The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-10

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brings him here?'
"Pll come right to the point. Mr.
Mr.. Jackson" Gentle glanced around
him cautiously. II want to have it out
with you before Philip comes in"
Il expect him later on to report on
our bakeshop organization"
"Ah. Ard you ask what the trouble
is. There you have it! We have moth
ing but bakeshops here, nothing but
schemes for making money. l wanted
you to study the problems of poverty
with Philip
Pardon me. That was not our ar
rangement. Understand, l am poor
man hustling for a living"
~ poor man! It's wonder no one
has recognized you yeti"
The newspapers say | am away on
my yacht. Nobody knows that I'm
down here; nobody is looking for me. .
But Philip knows"
Philip will be silent
That's the trouble. Mr.. Haggleton,
He's too much Interested"
The use of it is that it will help me
to win my sou. And he is worth win
ming Besides. it has another use-as
an object lesson to all You kicliers.
Look at this room and think what II
was"
HaggIeton looked significantly around
at the evidence of his driving power.
His eye stopped at the two windows
facing the East river, with their view
of Brooklyn bridge.
by the way he asked, whats the
matter with joining these two little
windows into one large observation
window? We shall have the finest
view in the city"
what about the landlord?" asked
Gentle.
1.-THE landlord never objects to i'm
provements in the property If the ten
ant pays for them. Well pay for that
window"
philip is demoralized." grumbled
Gentle.
MIR. Gentle, you are just getting ac-
quainted with him. He's my SON"
He is fascinated by the idea that
John J. Haggleton is doing this ex-
traordinary thing"
Just so. Mr.. Gentle. And he will be
more fascinated when he knows why
John ]. Haggleton undertook to do It,"
1T was clever move"
mo. 1t has turned out to be a clever
move. ] am gaining ground with the
boy every day. but that's not why
am doing it. I am sixty years old.
Mr.. Gentle. and used to my comforts.
Do you think I'd stand all this because
1t was clever move? No, sir. |
stayed down here on account Of few
little words that my son fired at me-
He looked me straight in the eyes and
said. You've got TO do your own low
ing YOURSELF Heavens. That hit me
hard. I'm not getting sentimental
I'm going TO fight you for all I'm
worth. Mr.. Gentle. but when you've
played your last card and told my
boy the worst you can tell about me,
then. anyhow. he's got to know that
bis father came down here and lived
in n tenement
lie stopped moment.
Because his father wanted to do his
own loving himself"
yet you would influence him TO be
hard and selfish"
Il want him to be a fine business
man."
And l." rejoined Gentle slowly.
want him 10 be a fine man."
HIN! | don't expect my son to
be a business man and nothing else.
I'm glad 70 have him study these prob
lens OF poverty. All | ask is that you
and he be reasonable. Suppose we
draw up plan that will satisfy all of
us. I'll put up one million. two mil
lions. five millions. IL we can work out
some sound scheme of public better
inent."
Five millions?" gasped Gentle.
Yes. sir. FIVE millions. And should
want the work of carrying ont such a
scheme. the executive work. TO be In
your hands,
Gentle reflected. 1t was great
chance for him. and-what touched
him far more-a great chance for the
poor. What could he not do with so
much money? A sudden thought
struck Gentle. Oh, no, here was the