Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-01-05


w said Haggleton' putting down
- his hat again. land what
brings him here?''
I'll come right to the point, Mr.
Mr.. Jackson" Gentle glanced around
him cautiously. Il want to have it out
with you before Philip comes in"
Il expect him later on to report on
our bakeshOp organization"
All. And you ask what the trouble
! is. There you have it. We have moth
ing but bakeshops 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 a living"
"A poor man. It's a wonder no one
has recognized you YETI
The newspapers say am away on
my yacht. Nobody knows that I'm
down here: nobody is looking for me"
But 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 win
ming. Besides. it has another use-as
an object lesson to all you kickers.
Look at this room and think what it
was"
/ Haggleton looked significantly around
at the evideMce 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 if the ten
ant pays for them. Well pay for that
! window"
Phillip is demoralized." grumbled
Gentle.
Mr.. Gentle. you are just getting ac-
quainted with him. He's my son."
i He is fascinated by the idea that
John ]. Haggleton is doing this ex-
traordinary thing"
Just so. Mr.. Gentle. And he will be
more fascinated when he knows why
John ]. Haggleton 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: l
stayed down here on account Of a 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.
I'm going to fight you for all I'm
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 tenement"-s ~ 3
He stopped moment.
Because his father wanted to do his
own loving himself
Yet you would influence him to be
hard and selfish"
II want him to be a fine business
man." F
land II rejoined Gentle slowly,
want him TO be a fine man"
HIN! ! don't expect my, son to
be business man and nothing else.
Pm glad to have him study these prob
lens Of poverty. All ask is that YOU
and he be reasonable. Suppose we
draw up1a plan that will satisfy all of
as. I'll put up one million. two mil
lions, five millions. If we can work out
some sound scheme Of public better
ment'
Five millions?' gasped Gentle.
Yes. sir. five millions. And should
want the work Of carrying out such a
scheme. the executive work. to be in
your hands, L
Gentle reflected. 1t was a great
chance for him, and-what touched
him FIR 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