Daily Republican., 1888-08-13

six months, and WAS Is much In love
with him ~ RITl very we'll could be. 1
WAS going ont to mall letter 10 him
one day when . new arrival At our
boarding house, 9 widow, named Mra.
Morris, happened along the hall %
WAs going ont. We talked for come
moments, and In the midst Of the oon-
versntion l dropped the letter. Stop
ping TO pick IL up she glanced hastily
1T the address - she banded II back.
"Exouse me for Apking," she sid,
"but DO you know Ivan Rydei2 My
niece is engaged to marry him. He is
only . poor Boston lawyer, but he will
yet fortune with Leila"
"This is probably some one else Of the
same name" said AS showed her the
picture Of my lover.
why, this is Lslia's IVAN" she *
claimed.
"Imposslbltl" trying to laugh. ~
ins'st he Is my Ivan"
"Will you come TO Boston with me
TO- morrow and hnd out? Neither OF
you shall marry q fellow like that"
Eyes," l said, after reflection, VI
will 90 with you. am ashamed 10 do
this. This lie simply some fAnoied re.
sem blADce, but will 20. Do mob tell
my aunt why"
She promised, and ut az early hour
next day we were on our way to b 81
ton,
II Was large hotel at which We stop
ped, and we had time TO rest and re-
fresh ourselves when Mrs. Morris led
me into the parlor.
'IvAn Ryder Ia to call on Lslia at 8
O'clock" she said. "She will receive
him here; but before she comes down /
will meet him and take him TO ceI-
tain seat. shall place you In this re-
cefs, from whence you can SEQ him In
the glass yonder without yourself being
seen. BIS brave, whatever Happens"
Bhe placed rue In the recess, drew my
veil over my face, and Lett me, ashAmed
OF the part Was playing. The minutes
wore on slowly, but At last cuckoo
clock in the room struck and a!most
ut the same moment heard y voice in.
airing for Miss Morris A step cross
ed the carpet. Mrs. Morris arose to
meet the new conner, and 10 that glass
which WAA now q very mirror OF fate e
mel saw the form aud figure of Iyan
Ryder whom knew. My heart beRar
TO beat iuEiously. Ny whole person
trembled As though had been gmitteI
with the palsy. aazsd on that beloved
image with eyes that slowly grew
blind ~ looked, and 10 lost conscious
ness.
Mrs. Morris was beside me when
came to.
Happily Leila has taken that wlckst
man to another parlor," she said. II
WAS we'll you fell back In your chair
and not out of 1t. Tell me, 10 1t as
suspeot2"
at was Ivan whom l saw" said.
"Then It 10 we'll yOu came" sHi'
Mira. Morris, "He Is 10 marry Leila Il
= week"
remained silent 1t Was strange +
me that my Ivan was betrOthed t
AUother-would marry Der. Strange
still TO feel wrath OrowdiuR love for
my heart. But spoke bravely.
"Lst him marty whom he will"
faltered; az have done with him."
the shall not marry my brother
daughter for her money" said Mr.
Norris. "Oome with me; We will cor
! front him in her presence. Leila is ne
nervous; she will not faint; have \
fears"
was helpless In her hands. She Sc
tied my hair, arranged my hat aud CAV
: me her arm. Blo Wy and trem blingly
crossed the long pArlor. A little OF
opened from it. On o sofa within 81
Leila, but alone. Ivan was not wit
her. She WAS very pretty. No need
money to win love for her, / though
U And her eyes we're turned toward Ii
door as though watching for her love
Along the corridor Of polished wood
heard swift steps.
"This way" heard my IYAn's voiC
say. And another voice answered
d "Hsre." And two men came into m
+ room-my Ivan and another so III
o him that i stood hmszsd. Then Il
n voice that WAS not IvAn's spoke
Il "LeliA, this Is my brother, IvAi
}. Ivan, / present you to Miss Mcrri
!, Shall yoC know US apart, Lella2 II
RotuAily absurd to have twin broth
80 like, aud with but one letter Of dl
ference In his nAme-Ivan and Ivon'
|. cur m ,ther wAs proud Of her twin
n And we dare not change our names
!. ONE, but elsewhere we call each 9th
g il I'm and Henry"
81 have heard Ivan speak Of Henry,
II I VIII spered to Mrs, Morris,
10 she whispered, "Oome away"
}. az shan't," said 1; "the idea OF beiT
d 90 near Ivan aud not speaking 10 him
It ran In. Mrs. Morris followed.
|, told Ivan 1 had come "on business
% and we had pleasant evening b
It Rether. liked Leila very much, al
II In an hour or two could not see how
?. could have mistaken her lyon for n
10 Ivan.
IL After having made suoh . goose
10 myself IL was quite natural that
d should be glad to keep my own couRs'
b and though Ivan and have been ms
10 rled . year l have not yet told him q
10 cause Of nv visit to Boston.
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