The Morning herald., 1878-04-27

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said, with gesture Of antreaty.
mo, my poor boy" said Mrs. Grey.
"At least not at present" said her hus-
band, more cautiously. "You have hurt
yourself by your fall, and will need some
care"
Bob tried to rise, but he was still weak,
and was obliged to desist. 49,
"Do not try to rise," said Mira Grey.
Husband, cant you lift him up and lay
him ON the lounge or stay, I will get
blanket" -r'
ut will be better for me to carry him
up stairs and lay him on bed" -.'.
This was accordingly done.
II did not wish to rob your house, /" said
Bob, family.
''Say nothing about it now. We must
attend to your hurt"
The wound was washed, and bound up
In such manner as the judgment of Mrs.
Grey dictated.
The physician, who was summoned the
next morning, reported that few days
rest and quiet would be sufficient to bring
the patient round. He looked little
curious to learn who the patient was, or
what connection he had with the Grey
family. But he looked in vain. ..
ANY relation ?" he asked.
To this Mrs. Grey replied briefly in the
negative, and he rightly judged from her
manner that she did not choose to say any
thing more. ..r
A week passed, during which the kindest
care was taken of our youthful burglar.
Several times during this period Bob COM
menced speaking of the night of the rob-
berry, but had been told to defer speaking
until be was better able to do SO. At
length his oonvalescencs was so far ad.
vanced that he was permitted to speak.
II am very much afraid, ," said he, that
you think have been accustomed toto
what was detected in the other night"
II could not believe it." said Mrs. Grey, ,
warmly. ~.
Mr.. Grey said nothing. He had seen,
more of the world than his wife, and
though he felt unwilling to believe that
ene with such . frank, handsome face
could be guilty Of duplicity, he had
learned not to trust implicitly to appear
anoes. ' s'''. 1"'t
THANK you," said Bob, gratefully, in
reply to Mrs. Grey. .' " - - ...j
"How, then, were you brought into such
situation9" asked Mr.. Grey unless by
your own consent" '" e.
II will toll YOU dr, concealing MOTH
ing" -
Perhaps 1t viii be as well to tell Bob's
story in our own words. sar
Bob's real name was Robert Lee. His .
father had been mechanic in the receipt
of good income, which enabled him to
keep his son, who was a bright boy, at
school. Mr.. Lee, however, lived in the !
present, with little thought Of the future. /
Having always enjoyed good health, he
judged that he should for many years to
come, and only laughed at his wife when
she suggested that he should either en-
deavor to save something from his income,
or else obtain an insurance on his life.
"Don't be alarmed, wife" hs was &C.
customed to say, II shall live for thirty
years yet, Don't think you are going to
get rid of me SO soon" ' '' "" ..u
Being answered in this way, Mrs. Leo
desisted from her entreaties, although she
well knew that she would be left destitute
in case anything should happen to her hus-
band.
The contingency which she SO much
feared at length arrived. Mr.. Lee was
stricken down by q fever, which, in an
short time, snapped the foun-
tain of life, and left Mrs. Lee widow and
Robert fatherless.
Of course Robert was taken from school,
and contributed as far as he could, by the
proceeds of the few odd jobs he could |
obtain, to his mother ssnaintenance. iF i
Thus matters stood for q year, when his
mother also died; and he was left alone in
the world. A month after his mothers
death, as he was in search of something to
do, he was accosted by rough-looking |
man, who asked him if hs would like
lob. OF course he answered in the afirma-
tive.
'sThen," said the latter, "meet me at ten
,,oIoolr this eyenina at -" Here he |