Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-12-16
The Battle
By
CLEVELAND MOFFETT
Novelized by the Author
From His Great Play of
the Same Name
Copyright. 1909. by c. w. Dillins
ham Co.
Copyright. 1909. by c. w. Dillins
ham Co.
Continued from page y

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
So After his first failure he had sim
ply stopped struggling? Just so. He
was bakers assistant? Could he get
'Mr. Jackson" place in the bakery I?
Mr.. jackson thought that he would
IKE TO have 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? Immoral?
Well. well. Joe must become their
charge
In ten minutes John J. knew all he
cared to know. AS in the organization
or 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, upon
his face. Yes. he had made Il good be-
ginning.
Haggleton rose and took a final turn
of the room.
when | came here nearly forty
years ago." he announced. this was a
clean district Now it Is a dirty one.
American cleanliness has been sub.
merged by foreign shiftlessness. With
in a week | will have this home of
native Americans as neat us Il New
England farmhouse"
Where was he to sleep! Joe CAT
frey would be Philips guest for day
or two? All right. That nurse had
said that the children ought to be in
a hospital? Gentle would see to IL
that they went that very day and got
their fathers consent? All right.
Gentle went on his mission. Haggle.
ton accompanying him to sell his
clothes and buy cheaper ones.
Jenny returned home with her bas-
ket of images and welcomed an addi-
ton to their resources in the form of
a boarder who would be far less trou.
BILE than the two children and more
profitable. Mr.. Jackson, Philip in
formed her. had seen better days-in
fact. until quite recently he had lived
In easy circumstances.
Tired as she was, depressed by the
knowledge that she had lost Philip.
she began to set the howell to rights.
Margaret Lawrence. entering from
the inner room. found her energetical-
ly at work making a distinction be-
fNrn hn hoxy hat Tot,
and the basket that held the potatoes
Gentle returned. accompanied by the
ambulance. The children were bun
died off. with much excitement on their
part and many farewells. Margaret
final treat exacted from her-riding
with them.
Haggleton-now Mr.. Jackson"-re-
turned soon after. having sold his ex-
pensiye clothes and bought with the
proceeds simple suit. better adapted
to the role he was to play.
Jenny shook hands with Mr.. Jack
son. whom Gentle introduced. and
babe him make himself at home. Gen.
tie went.
The new boarder was certainly
handy. He took off his coat and Of
fered to help. Without waiting for an
acceptance of the offer he began. He
was deferential-he had beautiful
manners" Jenny concluded-asking
permission even while he set to work.
In this way he brought some order
into the chaos Of the young woman's
domestic economy. 1t was a mere
scraping of the surface. but when it
had been accomplished Jenny was
firmly convinced that it was she who
had made the suggestions, Mr. Jackson
who had merely carried them out
My. but you're handy" said Jenny,
CHANGING around contentedly at the
new arrangement of the room and the
various small improvements.
well, you see. Mrs. Jenny-may
call you that? They all do. l am an
old bachelor and used to doing things
for myself You don't mind?'
Certainly not. l have so much to
do l never seem to get chance to do
any one thing thoroughly"
Jenny looked at the alarm clock.
Father will be home soon for din
ner now" she announced, land Joe,
my brother-in-law."
Moran arrived, worn out in a vile
humor Jenny introduced the new
boarder to him.
The bakers assistant looked Mr.
Jackson over with listless curiosity
which changed to i'll concealed hos.
tility when he saw the neatness of the
newcomers clothes and his well kent
hands. He himself had been like that
once. Moreover. the man had an in.
sufferable air of distinction Who and
what was he to look like that? Moth
ing but failure, endeavoring to find a
new foothold in life
Moran resolved to establish the
proper relations at once.
Il am Moran" he said, land you are
Jackson. Mr. does not go down
here"
"All right. Moran. jackson it is
Joe arrived, having lost Jenny's 50.
but cheerful rs ever
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