Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1879-11-07
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND MORNING. NOVEMBER

always call you father if you please, sill
But won't you let me continue to call hin
papa as have done so many years ?"
MY daughter" said the judge, with emo
ton, g shall value you in proportion t
your gratitude and affection for your bene
factor. If he has spoiled you with indul
gence, as you say he has--and as can east
ly believe from what know of him, though
we now meet for the first time---it is wei
that your sister was married and gone be
fore you came, for it would be inconvenien
to have two spoiled girls, two only daugh
tiers, in the same family. Besides If you
sister had not secured husband before yol
came ! don't believe she or you ever coul,
have got one What man would be Dol,
enough to make love to one of two girls tina
he couldn't tell apart? | don't see, for m,
part, how he could possibly make up hi
mind which he wanted"
Mr.. Cummings and Mr.. Rankin took din
ner with Judge Noble and his lady and thei
newly-found daughter that day. Mr.. Rank
in had never been violent admirer of tn,
lady whom his brother had wooed and woi
and wed He had regarded her as yer,
nice girl and very suitable match for Harry
Further than that he had never committee
himself in his own mind in her favor Now
that he was seated by one whom he coult
not possibly have distinguished from her haC
she been there and similarly dressed, he be
gan to be sensible of charms which hat
quite escaped his attention before. In fine
ten man.
1t was agreed that Mrs. Harry Rankin
should not be informed of the discovery anC
return OF her sister until she came bach
from her bridal tour, and her mother under
took to communicate this arrangement Il
every person who would be likely to CORES
pond with her in the meantime
Mr.. George Rankin was very frequent
visitorat Judge Mobiles house, where he was
50 cordially welcomed that he soon made
bold TO propose to Miss Ella. He was frank
ly accepted by the young lady, to the undis
guised satisfaction of her parents.
After some little demur on the part of Ella
and her mother, it was arranged that the
wedding should come off before the return
Of Harry and his bride, which arrangement
was duly carried out A bridal tour was ont
of the question as Mr.. Rankin could not
leave his business during his brothers. alb
sence He and his bride took furnished
house, and proceeded to establish home
forthwith.
When Harry and his bride returned, they
were received by Judge Noble and his lady
at their house. As soon as the first rush of
questions and answers between mother and
daughter had subsided, George and his bride
appeared and were duly presented.
IIarry'sjastonishment at finding his broth
er married to Elc smile of his own wife,
though very great, was not to be compared
to the amazement of his bride She seemed
TO be confronted with her own image in q
mirror Ella, though fully prepared for the
interview, was also strangely impressed with
the first sight of her sister. She seemed to
see her own features on another face, and to
hear her own voice from the lips Of another
TO their husbands and parents the likeness
of the two ladies was astonishing and be-
wildering, but TO the ladies themselves it was
magical and almost uncanny 1t was at first
hard for either Of them to regard her double
otherwise than an apparition.
Harry was the frat TO speak, George"
he said, 81 knew you trusted my taste more
than your own, but really did not expect
you TO duplicate my wife"
at must-it must be Ella said Eva, in a
suppressed tone, such as one inyoluntarily
ment. "Where-whcre was she foundy'
When the whole story had been duly told
10 the newly-arrived, the sisters went up 10
Eva's old room and there made such changes
in their toilets as destroyed their previous
identity. They then presented Themselves
before their husbands, and required them
each tu take his own wife in 10 dinner and
make no mistakes
Rankin & Brother were Obliged Ia sur
render at discretion and confess that they
could not recognize their own wives.
Since then the ladies have been careful to
dress 80 differently that their husbands and
the other members Of their families should
be able TO distinguish them, but their won
derful likeness still causes perplexity in their
large circle Of acquaintance Loui' H.
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