Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-12-10

: ~ his hat again, land what
brings him here?"
IN come right to the point, Mr.
Mr.. Jackson" Gentle glanced around
him cautiously. 81 want to have 1t out
with you before Philip comes in"
IL expect him later on to report On
our bakeshop organization"
"Ah. And you ask what the trouble
Is. There you have it. We have moth
ing but bukeshops here, nothing but
schemes for making money. wanted
YOU to study the problems of poverty
with Philip
Pardon me. That was not our ar
rangement. Understand, | am poor
man hustling for Il living"
"A poor man! It's wonder no one
mas recognized you yet"
The newspapers say am away on
my yacht. Nobody knows that I'm
down here: nobody is looking for me. .
"liut Philip knows"
phillip will be silent"
That's the trouble. Mr.. Haggleton.
He's too much Interested
"The use of 1t is that it will help me
to win my son. And he is worth wln-
ming. Resides. it has another use-as
an object lesson to all you kickers.
Look at this room and think what II
was"
Haggleton looked significantly around
at the evidence of his driving power.
His eye stopped at the two windows
facing the East river, with their view
of Brooklyn bridge.
"By the way" he asked, whats the
matter with joining these two little
windows into one large observation
window? We shall have the finest
view in the city,"
"What about the landlord?" asked
Gentle.
"The landlord never objects to i'm
provements in the property II the ten
ant pays for them. Well pay for that
window"
philip is demoralizcd,' grumbled
| Gentle.
MIR. Gentle. you are just Getting &C.
quainted with him. He's ny sen"
HE is fascinated by the idea that
John ]. Haggleton is doing this ex'
traordinary thing"
lust so, Mr.. Gentle. And he will be
more fascinated when he knows why
John J. HaggIeton undertook TO do it,
1T was a clever move"
mo. 1t has turned out to be clever
move. ! am gaining ground with the
boy every day. but that's not why
am doing it. am sixty years old
Mr.. Gentle, and used to my comforts
Do you think I'd stand all this because
it was a clever move? No. sir.
stayed down here on account of few
little words that my son fred at me
| He looked me straight in the eyes and
said, You've got to do your own low
ing YOURSELF Heavens. That hit me
hard! I'm not getting sentimental
Pm going to fight you for all In
| worth. Mr.. Gentle. but when you've
| played your last card and told my
boy the worst you can tell about me
then. anyhow, he's got to know that
his father came down here and lived
| in q tenement
He stopped moment.
Because his father wanted to do his
own loving himself"
Yet you would influence him to be
hard and selfish"
Il want him to be a fine business
man."
"And l." reioined Gentle slowly
"want him to be fine man."
HIN. / don't expect my son to
be a business man and nothing else
I'm glad TO have him study these prob
lens of poverty. All | ask is that you
and he be reasonable. Suppose we
draw up Il plan that will satisfy all OF
us. I'll put up one million. two mil
| lions. five millions. if we can work out
some sound scheme of public better
ment."
Five milions?" gasped Gentle.
Eyes. sir FIVE millions. And should
want the work of carrying out such q
| scheme. the executive work, to be in
your hands"
Gentle rejected. 1t was great
| chance for him, and-what touched
him far more-a great chance for the
poor What could he not do with SO
much money? A sudden thought
struck Gentle. Oh. no, here was the
niger in the wood pile. John j. was
John j. still.
"Then Philip would know his
| father?"
"Of course"
"And his mother? What about her.?
Haggleton was ready for him. IL
never made a proposition without hav
ing prepared it in all details. foreseen
all objections So now be answered
readily:
"We will tell Philip that there was
trouble years ago between his mother
and Inc. I'll admit that l was much
In the wrong-absorbed in business
too keen about money. That ought to
fix it,
'Oh, no. not with Philip. 1t is toe
vague. He must know exactly what
the trouble was"
"Out with itv' exclaimed laggleton