Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-12-03

The rest would be easy. Six other
bakers must agree to buy from the
combination thirty or forty barrels OF
-four a week, OF. whatever quantity
they usually bought. OH the express
stipulation that they got 1t at 10 per
cent of the jobber's price. And they
must make themselves responsible for
this amount of -four. SO many car
loads, by signing Joint note payable
to the mill owners In thirty days.
Philip thought that the mill owners
might refuse to accept such note, but
Haggletcl was sure the thing could be
accomplished.
How can one machine knead the
dough from half a dozen bakeshopsT'
reflected Philip.
That's easy" said r ggleton; well
have horse and tr'
"What-to carry tho machinef'
"No, to carry the dvrgh. Each
baker will mix his ON four in his
own sponging trough. ana Ell we'll
put the troughs on tru nd haul
them to the place where " IN the
machine. When the -four l. '"aded
we'll haul them back"
How long will the kneading :"
questioned Philip.
"Ten minutes for one bat
loaves," answered MOran-"say I
pounds Of dough. That's with the !,
chine. 1t would take man an hour.
"You see what we save" remarket
Haggleton.
Are these troughs on wheels?' pur'
sued Philip.
Sure" said Moran.
allowing half an hour for each
batch" calculated Haggleton-'T mean
for kneading and hauling both ways
that gives us twenty-fOur patches 10
twelve hours-say 1000 loaves. That's
5000 pounds of -four, four tons day.
or twenty-eight tons a week for the
combinatio There's nice profit In
that when you get 1t by the carload"
1T sounds good" unused Philip, but
are you sure Of enough bakeshops for
The combination
Well have six before the weeks
out-that Is, IL you fix il SO that were
trusted for -four by the carload. YOv'o
better get busy"
Philip turned in surprise.
That's right" said Haggleton. 1--WE
look TO you to get US -four direct from
the mills. We're going 10 cut out the
jobber's profit.
And you're going to risk all In this
schemes?
What are we risking?" answered
the old man. Flour has permanent
value. and 50 has q kneading ma.
chine"
Suppose these bakers refuse to join
your combination"
Refuse? Does man refuse good
money II you offer 1t to him? Why
within ten days all the little bakers
around here will be offering premiums
for a chance to come in with u.s."
Meanwhile FIaggleton had not forgot.
ten that other boast Of his that be
would make the neglected Moran hors
as clean and orderly as New England
farmhouse.
The iron beds had been replaced by
sleeping touches, neatly covered; the
cooking stove was hidden behind a
homemade screen, Joe's handiwork,
and all around the room ran shelves
with muslin curtains. behind which
were kept the many things that for.
merly had Uttered the floor and been
piled in corners, In hopeless confusion.
Under one Of the couches tin bath
tub was snugly put away. 1t was the
pride of al but Moran. who looked
upon it with disdain.
Frightened though her life now was
in many external ways, Jenny passed
her days in profound unhappiness. She
loved Philip-oh, how she loved him.
Yet how could q man love girl from
the Haymarketi Still, she was pretty
very pretty ut her best, and, after all,
Philip was man. The faint Of her
past was scared in her soul. She
thought that she knew men and their
besetting weakness! She was pretty!
she knew. But, alas, what availed her
beauty II It made no appeal to Philip?
All, that was the point! Perhaps 1t did
appeal to him. Several times she had
felt his eyes on her in a way that
well, she could not be sure; he was
finer than most men.
Then there was the evening when,
believing her absent, he had entered
her bedroom. How be had started
back in confused apology, although
there was really no offense. Every
one knew that there was no privacy In
q tenement, so why make such fuss
over a glimpse Of bare arms and shout
ders?
These reflections had gradually led
her to conceive definite plan-she
must talk to Philip alone, she must
find some way Of getting him to the
fat In the afternoon when the Others
were away. She could never ask him
herself-that would spoil everything.
Joe must help her in getting him
there
This plan was busily working In her
brain one morning shortly after the
launching of the bakery trust as she
and Joe were setting things to rights In
the room and discussing Mr. Jackson's
achievements.
Joe suddenly startled Jenny with a
mompntous announcement:
"Say. Jen, beginning today, 1 draw
ten bones week II cut out pool
rooms
How
uIr thu ha ory aehNufa"