Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-12-03
The Battle
! By
| Cleveland M0ffett
: Copyright. 1909. by G. w.
Dillingham; Co.
CHAPTER VIII.
AFTER THE BALL.

winter.
AS they entered the hall about 200
couples were doing a slow twostep
with set and serious faces, most OF the
girls chewing gum in time to the meas
ure and many Of the young men hold
ing lighted cigars or cigarettes be-
tween two fingers, while the other two
clasped the lady's hand.
One look at Philips face showed
Jenny that he did not care much for
this. and as she cared very little about
1t herself what she wanted was to
get him alone) she suggested that they
90 up into the gallery and look on, and.
II Philip felt like ordering two glasses
of beer, why. that would be very nice.
Philip ordered the beer, and they took
seats in the gallery.
Presently the music struck up an
inviting waltz with languorous. In
tensifed beat. and Jenny leaned for
ward with q half sad. half longing ev-
preston which. she knew very well.
heightened her beauty, especially iii
profile. Then suddenly she turned TO
him with 4 warm, appealing look. II
suppose must give it all up, mustn't
!, PHILIP
She was like Il disappointed child.
and he felt sorry for her. "You mean
dancing? Why, no! There's no harm
I'm dancing"
They danced the next waltz. and as
Philip held The 1.-THE young creature
and felt her graceful. supple move
ments he realized vaguely that she
was not created for factory toll and
dull tenement life And Jenny, Gid
ing to the delicious measure, forgot all
but one thing-that she was here i'll
Philips arms.
\ On their way home Philip tried to
have serious talk with her. but II
was not so easy to say just the right
thing.
They did not talk much after that
but Philip thought for long time
about this evening, with its apparently
trivial happenings, and somehow they
filled him with q vague uneasineSs.
In the morning he awoke pale and
unrefreshed. and when he joined the
Moran household after breakfast Eag-
gleton observed that he looked tired.
"It's nothing" said Philip; I'm not
accustomed to balls"
Haggleton went out with Philip.
He, too, had slept badly. He had been
awakened, when Jenny came in. and
for more than an hour he had thought
about this boy, his son. He did not
like the idea of his going out with
Jenny Moran.
The old man began by talking about
Margaret.
"Sbe looks to me like fine girl" he
approved, "but if | know anything
about women she's got bit OF spirit
in her and-yOu'd better cut DAT
anybody else"
"You mean Jenny" said Philip, VINO
started to explain the situation as we'll
as he could without revealing Jennys
previous life, but Haggleton inter-
rupted him: 81 know about that.
have lived sixty years with my eyes
as you think, young man."
"Then you must approve of my CO.
ing what I can to help her."
"Does it help her much to dance
with herr replied Haggleton dryly.
'If other people had felt their re-
sponsibility toward her as | do, sne
wouldn't be where she is today"
"What do you mean by that?' asked
Haggleton.
"You control the New York Midland.
don't you?"
"Why, IL suppose So" answered
Haggleton, surprised at this sudden
turn.
"Well. the New York Midland killed
her husband ut one Of its grade cross
ings. The law commands you to
put gates at these crossings, but you
laugh at the law, and every year you
kill hundreds of innocent citizens as
Won killed her husband. Then you re-
fused to pay her cent of damages,
and as she was poor woman she
couldp't press the suit. SD she was
left without dollar in the world. and
she had a little baby, and-well, the
end of It was she went to the bad"
81 didn't know that" said Haggle'
ton.
"There's q good deal you rich men
don't know and don't want to know.
/ tel. you, Jenny Moran would be a
good woman today il she'd had fair
chance. And. if you think I'm going
to turn my back on her as your crimi.
mai railroad did. then you're very much
mistaken"
One morning a day or two after the
milionaires second tour with Philip
among his tenements. boy arrived
from the bakery to tell Moran that he
was to take charge of the night shift
and must report that evening at 6.
Moran sent him back with word that he
could bring the assistant he had already
spoken about If he were needed, and
tho answer came shortly afterwald
bv the same carrier that he must not
foil TO do so. The helper had com.
pleteiy given out" 1t was typhoid be-
yond doubt.
Having warned Haggleton to take a
good rest in the afternoon, the Daker
disappeared. as usual. The million
aire, with the beginning OF his new
career before him and anticipating
busy days to come, decided to pay an
other visit of inspection to his tene-
ments, but this time alone. Phll1p
was known and welcomed wherever
he went, but the owner of all this