Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-16
feel IL I must"

envelope and its secret into the glow
ing Goals.
The flames died down. leaving an OBJ
long of black ashes, curling at the cor
ners. rapidly turning to whitish gray.
81 have tried to save you. Philip"
she said sadly. land / have failed. I
am going"
"Do not go yet. Miss Lawrence"
Haggleton was saying. You started
this trouble; now you will see it
through"
at is all very we'll to burn that
statement" he went on with great de-
liberation. hut you cannot burn the
memory of it, Philip. 1t would always
come between you and me-always.
am going to tell you what was in that
paper. 1t was an order | wrote over
my own signature that an opposition
oil refinery should be destroyed"
"Heavens.'' Philip exclaimed. "a
crime. All. that is why my mother left
you"
He buried his face in his hands and
moved toward Margaret at the closed
door.
1--WE were desperate" went on the
father. Our whole business future de.
pended on our getting control of the
field. We had to remove that opposi.
ton. We tried to buy them out. We
made them generous offers, but that
stubborn fool LAWRENCE
Margaret rushed forward
stop" she cried. You are speaking
Of my father"
81 beg your pardon said HaggIeton
simply.
The words of his beloved had torn
Philips eyes and the secret. His moth
er-the acknowledgement. All. yes. ret
ribution and the sins of the fathers.
He staggered little, cropping blind
ly for support.
Her father" he moaned. land am
this mans son."
Haggleton decided swiftly.
There is no use making this out
worse than it is" he said coldly. II
am sorry for what / did. l will do
whatever you think is right in the
matter"
Whatever l think is right?" asked
Philip in surprise. He thought a mo-
ment deeply. then asked:
How much were you worth when
you committed this crime-a million
half a million?"
Possibly. But what is your idea in
asking me that?"
II thought" replied Philip reflective
~, that we might consider some part
of your fortune as honestly earned and
give back the rest"
ITO whom?
"To those who earned 1.-THE peo-
pie"
Have you any idea how rich am?
you are to keep half million. The
rest you will give back"
"Do you think that l will do such a
crazy thing?" shouted Haggleton.
Philip remained unmoved.
! 81 am not setting myself up as your
! judge, but / can dispose of my life
and decide about my conduct. And l
tell you that will not be known as
! the consenting son of man whose
! riches have come from a crime. You
can keep all your fortune; you need
not give back a penny of it, but you
rannot have me under the same roof
with your
II thought you son to be proud off,
! Haggleton shouted. Il worked hard tc
gain your confidence and affection,
but you are a prig and fool! l came
down here and lived with you. was
ready to learn from you. and all that
you have taught me is that you are
/ Just as ignorant and selfish as all re-
formersr'
The millionaire turned to Margaret.
IF you were not selfish" he said
with ominous calm. you would follow
that boy through anything-througf
weakness. through wickedness. The
worse the father the closer you would
stick to the son.
He paused a moment.
"But you are reformer." he wen
on, with infinite scorn. He is tempt
ed by money. and you clear your skirts
of him as my wife did Of me. He cal
go to the devil if be likes. Heavens
girl. if that's the way saints love Civ
me Sinners
"Don't speak to her like THAR com
manded Philip.
mo? Very we'll. then. / will speal
to you. You have had the greatest OF
portunity foolish dreamer ever vast
ed. Go tell your starving tenemen
friends that John J. Haggleton offere
them 100000. and you refused
for themr'
He looked around the room. took u
his hat and concluded, with a DIR
laugh in his throat:
"And this is the end of the exper
mentv
Moran, half drunk, insane with rag
and grief. rushed in. dragging benin
him his daughter in her cheap finer,
terrified and looking CHASTITY under til
paint on her cheeks.
Nov. then" he Numbered, ''yo