Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-10-10
The BLESSING Of jim Robbins.

| IIl6 BlGSSIIlg VI Jill RODDlllS.
/ lie was quite too ready to admit that
/ he was just an average sort Of fellow
/ That was really all he cared to 1e
/ What he could do he did fairly well. but
| he did just as little a. was decentIy pos
/ s0be Al college he had gone in Little
| fer athletics, and made very credita.
/ bic record. but be shraHk from anything
really brilliant lie was "A good scholar.
! TOO. but was quite willing 10 rank with
/ the intellectual sec0nd-raters.
The key TO his aimleSs irresponsible
life was tho gold one. His fathers
wealth stretched like a bar across the
path to better things. There was no in
rentive 10 work. And without incentive
Spencer Clifford merely yegetated. And
yet he felt a little conscience stricken
when Anna G0ldie grayely asked him
one DAY about his future hopes. 1t set
him to thinking, and thinking was an oc-
cupation that always disquieted him.
He avoided Anna GOltlie for a time, and
just as he was thinking he would invite
another talk with her on the subject she
suddenly went away. She went. they
told him. to visit an invalid aunt in the
interior Of the state In what part Of
the sta" lid Miss Goldc's aunt liyes
Some where near Palm sra.
Palmyrat That was where Jim Rob
bins lived. Good old Jim Robbins
whom he hadn't seen since his last col
lege year. Jim was somebody down in
Palmyra. Member Of the Legislature or
something.
As the days wore along the desire to
visit Jim grew upon him. 50 he decided
to 20 down at once and make Jim a visit,
and he wrote to him to that effect.
Then he went to the bank and called
on his father. And while he was there
his Uncle Tom came in and the three
We're closeted for long time in his ia
Tiers private room. When they came
out his uncle Tom shook hands with him
and patted him on the back iii his usual
hearty fashion, and both the older men
seemed highly elated. Spencer shook his
head a little doubtfully as he left them.
Then he bTaced up with swift stiffen-
ing OF his figure and clenching of his
hands, and accelerated his pace.
He arrived at Palmyra early in the
evening and concluded he would look Jim
up in the morning. He went to the ho-
tel and had his supper. After supper he
stroiled up to the. clerks desk and in
quired about his friend
-Oh, Jim Robbinsy' cried the clerk
Yes, yes. Jim IS one Of our leading @-e-
liens. He's a great hustler. Jim IS Co
ing to send him to the state Senate next
fal. Tell You what YOU do continued
big banquet at Raymond hall tonight
It's complimentary feed given in honor
OF Col. Jack Speed, our congressman,
you know. Hon. Dwight Perkins. from
some-here out West. one Of the big ma
tional lights of the House. is to be the
speaker of the occasion. Better go over"
tiueSs | WILL said Spencer. I'D
like to see old Jim at the head of the
table. You say / can goI'
All the credentials you need is a 81
bill. laughed the clerk
Spencer went back 10 his room and
donned his dress suit. \ half-hour later
he assembled the stairway of RAYMOND
/ hall. He noticed a number Of ladies in
| the crowd that steadily marched into the
hall. and he was rattle" glad to find that
the banquet was not to be of the usual
/ political for-men-only character At the
mead OF the stairs he noticed a door
/ standing open, and looking through into
a hrightly-lighted ante-room he saw his
! old friend. The impulse was too strong
/ 10 resist, and he passed in the doorway
/ and held out his hand
/ w hats the. matter with Jim Rob
! binst he laughingly called.
/ In an instant his friends hand grinnal
! his 7''ip0u
Spencer, old man, so glad TO see you,r
/ lie pushed Spencer Off little and held
him there. "You are looking prime" no
SAID. And. by George, you are lust in
/ time. He laughed as he spoke and
/ looked at Spencer with such a comcal
! expression that il instantly recalled to
/ lhe latter some amusing experiences of
/ the dear old school days.
] " mar mischief are you up tor he
/ cred. But here I'm in the way. Don't
let me bother you. I'll see You in the
/ morning
Hold on" cried Jim, with plunge At
nun. you don't get away from me to-
~ "a - crh H.
| properly dispose OF YOU"
/ spencer noticed that his friend had a
] crumpied telegram in his hand, but he
thrust 1t in his pocket as he drew Spen-
Ger INTO the room and forced him into a
corner. \ moment later there were some
hurried introductions, and then Spencer
/ FOUND himself with his hand on the arm
of Paimyra's mayor. following closely in
the footsteps of Jim Robbins and the dis
tngniShed guest of the evening as they
passed down the long aisle to the table
reserved for distinguished guests. The
/ non. Jack Speed was seated at Jim's
right and Spencer at his left, much TO
! me iatter's increased uneasincss. Then
me banquet commenced. and for an hour
TIE clatter aud chatter continued with
ont break. Jim was as delightful as of
wore, dividing his attention very equally
between the guest OF the evening and
! Spencer but the latter's heart was filed
! with a vague diStrust
When the clatter finally ceased Jim
raped on the tables and in nice little
speech told of the purpose of the ban
| qurt He introduced the mayor who
/. briefly welcomed back the Hon Mr.
/ Speed to Palmyra. Then the Hon. Mr.
! Speed responded in brisk speech. testi-
! tying 10 his delight in returning home 10
! such friends and such a welcome. sen
tlment which was greeted with loud ap-
| pause. Then Jim arose again with a
erumpIed telegram in his hand He
much regretted. he said. to be obliged ia
announce that the Hon. Dwight Perkins
! could NOT be with them 4 telegram hn