The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-03
\ COUPLE or PRACTICAL s5kess.
And How They Pnt Up job ON One Z
Their Friends With a short Memory.


And How They Pint Up job ON One al
Their Friends With short Memory.
Hello, old man By GEORGE, I'm
glad TO soe you, Harold! Where have
you been all these yearsT'
The speaker was well dressed young
fellow with the air of q man about
town, the other had far away look In
his eyes and seemed to be dreamer.
Both were in evening dress, coming
out Of Broadway theater between
the acts.
well, really, sir" answered gentle
man No. with dignity, ''you have the
better OF ne; seem TO remember your
face, but somehow ! cannot place you.
What, you don't remember me Ave
years ago when We both belonged to
the ScrbbIers' cIub2 You don't remem-
Der those games of pool when you al
ways got stuckr'
II certainly did belong 70 the Serb
blers' club and used TO get stuck there
at pooI-do yet for that matter-but !
don't remember you"
Gentleman No. l laughed, but pro-
vokingly and persistently refused to
disclose his identity.
No. kept up rattling fire Of remin-
iscence, telling his friend SO much about
his (No. 2's) past life, mentioning names
and places In profusion, and giving
such moss Of detail that the other
could no longer doubt that they had
been acquainted somewhere In the past
where lie could not say.
This was very aggravating, not to
say Notifying, and yet in vain did
No. rack his brain for some clew Of
to the personality of his tormentor. He
began to wonder If he had not struck
u confidence man, who would presently
breach matters financial and proceed
to negotiate loan.
''Do you remember your trip to Paris
In the summer Of 1877 finally asked
No 1.
'Yes. Did l meet you thereT
"Well, / should say 80. Don't you
remember taking the Misses W tc
the operai I Joined you in the DO,
that evening. Don't you remember
the rackets we had with George ant
Billy, and all that. Oh, come now
you must remember that"
No. 2 shook his head mournfully
II remember all about George ant
Billy and the Misses W, and all tn
rest of 1t, but l can't remember you.
beg your pardon, but can't"
well, don't you remember our meet
ing at Saratoga In 1882 You wer
there with your cousin, and she and
had desperate filtration. See, rv
got her picture here in this locket
Now then, Harold, old boy, you mus
know me-"
Harold stared at the locket, speech
less. There, sure enough, were the ia
miiar features of his Cousin Nellie, on
of the bellies of New York, hanging o.
the watchchain of this fellow, WHOM
he did not know from Adam
Where did you get that picture"
From Miss Nellie herself, of course
see, here is the inscription she had pu
there, Nellie to George, 1897"
Gentleman No. was thunderstruck
! This WINS really too much, not to re
member the fiance of his own cousin
! He was overcome with confusion, an
there is no telling how much furthe
things might have gone had not tw
other vcrng fellows approached at the
/ ter They were the Identical Georg
and Billy referred to.
Harold, old man." said Georgt
when ne had recovered his gravit.
'let me introduce our excellent FRIEND
Mr.. Henry -, who never was
Paris in lis life, and who never b
ionged to the Scribblers' club, and WI
detests pool, and who very improper
borrowed this locket from me to put L
Job on you. SeeT--New York He
aid