Evening journal., 1889-08-19

whose laughter was so long and uproar-
fous that | took on a fresh installment
Of virtuous Indignation, and was about
giving the old gentleman a piece of my
mind when he babe me shut up, while
he wiped away the tears of hilarity and
comforted me by saying: Bird, my dear
fellow, it is all my fault | utterly for
got to tell you that the girls are twins,
and so terribly alike that you can't tell
one Of them from both
"The next day brought a wondering
letter from Miss Maggie, asking what
had caused my sudden and unaccount-
able departure, and desiring to know if
was a Son Of Temperance whom she
had inadvertently Mortified and insulted
by sending him cake and wine, and
would MIR. Adair please tell her what it
all meant, anyhow.
Now, here's your chance, Bird, said
the old man. handing me the letter.
Just take my team and have another
drive down there. You can fix up the
mistake, whatever it is, in a iiffy, and
get what want this time, sure.
Away | went, and in due time was
in the Van SERVER parlor. ! took crit
ical look at the young lady as she came
forward and offered me her hand, which
! lost no time in taking. / was sure of
Maggie Van SERVER now.
I'm very glad to see you, Mr.. Bird.
Pray what made you leave so unceremo-
niously on Mondayg
We'll, Miss Maggie, thought It was
about the best thing / could do under
the circumstances.
What? Just because / offered YOU
a little wine and cake?'
Not at all. The refreshments were
as acceptable as they were gracefully
rendered
"'Then why did you go away before
returnedg
81 didn't go away before you re
turned. staid until you came back and
practically turned me out Of the house.
- turned you out of the houser she
exclaimed, in blank astonishment. why,
l never did anything of the kind.
Il am sorry to contradict lady; but
you certainly did
"By this time had forgotten all about
the twins in the case, and Miss Maggie.
brow darkened ominously as she said
gravely;
'''Mr. Bird, have you been drinking?
wish you to distinctly understand that ]
am not a story teller; and say l never
saw you after went out of this room
after the papers,
Miss Van SERVER, want it equally
distinctly and emphatically borne il
mind that l am not liar, and if yol
had not in effect turned me out Of tn,
house, pretending to know nothing abou
me, should not have gone away.
"Then Miss Maggie's eyes flashed a
she retorted:
"'And you cannot oblige me NOR
than by going away again
II was half way across the yard to m,
carriage, when / heard tearfully peni
tent voice, crying: oh, Maggiel Cal
him back! Don't let him gol 1t was
that did it!
81 turned in considerable astonisi
ment, and there stood both girls on til
| porch, looking so terribly alike that
staring at them in semi-idiotic wonder
| / could not for the life of me have toll
which was the other. There is but littl
more of it. The story of how Laur
fired me out and concealed the fac
from Maggie had to be told numberles
times, until the moon shone bright
down upon my pleasant reflections as
pursued homeward the lonely road tina
was not lonely at all.
"Well," asked the writer, sis that al
there is of it?"
"Yes," said Mr.. Bird. with a quee
smile, except that am the uncle c
those two girls that just left us. and tn
mischievous Laura is their aunt. =
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