The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-11-26
'1hebdtt|e
Cleveland MOffett
Copyright. 1909. by G. w.
Dillingham; Co.
CONTINUED

e."
"Stufe. Once you are down and out
you might as well quit The capitalists
have framed 1t all up"
Haggleton listened attentively, an
a}ysing the mans arguments as they
Bowed from his now fluent lips. 1t
vas the first time that he heard the
soIce of social discomfort direct, in
stead of giving it hasty moment of
attention as it expressed itself In press
reports or magazine articles.
What struck him at once about
Moran's TRADE was that the man
hlaced upon the shoulders of the rich
not only the responsibility for all the
wrongs Of society, but also the duty of
righting them without any assistance
sfom him and his class.
Joe became impatient.
stop gassing, Moran" he said terse-
~. II always tell him that he's smOk-
hog the wrong dope, Mr.. Jackson"
What would you do if you were
esch. Mr.. Caffrey?' asked Haggleton.
'1Oh, say, you just watch me. I'd
oe at the track every day at 2:45, In
she grand stand. Wouldn't l wear the
perty clothes! Iwould put thousand
gn every race, one, two, three, and a
thousand straight on every hundred to
Ape shot"
You would soon be rid OF your
money, Mr.. Caffrey."
mot me. Say do you think that the
xafllionaires haven't got the races
liked, like everything else? They know
she owners and the trainers and the
Jockeys and the starters-oh, say, it's
pipe"
Joe continued his picture of ricnes
&eyend the dreams of avarice:
Not but that l would not own a
million dollar yacht, like John j." he
continued.
Moran sprang up.
1.-The thief" he shouted, "the rob-
ter, the bloodsucker, the murderer!
lie has made me what l am. He has
allied my daughters husband. He"-
The man choked.
His daughters husband, my broth
ex-ia-law," explained Joe very calmly,
was killed at grade crossing by
train on a road in which John J. has
a Tot Of stock"
Dinner" said Jenny tersely.
TIE three men rose, drew up their
chairs to the table and sat down. Hag-
gieton made a pretense Of eating. but
barely touched anything. He still de-
vofed himself to Moran. That chance
reference to work in the bakery must
not be allowed to pass. At last he
WOE from him the admission that a
helper in the bakery was sick and
that substitute was needed. A prom
sss to recommend him for the tempo
FHry employment was extracted.
And so Haggleton was to be baker
kzse Moran!
The millionaire turned to Jenny.
That's fine coffee" he said. 81 used
10 keep house for myself after fash
SB, and, do you know, / am just like
a wOman-I take an interest in prices.
What do you pay for this coffee?"
Eighteen cents" she said, for a
aRK pound"
Already ground, suppose"
YES"
Hint A pound Of good coffee in
Ebe bean costs only % cents. All, yes.
We poor people waste lot Of money!"
Moran stared at him.
Waste money!?
Yves, sir. I believe there's more ex
tmvagance down here than i'm Fifth
xxenue. Now, Mrs. Jenny, what do
yBu pay for coal?'
Fifteen cents bucketful."
How much in a bucketful"
You can search me-"
twenty-five pounds" said Joe.
aTwenty-five pounds" calculated
Singleton. "Thats eighty bucketfuls
~ . ton. Eighty times fifteen Is SO.
rba pay twice as much for coal as
Hhggieton does"
AHe buys it by the ton" growled
Noran. where would we put ton
xe6al?"
sAnd where would we get Sc all at
opee to pay for it?" asked Joe.
NJ Mrs. Jenny will allow me-" re-
y1ed Haggleton. "I'll find place for
M COdI Oue VI tutSt uayo, ohu WV
may think up some scheme of buying
Y sg the ton"
Nhny's brain was busily mt work
ass& dinner as she turned one statu-
eFsSafter the other, her brush rapidly
y<sSing over their surfaces. She
M@8ght of Philip. Would he come
Nod night? No, of course not! He
wSS over there at the boarding house
wSh the woman he loved. Her heart
rOiaracted with pain oh. If only she
bs% not Perhaps, II that episode
AFTER life had never been, he might
Ss&. sighed with resignation, bent her
lssh low as the tears blurred hel
vffon and went on with her work
ra hope would not be denied.
fhilip did not come.
Crntlc arrived at to see how thu
acwcomcr was getting along. The two
ord long talk on social conditions
sraspcrate. sensible.
sEiny rose at quarter to 10. wor1