Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-27


shouldn't /? DO you reckon I'm mo-
goin to encourage rail enterprise
Jest the minute he told me he was
agoin' to run free delivery Wagon
to take orders an deliver goods twice
n day | nut my name down. The ideg
o them old fogies waitin' for young
Bob Hanks to start a free delivery
Why. the minute told Mrs. Dugar
about 1t she mighty nigh had n spasm
she was so glad seed her ag'in jest
ordered n whole raft o stuff she didn't
need Jest to see 'em come up like they
do in cities. She's been trampin' from
one end o. town to t'other tellin' folks
they won't have to make a step either
way to git what they want fer the la
BILE. Bobs boy III call the FIRST thing
in the mornfn' an write down whats
wanted. an up the stuff comes. Hes
got some little-have you seed then
little books he's givin' away fer body
to write orders in? Oh. you have
Well. It's powerful good idea. Nc
body kin dispute Their account whel
it's writ In Their own handwritin'. Mr.
Hanks. us shore as yore a-settin' thar
Bob's goin' to succeed"
Hanks looked at the fire. His eye
usually dead thing. held twinkle
or was 1t only the reflection Of the
flames in the chimney?
~ sorter like his start" he admitted
II was always afeard O. the influence
O. that trifiin set O. boys he was runnin
with, but today Bill Bogle-the wus,
Of the lot-dl.awed up chair in front
O. the door whar Sanford used to Sc,
an white an started to take seat
but, bless you, Bob called i'm to taw-
told i'm he wasn't a-goin' to have his
friends settin' round the front o. the
store that .way-said 1t didn't look
businesslike, an he was goin' to start
right an sorter hew to the line. Then
agin, one o the clerks that Sanford
used to let do purity much as he liked
was startin' TO light a cigar behind the
show case, an Bob yanked i'm up too
.Cayn't have no smokin' in the house,
jim he said politely. We sell fire.
crackers an f.unpowder. an have to be
careful. Besides, 1t don't look right
durin' business hours, an eff we was to
ketch fire an burn out we'd want to
collect our insurance without bein' ac-
cused O. carelessness.'
YES" Hillyer said, his amused glance
on the face of his wife, II believe Bob's
goin' to do all right. My daddy used
to think l was dead lazy beca'se
didn't like to chop sprouts in the mid
die O. August as well as l did to play
ball twice as hard, but the sprouts was
his fun an the ball game mine. This
here's Bob's fun, an the only way TO
to hill O. beans Is to enjoy
what yo're at You think yo're model
business man, Hanks, but thar's as
much fun al: the job You have as
playin' poker with full hand. You'd
go to sleep sellin' supplies on time fer
but yoreself, but yo're wide
awake as it is. The truth is, you never
tried to find ont whar Bob's talent lay"
Hanks drew himself up. He had not
smiled during his visit, and he rarely
made concessions. He did both now
rather sheepishly.
well, I've come over to tell you that
I'm goin' to take up that note" he said
What note Is that?"
why, the one Bob give you. rec
kon I'm able to stand the-the resk as
we'll as you are"
well" and Hillyer smiled again at
lis wife, II think you've got lot O
TALL to come tell me thing like that
When did ever ask you to give up
.ood loan to mey
II think SO myself" Joined in Mrs.
Iillyer, who had caught her husbands
rift. "why, Mr.. Hillyer was jest say
a. t'other day that it was mighty nigh
impossible to put money out whar 1t
ID be safe an draw any sort o inter
st. an Rob's got good payin cash
BUSINESS"
Hanks shrugged his shoulders. His
mall smile had vanished; he looked
hrewd.
81 reckon I'll have to give Bob the
money, then. an tell i'm to pay 1t of.
don't want i'm to be OWN anybody"
ooh, that's entirely a different mat
err" smiled the merchant. but you
in bet l amt a-goin' to transfer any
ote without KNOWN how 1t would
nit my customer"
AN that's I.othn' more'n fair" said
Irs. Hillyer as Hanks rose and start
4 to leave.
The next morning at the warehouse
tanks seemed somewhat preoccupied.
PRESENTLY In huh in business and con-
ersation he turned to Hfllyer. IL
lentioned that note to Bob this morn
4 ut breakfast an what you reckon
e said. Huh
How 90 known replied the mer-
liant
Hanks opened the door Of the stove,
cigar In his hand, and began to look
or a coal Of fire 1T sorter clustered
III. but hn finally said that he believed