Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-04-04
THAT Stupid
Boy
Copyright. 1919. by Western Newspaper EpiOn.
By ALLEN CHAPPELL

tSlsiNS AdClOIy, ultefeu tue NoTuS Will
vim and threw down his pen. which
he had poked into the inkwell to find
it full of red instead of black fluid.
Don't scold him, Mr.. Drew"
coaxed Lettie Duncan. cashier of the
establishment and a general favorite
with everybody about it.
"But | can't have this kind of work
going on" demonstrated her employer.
Yesterday Jerry mailed all the let
tiers with a one-cent stamp and they
came back for extra postage. He
seems TO be wool-gathering half of
the time"
II happen to know the reason why"
spoke Miss Duncan, "and l had better
reveal it to you. guess Jerry Law
ton is a thoroughly good BOY, but he
came here with great object in view
and it has so obsesSed him that all he
thinks Of is wedding trousseau."
Mr.. Drew regarded his informant
with a wondering and incredulous
stare. "You are TESTING" he observed.
Surely you don't mean to intimate
that Jerry is contemplating matri.
mony?"
Surely not, but his sister is. Jer-
~ is something of hero, Mr.. Drew.
1t seems that his sister is to marry a
quite worthy young man next month.
Her people are poor and Jerry has
been working and scraping and saving
to surprise her by handing her the
price of complete bridal outfit"
well we'll y commented Mr.. Drew
indulgently. 1--WE must keep track of
this romance, encourage it and help the
happy couple along" He repressed
slight sigh, and his eyes sought those
of Miss Duncan. She smiled back at
him, flushing slightly. for she fancied
she. surmised what was in his thoughts.
As to himself, there was moment of
sadness as he thought of wife he
had loved and lost.
The hum of industry caused the In
cident of the moment to pass into for
getfulness for the time being. Jerry
came in swinging the satchel contain
ing the mail. He placed it on desk
as Miss Duncan called TO him.
Is Iue auto OulSluSs Jtlly oAS IL
CURED.
eyes, ma'am," he responded.
81 must get to the branch plant with
the pay ROLL" she said. you can
drive me over, if you like"
"Crackey! that will be fine" chirped
Jerry. Eyes, ma'am, I'll take charge
of it, as Miss Duncan went to the
safe and filled a satchel with pack
ages of bank notes and rouleaux OF
coin. He dropped the satchel to a
chair to open for Miss Duncan ward
robe where her wraps were. She had
some orders to leave with the stenog~
raphers and her other assistants.
Then: "All ready, jerry" and he hur-
ried out, satchel in hand, and tossed
it on the rear seat of the machine.
Miss Duncan got in. Jerry proudly
seated himself at the wheel and di-
rected the machine down the plant
alley, turned into the street, almost
came bump up against another auto
waiting there, and his jaw dropped
as one of the men sprang to the
| front seat, the other to the rear. Jer-
RVS eyes were ike miniature n'Gvas-
| Miss Duncan screamed.
"Quit that, or you'll have trouble p
sounded gruff, menacing tones aud a
revolver cleaned. Its possessor shct
| out his free hand seized the satchel
and with his companion backed to-
wards the other automobile in waiting.
Don't you make an outcry or
move to follow" was ordered threaten
ingly to Jerry, cor there will be rain
| of lead" Then the driver and his
colleagues spun away and Miss Dun
can, white to the lips, murmured
| family:
"Give the alarm, Jerry"
Thunder a real holdup," gasped
Terry, and ran to the nearest factory
entrance and shouted out that the
branch pay roll had vanished.
All was excitement and turmoil as
| once more in the office of the works
Lettie and Jerry were surrounded by
an eager interested crowd.
| Hold ont"
1t was Jerry who uttered the words
in ringing shout and with forward
p6unce. OF a sudden his glance had
fallen to what he at first supposed to
be the mail satchel. Now he knew
better. He seized the object, lifted it,
gave it a swing and yelled hysteri-
caIiy:
"Hurrahi They got the wrong one"
whats that?" demanded Mr.. Drew.
81 made a mistake Oh, say Miss
Duncan, we've fooled those hold-up
men grandly It's the paper mail
satchel they've got, and the money"
Jerry slipped a catch and the opu-
lent contents of the satchel tumbled
out. He gloated over the heap OF
money. The color returned to Miss
Duncan's face. Mr.. Drew looked i'm
mensely relieved aud pleased, congrat-
ulated Jerry on his fortunate mistake,
and arranged with Miss Duncan to
nromptly see that Jerry had a suit.