Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-09-30
''MR. BOB"
BY GEORGIA r. HARRIS
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living room, where his mother
reading the evening paper. ~
See, mother" he cried, braa.,,
ly, as he pulled large, brown sr-'
lope from his blouse, 81 met ~.
down the road, and he told ME ~ 90. "a
you this for your business" ''s
AS Mrs. Merwin tore open tina
velope, she gave quick start If ~
prise. A large roll Of bills Law bsf.-.
herl
why, Bobbie. boy!" she ex.lsi,..s
her pretty face showing her bauIlj.-
ment "ten mother everything ga.
happened"
Bobbie had now reaaina5 b.
breath. Il was pickin' daisies over =
Jenkins field, ami when l was comm,
home, l met Mr.. Bob.
Mrs. Merwin was silent for a.,
moments. did he ask you about vag.
father?" she finally asked.
yep, and I told him my dad aim.
been round here for ever so long
what did he say when he gave We,
the money!" interrupted Mrs NerTin
as she nervously fingered the larps
roll of bills.
He just told me to give It ia von
for your business, then" BobbA
hesitated, as if preparing for COMES.
sion he kissed me-j.st like | wgy /
girl-and told me to bring the el.
yelope right home to YOU"
Lefty Merwin took the money from
the drawer. She stared at the largs
roll Of bills, as if searching for an
answer to the burning questions in
her brain.
Why had Bob Merwin, for surely
was he, sent her this money? Mem
cries of her fathers anger when ba
had driven Robert from the house At
her remorse because she had told her B
father of the quarrel with Robert. and
of Roberts wrath as he swore never
to look again at the wife who was
ruled by an unreasonable father.
doomed up with startling clearness. as
she meditated
Suddenly with an apprehensive
SILVER, she snatched up the evening
paper and searched for a little item
which, earlier in the evening. had 70
ceived but a glance. Yes. there h
was-"W hiteton general store robbei
of $1,000 Robert Smith, a clera in
the store, very cleverly made away s
with $1,000"
A strange, stern look crept into Let.
ty Merwin's eyes. when last she bud
heard of Robert he had been working
in Whiteton Before she conM pot IS
the money into the drawer the der
opened and a man stepped into ls
room.
Robert Merwin!" burst fron Lei.
tvs trembling lips.
81 couldn't so away, Lefty" nlr
INJURED the man brokenlY. Il w'al "a
but, somehow, ! couldn't. | don't aZ-
pect your forgiveness" be Went en-
as she didn't speak, "and ] AMOS
shouldn't come; but l met little BQe
bic and" He stopped, for bis Ete
had hastily picked up the money and
was silently offering it to him.
q was afraid you'd feel that way
yet l hoped"
You thought I'd take this money!
said Lefty.
Il hoped, that is, until" he paused
for Lefty was holding before him tas
newspaper and was pointing to tas
robbery item with an accusing dnse
Does that mean anything to you
she asked quietly--too quietly
The man read the item without 0e
trsying the slightest emotion 4 res
l deserve that-perhapS more he r
piled in a low voice. He took oins
book out of his pocket and opened
to a page which showed that A@
had been Withdrawn few DAYS p
fore. The book also showed reraa'
weekly deposits for over two yeaN
He then took bunch Of pay enye-ole
from another pocket
Il guess these will tell tle s'oa
he said slowly, "because the en'a'Pa
check up with the bank booS ds
poSits."
An ashamed blush reddene3 l4i'
cheeks as she read "Ridga'9o Na'f
al Bank" on the book and a7,T'
a single dollar in the balance e'.aAL
"Why didn't you come ra IRE H1
seIf?" she faltered, after an a"a#''
pause.
Il had been looking forward
for weeks, just waiting f'-
TO reach the thousand rs @
nearly home when / met
learned from him how
Funny-the prattling of Fl
ster can really mean
sometimes"
what did Bobby tell y0a ts
voice had a suspicious tf
"Ile just repeated the
probably around the village f
" he heard some of them >.t '
dad, who had been awar Z"
time, would be 'sreakin- ha
that his mother was
The man Turned
the door.
The old gosslps." Grief Le
Il didn't knoA-'
didn't tell me all They a1ai -
or understand"