Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-02
The Battle
By
CLEVELAND MOFFETT
NoveliZed by the Author
From His Great Play of
the Same Name
Copyright. 1909. by C. w. billing.
ham Co.

If Gentle had stopped here all might
have been we'll for Phillip agreed with
him thoroughly so far. but in the ella
fion of triumph he ventured upon So
cialistic ground where. us Haggleton
OWNED by fash of intuition. the
young man could not follow him. In
deed. it had long been a source of re-
greet to the old diver that Philip would
not take very seriously his dreams of a
beautiful Industrial republic. soon to
be realized. according to him.
So presently the tables were turned.
and Gentle found himself under fire
of searching questions by Haggleton.
Did he believe that the present divi-
sion of wealth would one day be re-
placed by faireT division? Yes. BY
the will of the people? Yes. But how?
Take the railroads. Who would own
them? The people. The people would
take the railroads? Yes. And pay for
them? They had paid for them al
ready, for they built them. forged the
steel and hewed the timbers HIM.
Then the eleven billions or so that the
railroads were valued at would never
be paid to the present owners? Never.
Philip was frOwning.
Twill it be the same with the land2"
pursued the old man. Twill you So
cialists simply take it and make no
compensation to present holders?"
"Why discuss this?" objected Gentle.
''Why not discuss it," replied Hag-
gleton sharply. You've had your say
about our scheme of robbery. Why
shouldn't have a word about yours?
Then how about the land? You'll take
1t, won't you. in your Socialist state.
and pay for it?"
II tell you we have paid for it over
and over again."
II know it. But will you pay for it
In any other way?"
mo"
"And the great industries?'
"They will be of no use to you Con-
ditions will be so bad you will beg
the people to take them"
For nothing?"
eyes"
"And if by any chance we don't beg
you to take them-then you'll take
them anyway"
Eyes"
"Do you call that fair% asked the
old man. turning abruptly to Philip.
mo-" said the latter. 81 don't"
Philip said he was going out He
had an engagement with Margaret.
and on his way to the boarding house
he turned over in his mind what he
should say TO her. 1t had suddenly
become clear to him that he could not
trust Gentle's judgment beyond Ger.
tain point; also that Margaret's posi-
ton about the bakeshops had been too
strongly taken for it to have been orig.
inal with her
Margaret greeted her lover with
happy animation.
TELL me, did Gentle talk to you
about those bakeshops?" asked Philip
"Why-er'-
did he?"
yes" answered Margaret, "but-
how strange you are"'
Philip frightened as his eyes rested
on her. She was deliciously charming
He led her to the queer old lounge
with it's red rose pattern, and there
they faced each other, half smiling
half serious.
But the growing difference that had
sprung up between them insisted upon
Obtruding itself
"Why were you so serious when you
came 2" Marpar ref asked
1--WE have made a mistake. dear. in
one thing" he said, land IL know
you'll be sensible about it,"
You mean about the plan to take
more bakeshopa into the combination? 2
YES"
You're not going to do it,"
Listen. Margaret" he reasoned; "i
we don't take them in they will form