized where her head was ,
lowed-and she raised herself trii
40 hurriedly
I am quite all right now" she
," sisted II someone viii only 80 0
d. with me az far as the car ] an sure
or can get home without the sllghts
trouble
ch But Jock would listen to nothing
u. the sort Already be had sent out
". a luxurious limousine. and so, desp
AZ her protests. Amy rodeshome IN sis
Id and escorted by the son Of Aee
i'd to the shabby little cottage IN -
quarter Of the town. where she ~
III with her widowed mother
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