The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-20

Hardup. Jack was told that Twixzle.
ton had earnestly begged for five min.
utes' conversation with his hostess. and
that they had gone togethe. into the
library only q moment ago. The com.
pany 9 busily discussing the mys.
FERROUS stranger.
II don't believe his face Is made up al
ALL" said one lady. II could see
wrinkles distinctly, and Tin sure he
never hired such . bald head as that.'
MY impression is that the whole
thing is a Joke of Reggie Bunkum's,s "
observed Mrs. Carnegie. adhering Ia
her previous theory.
II believe" said Mr.. Fred Jarvis,
"that it is Reggie's friend, and that he
has gone off his head. I have heard OF
cases where fellows have played the
fool in this way until they have come to
believe that they are somebody else"
At that moment a piercing shrek re.
sounded through the house from the
library, causing the. guests to look al
one another with Mortified glances.
Followed by Mr.. Jarvis and the rest Of
the gentlemen, Hardup hurried away
in the direction of the disturbance.
Opening the library door, they found
Mrs. Hardup. to all appearance. hall
faintlng with terror, aud clinging to the
bell pull, while Mr.. Twizzleton stood
between her and the door, evidently
scarcely less agitated.
"Ol, hold him! hold him!" shrieked
the lady. He's mad! He is going to
murder mol"
There was certainly some reason for
alarm, for on the table lay o q OF
weapons scarcely less formidable than
those Hardup had seen upstairs.
sWlat is the meaning of this, sir?
cried Jack, while two or three gentle.
men cautiously surrounded MIR. Twiz-
zleton.
my dear sir" replied the stranger,
hopping the perspiration from his brow
with a red silk handkerchief, "Im as
much at a loss to understand matters as
yourself. 1 desired to see your good
lady in order to demonstrate on her inn
prudence in not taking more care oil
herself. On my producing my instru.
ments for the purpose of making an ex-
animation, and asking to see her leg,
she Mt once fell into q state of agitation
which you perceive"
EITHER you must be out of your
mind, MI. Twizzleton," exclaimed
Hardup angrily, "or this is the most i'm.
pertinent fooling I ever"
The sentence was cut short by the
entrance of the butler. Jack was about
to say that he could not lie interrupted
ut this moment, but, on Thompson mys.
teriously Whispering something in his
ear, lie made a hasty apology to the
company, and left the room. In half O
minute he returned, accompanied by O
gentleman of q or 25 in travelling
clothes.
"Now, sir" said Harlup, addressing
Mr.. Twizzleton, "this gentleman" lin.
dicating the ley comer) claims to he
Mr.. Charles Twizzleton, whom we ex.
pected by the 1850 train at Bumpington
this evening. II seems that, by some
mistake, he has been taken elsewhere.
Perhaps You q explain how it is that
you have got here in his place and un'
der his name?"
IF you will excuse me for q minute, .
interposed the new Twizzieton. II think
lean throw some light on the situa-
tion." Thereupon he informed the
company how, on his arrival at Bump.
ington he had been accosted by a man
servant who inquired whether he was
"Mr. Twizzleton for Soakington," and
on his replying in the affirmative, how
he had been at once conveyed to ahouse
four or five miles off which lie has since
learned was the Manor House, Soaking.
ton.
"What an extraordinary mistake!"
exclaimed Hardup. "How did you dis.
cover it?"
Gas oon as 1 arrived q starchy-look.
ing spinster met me, and pretty nearly
threw me Oh my beam ends by asking
in q solemn tone, whether I would look
at mamma's leg at once or wait until
Mr.. Squills came. Yousee Iconcluded
there must be o mistake somewhere,
Squills arrived in half an hour. II
turned out that he was the local doctor.
The mamma, whose name I found wal
Seely, and not Hardup, had something
wrong, it seems, with her left leg
and Squills. considering that amputa.
tion was necessary, had called in my
eminent namesake, DIR. Theophilus
Twizzleton, of Harley street, who was
oddly enough expected by the same
train as myself. Unless l am mistaken
Mi. Hardup, you have got him here. y
On hearing this the elder MI. Twiz'
zleton at once produced his card and
handed it to Hardup, apologizing at the
same time for his intrusion:
Il am delighted, mydear madam" he
said, turning to Mrs. Hardup, stlat you
have no occasion for my services. With
your permission. I will now go to poo,
Mrs. Seely, and leave my namesake to
perform with the banjo and the three
dogs in the barrel"
But he did not go. The hospitable