Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-09-30
"MR. BOB"
BY GEORGIA r. HARRIS


living room, where his mother |
reading the evening paper
"See, mother" he cried. brea,fl..
~, as he pulled large, brown a
lope from his blouse. Il met d -.
down the road, and he told DE 10 r,r
you this for your business
AS Mrs Merwin tore open tba s.
velope. she gave a quick start If H.
prise. A large roll of bills Law bss,r.
herl
"Why. Robbie, boyr She exclaimed
her pretty face showing her bewa5a-
ment, "ten mother everything M.
happened"
Bobbie had now regalna1 his
breath q was plckin' daisies over +
jenkins field. and when I was comm.
home, l met Mr.. Bob.
Mrs. Merwin was silent for fsg
moments. did he ask you about Won.
father?" she finally asked.
"Yep, and I told him my dad aint
been round here for ever SO long
what did he say when he gave va,
the money! interrupted Mrs Narvir
as she nervously fingered the large
roll of bills.
"He just told me to give it to Won
for your business, then" Botb.e
hesitated, as if preparing for a COMES
sion-"he kissed me-just like | wssa
girl-and told me to bring the en-.
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 n
her brain.
Why had Bob Merwin. for surely H
was he. sent her this money? Mem.
cries of her fathers anger when he
had driven Robert from the house. Of
her remorse because she had told her
father of the quarrel with Robert, and
Of Roberts wrath as he swora never
to look again at the wife who was
ruled by an unreasonable father.
doomed up with startling clearness. az
she meditated.
Suddenly. with an apprebpHsiu
SILVER. she snatched up the evening
paper and searched for a little item
which, earlier in the evening. bad n.
ceived but a glance, Yes, there q
was "Whiteton general store robbed
of $1,000 Robert Smith, a clerk ID |
the store, very cleverly made away
VITA $1,000"
A strange, stern look crepi into Let
ty Merwin's eyes. When last she hai
heard of Robert he had been wofEH.
in Whiteton Before she could pot
the money into the drawer tba door
opened and man stepped into ls
room
Robert NTerwin. !" burst from Let
tvs trembling lips.
81 couldn't go away, Letrv mu-
INJURED the man brokenl9 u rlel @
but, somehow. / couldn't ! don't sE /
pect your forgiveness" be went On
as she didn't speak, land ! kaag /
shouldn't come: but / met little BOB
bic and" He stopped for Dig 01'
had hastily picked up the money ni
was silently offering it to him
y was afraid you'd feel that way
yet | hoped"
you thought I'd take this money
said Lefty.
Il hoped, thai is. until he paused
for Lefty was holding before him ne
newspaper and was pointing to a'
robbery item with an accusing fn-s
Does that mean anything to you
she asked quietly-too quietly
The man read the item without oe
traying the slightest emotion. i geS
1 deserve that-perhaps more be r.
piled in a low voice. He took 1ilA
book out of his pocket and opened
to a page which showed that >I"
had been Withdrawn n few days
fore. The book also showed re-aa
weekly deposits for over Two 3Faa
He then took a bunch Of pay enYeois
from another pocket.
81 guess these viii tell the 5'2
he said slowly, because the enfs
check up with the bank aoaa
posits."
An ashamed blush reddenel Lr'R
cheeks as she read "Rid4eron Ns'f
al Bank" on the book AND aa
single dollar in the balance e'a
"Why didn't you come 70 ne
selfT' she faltered, after a
pause.
Il had been locking ta
for weeks. just waiting f."
TO reach the thousand
nearly home when / mig
learned from him how
Funny-the prattling ot
ster can really mean
sometimes.
What did Bobby tell
voice had q suspicious
"Fle just repeated tbe
probably around the yila
" he heard some Of rhew
dad, who had been awa
time. would be 'sreaki1z
that his mother was
business" The man rHraed
the door.
The old gosSips." cr'at
dignantly. Il didn't s9o
didn't tell me all They
or understand"