Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-04-16
1echandown Frederick County, Maryland Thursday April l6 1884,

light which comes between sunset and
gaslight, her small, slight figure bore
itself az proudly as ever, and her small,
dusk, piquantly lovely face never
changed it's color for single instant.
Mrs. Galton met her smilingly, and
in a few words that told the story Of
her happiness, presented her handsome
son.
Ora Keathley raised her dark, smil-
ing eyes to his as she extended her
white hand in welcome, but Hollis
Galton started back az if he had indeed
seen ghost, and his very lips grew
white as he stared at the bright, love-
ly face before him.
"Caro,' he muttered his rigid lips
scarcely moving as they breathed the
name.
Miss Keathley looked at him an in.
stant IN silent, wondering surprise
Then with a tinkliny little laugh as
sweet as silver bellsi
ooh '' she exclaimed pleasantly,
"you mistook me for some one else
some one whom you haye met in your
travels, perhaps? Well, they say every
one has his double but | never knew
before that | had my mine. Do |, then,
really resemble another person so stlik-
ingly p
"Marvelously, Miss Keathley,' he
answered, recovering himself and
laughing slightly as he took her hand,
Il beg you will pardon my apparent
ruleness, now that you know Its cause. y
And almost before Mrs, Cation had
time to notice anything unusual IN their
meeting, Hollis and Miss KeatAley were
chatting away as though nothing at all
had happened.
Bat the first time they were alone to.
gether-wEen dinner was over and Mrs
Galton had sent Ora to show her sou
! the wonders Of the conservatory while
she took her nap--he turned aud faced
her under the soft rose lights and bend
ing palms, Il strange look in his hand
some gray eyes.
"You haye not deceived me-" he said
! quietly, his tones low and rasolnte. 81
know you. At first | almost believed
yon a spirit, but now | know you tC
b. Caro- Cation my wife e-once my wife
he corrected bitterly. 81 do not knoN
/ why you are here, Or what purpose vor
Laye in denying your identify, but
"Mr. Cation" interrupted Ora, he
dnsky fac. a trilte palcr, and her beau
tirul dark ewes hlshla5 scornfully.-"]
little thought that in meeting the mus
/ ter Of Cragneir was to meet Il madma!
or something worse. was quite will
/ ing to pardon that little scene in tht
drawing room, thinking that you haC
made momentary and natural mistake
But this turning from him with
gesture Of contemptuous imp Atleuce, 81
did not love your mother 50 well anC
prize her sweet friendship SO graf etully
should resent this impertinence us !
deserves. AS it is, merely forbid yo'
to repeat the Insult"
Without another word she turned an'
swept ont from the conservatory will
the proud grace of an offended queen
Hollis Galton gazeJ after her witt
an indescribable look in nis beautif,
eyes.
Am | mud or not % he murmere,
brokenly. II thought her dead, am
vet, unless | am the victim of som
strange delusion, she is here, more beau
tifal than ever aud dearly loved by M
mother. What can it mean? Oh
Caro-, Caro- passionately, false as yol
were to me, I could forgive You an
take you to my heart aglln God.
wouId give my life to know the truth @
this ~
But that he could not know. Sk
treated him, when in his mother 5 pres
ence, with the graceful courtesy due t.
the son of her best friend when alone
with colt Indifference.
But never by word or look did sh
betray the slightest knowledge of hi
past.
In few days the gay party whon
his mother had invited came down t
Cragmeir, and then there was lttl
opportunity to solve the vexing mys
terry.
Hollis entered as heartily as the stat
of his feelings would permit into all tn
frivolous gayeties Of the occasion Will
Ora, from the hour of their arrival
seemed a different person.
She was the life and soul Of all thei
gayety, and, with her darkly 'brillian
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