The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1921-01-14
him how deeply he loved her. WIN
baI Sbn ,t.gaiypJ biu1

had size deceived hiiuf
Three days later. Helen. white and
wcary-eyed stopped him in the hail
Il sm staying week longer than
expected" she Informed him. soldiy.
Here is the difference IN rent
Bob took the crisp. new hills she
held out IL him without comment
making NJ cfl"ri Ia ,l"nin her ~ she
walked quickly away rnt when h.
cuiuc to deposit the mnn"y In the hank
rc met with u surprise. Counter.
felt" declared the teller with calm
certainty. and stamped 1t full Of trlan.
guar holes. ---
Al the words man stepped quick.
~ forward ,o Dob's side Counter.
frit?" he said.
yes" said the teller. 1T Is. hut
can youch for MIR Anderson"
There's gang working the cl,y
but were nftcr them and sooner OF
later viii put them wlrrr they hrlonG
From whom lid you pct thisf' TIT
man seemed very certain " himself
and Bob concluded lr was treasury
agent.
Rob lr'~iinl.d. Then. "So," h" suld
shortly. "I'Nr had 70 i"t nr ,Innry com
Ing IN from ,ari"u~ sources IN the last
few days nud ! cannot plarc this
"Npll. it, YOUR loss" said the other
chrrrfully.
NV iu-s II ls" said Buh aud went
our. The loss ur couple IL five dol.
lar bills meant uuthius. hut when 1t
came ~ losing faith In the onr woman
he would ha," snld was pure gold
ihnt-luri.
The setting SIN was turning to
points uf lire the myriad windows NJ
the city's buildings rs Boh reached
the apartments IN the gathering twi.
light ~ the rnun Il" ~ hrs. scarcely
his dr'p.cii>hiuucd chair. Then.
"lIelcn go de cried. and forgctful that
hr thoroughly believed In hands or
other peoples property, he dropped
on his knees beside her ard took her
IN his arms. Counterfeit or simon.
pure metal, married ur unmarried. he
Lowell this woman
But Helen was trying tn withdraw
from ne, embrace even ~ she explain.
I'd her presence IN his r""'nS That
money gave YOU" She said "wns
bad ! tried to spend some aud found
out Eu, oh, ! Didn't know II when
I gave 10 iuAun." she brsuught him
lmplorlngly
"of course ynu didn't he assured
her. us I".hlns ,o worry about"
Al the tenderness 81 he zone tear
gathered IN llrl"u's Cy"'. Bob she
whispered. .wnuld y"u lc glad to
know that that was my hTuthcr--not
my hu~lHndf Walt uu'll ! Inv. told
you the rest lie was Just telling me-,
when yuu cnun. that ~" police were
looking fer him, aud that II I could
unly l"t hin stay there that night he
could manage ia slip through In Can.
ada next 'lny. lhf"r" he left he In
sisted nn my taking those hills. I nm
srr' IL" didn't know they w.reu',
good. Eilly wns weak. hut he wasn't
u criminal although this time he had
got uiN"l ~ WIN u hni crowd. lie
made me promise IL tell no an. who
It, wn~--lv was ncryods AMI afraid.
AUD fnr m"thrr'S snkc--he has
brought her great mhapplnrsS and
worry, hut hc was always her fnvorlte
II l"' y"n think he was my husband"
And nearly broke my heart" sud
Rob rcprouchlullS,
Well don't think ! would have
hnd the ruung"," confessed Helen, III
you hadn't nearly broken my heart by
hclng - perfectly willing TO let me
col'
And | WIS m idiot" snld Boh.
Heaven knows ! wanted you, hut !
lldui know how much until I thought
had lost you"
"Sn, 10y passing IN counterfeit hus.
band, ! was able to win real one, !"
said Helen whlmsicnlly. ~ suppose
Billy Is safe In Canada 10y now; as for
mother"
AS for mother whispered Fob,
"shc must come here. And We win "a
after her together"