The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-05
THE STORYTELLER
WHEN ROBERT CAME.

~ HERE are two kinds of fathers in this worka-day
world, the kind that home at noon to lunch
Il and the kind that doesn't. Halle always drew
long, sympathetic breath when he heard Of little boys
who had the ''stay- downtown" kind of fathers He
knew what such little missed. Once in while
when the office very busy his father stayed down
and my! what lonesome noontime that wasl
house lust as Halle turned it coming from school
tHow do you do Mr.. ----s'' father would say,
taking off his hat and making the incest bow
= How do you do Mr.. Keenea How's your business
getting along nowf' with very deep bow and sweep
ing off Of blue sailor tam. (Hallie never to be
outdone poeness And from the to the front
door the little play was always kept up Sometimes Hal
lie the mailman, sometimes Mr. Cole the lawyer, or
even Mr.. oReiy, the gas man. And father-well, you
Once, oud hardly believe it, he was the president!
Halle had begun at the that day by asking him
how his family and when father (the president,
mean) said:
ttThey were all very well when left them in Wash
ngton, especially Archie and Quentin as quick as
s<I'm glad to hear it, and have you shot any bears
lately, Mr.. PRESIDENT" -..--.., "
The president laughed all the way up the walk and
said he surprised at Mr.. Halle knowing him SO
quickly.
came back suddenly and mysteriousy from the make
believe world First there rush to the second shelf
Of the bookcase the abiding place Of HaGes especial
story time that always followed directly after lunch
Father said Halle the hungriest little bookworm he
Sometimes, too, he would ask, "Who is to be
the guest Of honor todays"
8. You could almost Halle saying, 1T guess it
will be Jack and the Beanstak or maybe the Three
Bears. -
After the decision had been made hand washing
time (Which ought not to be mentioned in stories), then
lunch after that the story time Father did the read
ing and gTowied like giant BEAR if there happened
be the story But it funniest Of all to hear
him try to talk like little girl when the tguests Of
honor' were sunbonne Babies Halle always stood at
his knee too interested to sit down. Ah how sorry it
makes feel that there any little boys who have
ttstay NJ fathers.
One day, however, Jack and the Bears and all the
other little friends stayed their shelf during all the
noon hour Father and mother busy talking about
poor Mrs. Leighton, who i'll that they GO
ing to take to the hospital Mr. Leighton diff
ferent kind Of father he didn't home night
times but rode trains all the time and sold shoes to
men. He selling shoes in Texas And the little
boy Leighton, Robert, what would become of him9
III 90 and bring Robert right over here and we IL
keep him until his mother is well, y said mother.
That will be just the thing, said father. g He
won't be lonely with this little boy to play with, and
Halle viii be good to him, know
tYes, I'm sure he WILL y said mother.
So Robert came
Halle bit late in reaching the next day.
Trotng along fast not to miss father Halle came
suddenly upon Robert riding fathers shoulder. OF
4year-od little boy wouldn t know any better
than ask to carry him, Halle thought then,
q little later in the library, tsOf such little boy
wonldnt likely think that anybody else ought have
times sitting father standing beside