Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-03-14
BOBBY FLAN,
BY MARGARET Kenna .

love. He had laid his worship At the
! feet et girl who was about to be
manfred Sometimes such an affair Is
like a soft white cocoon, whence an
exquisite butterfly goes forth to the
sun. Sometimes II is quit otherwise
Dorothy Clenfelce had been married
more Than a year, and Marvel had
grown quite used To meeting her,
| Across crowded room he frequently
recognized the roSebuds IN her bonnet
| He smiled to think that there could
| be distinguishing roseblRis: but when
he made his way 10 Them Mrs. Cher
! rington was always There, and Mis-
Cheringtou's placid mouth always
broke into smile of welcome His
heart no longer fluttered to his lips,
and be had even been brave enough
to dine twice with the Cherringtons.
/ Those who loved him least said at
the club that Marvel's career had fin
ished with the unrequited tenderness
/ for d. rCthv Clemence, Those nearest
his heart said that this had been but
the beginning of his life.
MI. .hdTNeI lttNN u llIllt TEST ullsl
adventure. don't you think?" Dorothy
had asked her husband, as the gentle
man in question stood at their carriage
one afternoon
Il think that II IN only that he IS
standing under a bar of strong yellow
sunlight" Chei1fngton gently replied.
Il am about to have a little adven-
turen said Marvel. There is a prom
ising little boy ont at Greenbrer, ard
ann thinking of bringing him here
TO Washington He is one of the
Cranberry twins, Mrs. Cherrington. If
anything happens to me, Will you and
your husband look after him."
I'VE will indeedjoyfully, promised
Dorothy, ais her carriage swept away
So one day in springtime, Marvel
and Bobby FLAX padded over the
Greenbrier river to take the express
to Washington Marvel lit HIS pipe
and smoked 1T, watching the oars
swing in Bobby's small hands He
\ thought the boys jeans. fitted him
Rather spalingly. but he also thought
Bobbys mother must be very dex-
ferrous young woman TO turn out such
neat homeSplm.
When they got into tine train, Mar
Wells piotege took off his hat and
crossed his feet. Taking off his hat
was dramatic performance with
Bobby. for he had superb young
head with mn etIhereaI lot Of clifls
twisted Overwhelmingly about IT, They
were the soft. faXen cul'ls which the
French dolls have I'm the windows on
Broadway, and they We're strange upon
this brown hoy. They gave Marvel
twfmges Of repNach too; Bohhy's
mnther had the same clrs
do You think Won win like II, Bob
by" he asked.
YES" he mwmured, and smile
wrlnkled his shy mouth.
Marvel reflected that hitherto the
lines had not fallen iii happy places
| for Robin Cranberry. That was his
real name; 'SRobby Flax" had come
with his curls. His father was "a dis
consulate farmer Misfortune trailed
after him everywhere. The crowniag
disaster had come one night when the
house burned to the earth and left
him and his Wife end children a
naked group AZ the mercy Of the
winds. Bobby's mother had caught
cold that night. She was very young
mother and Bobby was the first in q
long fight Of steps
II From the time liza was able to todale
he had sold baskets, which his mother
made. TO the ladies in the hotel Mar
vel first saw the boy when his father
leased a farm near the springs. which
was part Of the Marvel property The
young snan liked his fine brown face
and his pathetic Ettle energies, and
wrote TO Washington and succeeded in
getting him place as page III the
senate. 1t had been keen and de-
licate affair. kidnapping Bobby but
Marvels diplomacy was equal TO the
occasion, ard ait last they We're on
their way to Washington together
"It's very pretty in here, isn't IT."
he said.
Yes Bobby reioined "I'ye often
sold baskets for mother III these trains
hut never sat down in one before.
You can see Yourself in the looking
glass. too. wish mother could see
herself In looking glass" he added.
radiantly
! your mother ii a beantiful woman, Z
Marvel said softly. II know only two
women whose faces compare with hers
Cine Is a dear friend Of nine, a Mrs
Earle, and the other d Mrs cnerr.ng.
ton :
..Will / see them;' Bobby breathed
!. Perhaps" Marvel said Il have
adopted yon. Bobby, and II anything
should happen N me Mrs. cheTington
has promised to take care 81 YOU
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