The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
sht. 1918, by Arthur Stringer.
ELEVENTH EPISODE
q 70 Saving of Dan O'Mara

" ELEVENTH EPISODE
pc u Saving Of Dan O'Mara
Ri 1OUNG Peggy o'Mara was
boz troubled In mind. She had
,ess become Suspicious OF her
also own father. On more than
turn sson Of late that debt-harried
w No, the Applewaithe works had
cooking ID by . stranger who i'm
the work ne sophisticated young
nike tnything but attractive.
Aha, nc ~ ~ hest man. Peggy argued
finds no need for stealing
Adr. - Sc at night and closeting
-aAv-if with its owner behind tho
ocked door OF a cellar workroom.
% the spindie-legged daughter OF Dan
SMara, watching for her chance, de-
tded to investigate.
But the girls chances for investi-
huon were limited. for Peggy was a
eard-drtven young housekeeper. with
bedridden mother to look after as
4 est she could. Late one night, how
wer. when Dan O'Mara had led his
Mysterious visitor into his cellar
rorkroom and locked the door be-
and him. the girl slipped off her
roken-toed shoes and stole silently
own to that underground chamber
mystery.
There. with her ear 10 the keyhole.
he overheard enough to confirm her
Arkest suspicious She stole away,
ntcken in spirit and struggling in
n ~ Haa tx
rfs love for her toil-hardened
ather. II not always blind. was at
asst without limits. She waited
nul the mysterious visitor had
bolen out through the house, with
arcel under his arm, and then once
ore made her way down to her
lther's workroom. The door, this
me, was unlocked. So she entered
oiselessly and crept over TO where
an O'Mara sat staring at the wall
ath unseeing eyes.
Pop, what'rc you thinkin' aboutg'
sddenly asked a tremulous voice
pse to his shoulder.
He swung about like a shot.
What should be thinl1in' about ?''
. demanded.
You're thinkin' about that man
no was down here ten minutes
TO-" was the girls answer.
what mani" equivocated the cul-
IT.
"Chinatown Charlie"
"And how'd you know he's called
hinatown CharlieT' demanded re-
Allious-sysd Dan O'Mara-
IT know moron that, pop" said the
hi, with q guip. II know that city
sook's ropin' you in for work never
fought you'd dol"
Work? What work.
THERE'S q bunch Of opium SNUG
isrs rot wfse 10 the fact that the
ye WORKS Il hetng1n' In tons Of that
saisow wood from China. And GER
hin O. them blocks n goin' to come in
ellow, with secret marka, and you're
sim TO dig the opium out O. them and
lde Il here until that bop runner for
hinAtown Charlie comes and carries
away In 4 laundry bAS!"
"Ain't your mother got 10 have
tedicine?" demanded her father.
Amt w behind in our rent?
but they'd promised to raise your
", over to the dye works." she re-
dnded him.
Instead O. which they took Off me
achine and gave It to that one
rmed snitch who claimed I'd been
prkin' against the company by
YIN to invent a chemical color
tat'd soon be cendin' their old log
God plant t the scrap heap!"
A lighting light came into the
eltic eyes Of the thin-blooded young
RI.
They've never given you a chanc..
me O. themi" abe paasionately
rowed.
Then see that you don't be spoilin'
last one." warned her father as
got up from the table and pro-
teded to hide away an artfulIy hol-
wed out block of Kaisow wood.
Silent a. Peggy O'Mara remained
the subject Of her discovery, she
sooded long and darkly on this
savier cloud that hung over her
eme and her fathers good name.
haunted her thoughts as she
prked. 1t filled her blind young
sart with q spirit Of revolt. It con-
Eted her into q diminutive yet
werjng-browed Iahmaelite.
Yet the Ishmael-like young face
,fteued . Attle as she looked at ono
amber Of that approaching group.
or one fair-haired girl Of about 20,
eessed In black, whom young APP
swaithe piloted about amid tho
airing and Gathering machinery and
peatedly addressed ~ Miss Gold
l." was beautiful enough to bring
Maynard pang Of envy to the
reast Of Peggy O'Mara. As she
atched her eyes suddenly widened
alarm. For Margory Golden. In
airing about the room. had uncon-
dously moved closer to ono OF the
,nderous machines. There the loose
ID Of her motor-cape was snapped
BY . spinning cog wheel, ~ q
pund maps At bone. Tho next mo-
ant the whirling teeth had fastened
,exnselves in the fabric Of the gar
snt edge. carrying It back between
70 Jaws Of the twin cogs that quickly
osed on the cloth and seemed to
Ach out for more.
At the Same moment that Margory
olden turned about to determine the
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