Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-03
CHAPTER V.
HAGGLEToN AT WORK.

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The man entered hastily.
81 wish to be alone with Mr.. Grimes
for few moments"
Philip and Gentle withdrew.
"Sit down." motioned Haggleton.
Grimes looked at his watch. "Tbe
yacht was to sail in twenty minutes
he demonstrated. you will lose the
tide"
I'm not going on the yacht
"Ah, Then I'm to countermand the
sailing ordersT
Il mean that the yacht goes, but l
stay here-here In this tenement. I'm
going to live here"
Am | to sail on the yacht"
"Of course. You will take my orders
and see that they are executed. shall
write a note for the captain, telling
him to carry out exactly the instruc-
lions already agreed upon"
For a three months cruiser"
Eyes. See to 1t that the news does
not get out that ! am not on board.
Down here there's not one chance In a
thousand that l will be discovered,
and-Grimes, I have another reason
for wanting every one to think me
aboard the yacht"
Another reason besides - besides
your SOM"
"Yes. You know how Bates went OF
yesterday. He hates me-hates me
and he'll pay up somehow. but he'll
never stop fighting. Grimes, as soon
as those fellows know I'm away they'll
start some new deviltry against me,
and''-he leaned forward-"it might
be amusing and profitable to be right
here in Manhattan watching them"
Haggleton opened the door.
"Come in. please" he called.
Gentle and Philip entered.
The old man sat at the bare wooden
table and rapidly wrote his instruc-
tons. Then he sealed them and ad-
dressed the envelope. There; think
that's ALL" he concluded, giving 1t to
Grimes, who departed.
A remarkable change had come over
Haggleton His eyes were alert, his
face firm, but good natured. He
seemed pleased with himself and with
things in general. Philip observed this
with surprise.
Haggleton looked Philip straight in
the eyes.
81 have told you that l am going to
show you what John ]. Haggleton
would do if he had to hustle In ten
ement"
He now turned to Gentle and began
to fire rapid questions at him. Moran
A morose man, who ascribed his fail
ure to the iniquity Of trust. Quite
30. After his first failure he had sim
ply stopped struggling? Just so. He
was a bakers assistant? Could he get
"Mr. Jackson" place in the bakery
Mr.. Jackson thought that he would
like to have a try at the bakery bust
ness. Jenny? Hard working, but over
whelmed by her dispiriting environ
ment and the privations Of poverty
Just as he thought.
Joe Caffrey? Shiftless? Unmorali
Well, well! Joe must become their
charge.
In ten minutes John ]. knew all he
cared to know. AS in the organization
of his gigantic undertakings, so now
here, in this hovel, he had begun by
gauging the possibilities of those with
whom he would have to deal. He had
watched his son and seen the look OF
interest, growing into admiration, upor
his face. Yes, he had made good be
ginning.
Haggleton rose and took final turn
Of the room.
when l came here nearly forty
years ago." he announced, this was 6
clean district. Now it is a dirty one
American cleanliness has been sub
merged by foreign shiftlessness. With
in week l will have this home, OF
native Americans as neat as New
England farmhouse"
Where was he to sleep? Joe CAT
frey would be Philips guest for da!
or two? All right. That nurse ha(
said that the children ought to be il
hospital? Gentle would see to i
that they went that very day and go
their fathers consent? All right.
Gentle went on his mission, Haggle
ton accompanying him to sell hi
clothes and buy cheaper ones.
Jenny returned home with her bas
ket Of images and welcomed an add
ton to their resources in the form o
a boarder who would be far less trOu
BILE than the two children and NOR
profitable. Mr.. Jackson, Philip In
formed her, had seen better days-i
fact. until quite recently he had live
in easy circumstances.
Tired as she was, depressed by tn
knowledge that she had lost Philip
she began to set the howell to rights.
Margaret Lawrence. entering frou
the inner room, found her energetica
ly at work making a distinction be
tween the box that contained the Goa
and the basket that held the potatoes.
Gentle returned, accompanied by tn
ambulance. The children were bur
died off, with much excitement on thei
part and MANY farewells Margaret
final treat exacted from her-ridin
with them!
Haggleton-now 'Mr. Jackson"-rt
turned soon after, having sold his e,
pensive clothes and bought with tn
proceeds a simple suit, better adapte
to the role he was to play.