Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-11-16
G. 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate

c. 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
81 don't see why he didn't write :"
said Mrs. Halden pettishly. "Of
course I'm glad he's coming home for
Thanksgiving. and all that. but he
might have given me longer notice.
But that's just like Bob-always drop
ping I'm like a tornado with no more
than a telegram the day before he
cDmes-and how I'm TO get his room
ready, simply don't see! / have the
dinner to attend 10, and goodness
knows it's hard 10 get things these days
without making preparations for an
other guest. If he'd only written
All he had TO do was TO sit down a
week ago and write"
Snow, mother, don't get all wor-
RED" pretty Barbara Halden slipped
an arm around her mothers ample
waist. Il know you've a thousand
things 70 do. and Bob's coming makes
II harder-but you just go ahead and
manage the dinner. I'll fix his room
and everything"
BLESS your heart. dear, run along
and get it ready. I'm always gald 10
see Bob" Her speech was cut short
by the abrupt exit of her daughter,
Who danced or up the stairs, followed
by her mothers cal. ''Be sure and
put out the smoking table! You
know how Bob likes his pipe"
"All right. mother dear-I will 2"
And Barbara sped TO the little room
under the caves that had been sacred
10 Bob Holiday since the time. two
years ago, when he had first come
TO their town to practice law and had
taken up his residence under Mrs.
Halden's hospltable roof which he
declared almost offered comforts
enough TO make him forget that he
ever had had any other home.
Since that summer, when he had
saved Mrs. Halden's little savings and
Der home from the clutches of a grasp
Ing syndicate of real estate sharks,
he had been like a son TO the good
woman. She had let him do very
much as he pleased around the house,
and had even limited at his paying no
board, but Bob had insisted on giving
her what he termed a ridiculously in
adequate sum each month.
When success brought him fame and
fortune he had refused 10 take up 9th.
or lodgings. claiming that he enjoyed
the home cooking and the home assO-
Citations OF the little brown house near
the edge of the town more than he
could ever like the garish splendors
OF a hotel or the loneliness of bach
elor apartments.
For the past two months he had
been travelling In the West on a big
railroad case. His sudden wire. re-
relved the day before Thanksgiving,
had been the first apprisal of his re-
inrn that Mrs. Halden had had.
Now as she busily arranged her
kitchen In preparation for the manu-
featuring Of dinner that should sur
pass all her former efforts in that
Iine. she blessed the chance that
brought "her boy" as she called Bob,
nome at the holiday season, while size
outwaTdly feigned great irritation Ut
his unceremoniOus announcement Of
his return.
Meanwhile. up in Bob's room, Bar
hara was busily putting things
straight, spreading clean linen on the
bed, arranging the cover on the dress
er, seeing that the smoking table was
supplied with matches and trays for
Bob's ever-present pipe, and generally
making things fresh and sweet for the
reception OF her hero. For Barbara.
Bob was a good deal OF hero. though
she would hardly have confessed II,
even TO herself
She attacked the dresser last OF all.
Intending TO take out OF the drawers
any odds and ends that might be I'm
them and leave space for shirts. col
lars and other articles Of masculine
apparel
The big lower drawers were empty.
and beyond a quick glance in search
OF truant dust she did nothing TO
them; but one Of the small top draw