The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-09-28

going TO tho various stores n charg-
ing things up TO, your account, always.
knowing that you viii look over the
bills. Then, too. II / want nye or, ten
dollars for spending money ! can gen
orally get Il by asking you and ex-
planning tust exactly what I am going
to DO with II. Probably get,"afi told,
q fair remuneration for'rnyl services"
'fThen what are you complaining
aboutY ? questioned ~ MCCALL ooldly.
What do you wsnt?"
Il want 9 regular .salarys want
to spend 1t as 7 o 1T, without any,
m having the right to stop or cues.
ton mo. l want-freedom.
Suppose" no iushed"a ftriie self
consciously, II should meet some girl
that l would want to marry. How
could l over think OF entertaining
such an idea, when / am nothing mors
than NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
what you choose &c s!Ee!"
The old mans lips relaxed some
what from their stubborn set.
Tho day you marry" he said, all
take you into partnership" I ks
He turned back to his desk with an
air OF having ended tho discussion.
and Jock. knowing how useless II was
to continue when his fsthar adopted
that tims-ismoney tone, went. ~
Meanwhile, Mccall scratched on bis
signature TO q basket OF letters which
the s~tsnoKrapher brought In. Then
allowing himself . breathing spelE a.
last. he stepped to the window and
gaIed msditativsly toward = group OF
factory buildings ver on the other
side Of the river. belonging to his
friend and competitor, Peter JordaHA
Tho two concerns combined would
make one OF the largest plants in khe
world; and that 10 what he SAW IN
his minds eye already accomplished
IA mammoth establishment, which
under the namo of Mccall. would be
carried on by his srandsons and great
~grAndsons. G2nISsqft q,
Jordan had already given taeit cons
sent to tho plan; for Jordan had no
son to succeed him, and was very
willing that his only daughtensulS&Au
trude, should marry such . steady
going, dependable lad az Jock Mccall.
Jeremiah decided rs he rubbed his
thin hands together to bring the mat
ter to . head. He stepped to SisshtefS
phone and calling up his home, direct
ed his wife to invite the Jordans,
father and daughter, up for dinner
some evening that week.
II never occurred to him FOR q mo-
mont that Jock would enter objections
to the proposad arrangement any
moro than II had to Jordan that Ger
truds might have other ideas ~ to
the Aispositipnzzs zAsEs asshaAaw
ideas not unconnected with q
certain handsome young forsman-iE
one OF her fathers shops.
Mccall
would obediently fall In with the
scheme. nAsn II ras outlineA tQ him
rou4g Jock. returning from thu tAsi
Of Strengthening On tho dilatort lot
tsrs. I'D made sfloHE and quie un
necessary dstougft6 pass through tn,
shop where his4attle pretegee 81 tha'
morning was ut work.
He SAN with . little catch Of anxfsts
hat With her insxpert lkndling ofths
ZIG nachinst a& whie2 she wa set
therS was gIAve datser Of dis{ pter
Awkwardly bushinE the uppsrS or
which shsSwas engaged. acros tht
machine, Amy's hand had strayed out
Of place and the sharp. strong needle
was driven completely through.
Bsfcrp-n cptld lS>ashdsG tecost
time. almost before the quick cry o.
pain broke from her lips, JOCK has
epruSg forward and tSroyn & levi
vhic4 brought the swiftly movint
AschAnism to . halt. 1tsa a. IN
Siri reeled back half a fins In bel
SEQ, As threw an arm sSSut her and
SUPPORTED her. While ! grtuy Of nearb,
employer hufrfsdly leaving thSir ma
chimes gstAsrpd AROUND thsp. n ~
-oh." As spbeskd q 40 dkseAt r.,
white. pain Dny $ls5d faHs Anln,
against his oulsr :anJ khM ahy
Fbody hire ~ inews vhaRfl$ y
osss IKE &idY-kS
I1Tertla..(iy[usrs wa xI.r IL
ualuss ef the sort wsrs Of 40 iafrs
Svsnt eccurrsncss In that department
and . meddlosome state bureau hat
compelled tAe installnsnt Of q -frs
aid" equipment VITA tAis-fcrtAcs.
inc now the gtrtewa6SevshlS ucA rifle
: - the circumstances psrnittsd.
sJhN .sbaorlsap4fReh y Asrctsi
chseks-cams back rather strongly .
: she realised -wAssu hsrsAs44tEas "a
1owsd-AAd ne hstSsds Asrsaf't trff
49, = - III. G.Ashs .sGnsSsa l,
sisted. II someone will only 20 or
: with No - far a the car. ! am surS
w ! fsaee <s4ssa4.IAsssa
Bat Jock would listen 70 nothing .
! ths sort. Already he had sent nQkf4
.tA luxurious limousine. and 90. 6eS3n
/ her protssts. Amy rode home in stat
to - shsS$5 little eettass n = ~
eunrtor cf ~ town. wlsrs ~ i've
witA hsr wsAsweA nstAAr.