Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-12-23

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They did not talk much after that.
hut Philip thought for long time
about this evening. with its apparently
trivial happenings. and somehow they
filed him with 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.
"It's 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 know anything
about women she's got bit Of spirit
ir her. and-you'd better cut out
anyboi. e.ea :
"You mean .rran, said Philip. who
etarted to explain the situation as well
as he could without revealing Jenny's
previous life. but Haggleton inter-
rupted him: II know about that. l
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 l can to help her?"
"Does 1t help her much to dance
with herr" replied Haggleton dryly.
"If other people had felt their re-
sponsibility towArc hcr as | do, she
wouldn't be where she Is Today"
'swhat do you mean by .hst?' asked
Haggleton.
"You control the New YORK Midland.
don't your"
'Why, IL suppose So" answered
Haggleton. surprised at this sudden
turn.
"well. the New York Midland killed
her husband at one Of its grade cross
lngs. 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 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 little baby. and-well. the
end Of 1t was she went to the bad"
II didn't know that" said Haggle-
ton.
There's 4 sod deal you rich men
don't know aud don't want to know.
tell you. Jenny Moran would be 4
good woman today II she'd had fair
chance. And. II yon think I'm going
to turn my back ON her as your crimi-
nal railroad did, then you're very much
mistaken
One morning, day or two after the
miIlionaire's second tour with Philip
among his tenements. boy arrived
from the bakery to tell Moran that he
was to take charge of the night shift
and must report that evening at q.
Moran sent him back with word that he
could bring the assistant he had already
spoken about II he were needed. and
the answer came shortly afrerward
by the same carrier that he must not
fail to do so. The helper had com
pletely given out" 1t was typhoid be-
yond doubt.
Having warned Haggleton to take a
good rest in the afternoon. the baker
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. Philip
was known and welcomed wherever
he went, but the owner Of all this
shameful property earning blood mon
ey had the strange experience of hav-
ing doors slammed in his face and OF
being ordered out of his own houses
by his own janitors, who looked upon
him with darkest suspicion. Yet wher.
ever he went he could not help seeing
that conditions. bad as they were in
themselves. were aggravated at least
80 per cent by the shiftlessness, the
neglect. of his tenants. Haggletor
was beginning to formulate his owI
plans of tenement reform. He would
keep them to himself until the proper
moment came 10 lay them before his
son. At least they would be practical
By l he was back home and at Jen
ny's suggestion lay down to get some