Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22


of beer. why that would be very nice.
Philip ordered the beer. and they took
seats in the gallery.
Presently the music struck up an
inviting waltz with languorous. in
tenSified beat. and Jenny leaned for
ward with half sad. half longing ex-
preston which. she knew very we'll.
heightened her beauty, especially in
profile. Then suddenly she turned to
him with warm. appealing look. Il
suppose must give it all up. mustn't
l, PHILIP
She was like a disappointed child.
and he felt sorry for her. You mean
dancing? Why, no. There's no harm
in dancing"
They danced the next waltz. and as
Philip held the 1.-THE young creature
and felt her graceful. supple move
ments he realized vaguely that she
dull tenement life. And Jenny. glid-
ing to the delicious measure. forgot al!
but one thing-that she was here in
Philips arms.
On their way home Philip tried to
have a serious talk with her. but it
was not so easy to say just the right
thing.
They did not talk much after that.
but Philip thought for long time
about this evening. with its apparently
trivial happenings. and somehow they
filled him with a vague uneasineSs.
In the morning he awOke pale and
unrefreshed and when he joined the
Moran household after breakfast Hag-
gleton observed that he looked tired.
Its nothing said Philip: I'm not
accustomed to balls"
Haggleton went out with Philip.
He. too. had slept badly. He had been
awakened when Jenny came in. and
| for more than an hour he had thought
about this boy. his son. He did not
like the idea of his going out with
Jenny Moran.
The old man began by talking about
Margaret.
'She looks to me like fine girl" he
approved. "but if l know anything
about women she's got bit of spirit
in her. and-you'd better cut out
anybody else"
You mean Jenny" said Philip. who
started to explain the situation as we'll
as he could without revealing Jenny's
previous life. but Haggleton inter-
rupted him: 81 know about that. I
have lived sixty years with my eyes
wide open. It's not so hard to guess
as you think, young man."
Then you must approve of my do
ing what can to help herr"
"Does it help her much to dance
with herr" replied Haggleton dryly.
IF other people had felt their re-
sponsbility toward her as do. she
wouldn't be where she is today
What do you mean by that?" asked
Haggleton.
You control the New York Midland.
don't you?"
why. IL suppose So" answered
Haggeton. surprised at this sudden
turn.
well. the New York Midland killed
her husband at one Of its grade cross
ings The law commands you to
put gates at these crossings. but you
laugh at the law. and every year you
kill hundreds Of innocent citizens as
you killed her husband. Then you re-
fused to pay her a cent of damages,
and as she was a poor woman she
couldn't press the suit. So she was
left without a dollar in the world. and
she had a little baby. and-well. the
end of it was she went to the bad"
81 didn't know that" said Haggle-
ton.
Inere's good deal you r1cn mer
don't knl W and don't want to know
| tell you, Jenny Moran would be g
good woman today if she'd had fail
chance. And. if you think I'm goine
to turn my back on her as your crimi
nal railroad did, then you're very much
mistaken"
One morning, a day or two after the
niliOnaire's second tour with PHILIP
among his tenements, boy arrived
from tne bakery to tell Moran that he
was to take charge Of the night shift
and must report that evening at 6
Moran sent him back with word that ht
could bring the assistant he had already
spoken about if he were needed, an(
the answer came shortly afterwart
by the same carrier that he must mo-
fail to do so. The helper had "com
pletely given OUT 1t was typhoid be
You'd doubt.
Having warned Haggleton to take
good rest in the afternoon, the bake
disappeared. as usual. The million
aire, with the beginning of his new
career before him and anticipating
busy days to come. decided to pay an
other visit of inspection to his tene
ments, but this time alone. Phil
was known and welcomed whereve
he went, but the owner of all thi
shameful property earning blood NOR
ey had the strange experience of hay
ing doors slammed in his face and Q
being ordered out Of his own house
by his own janitors, who looked upo
him with darkest suspicion. Yet Whel