The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-06-17

Rising deliberately he drew himself
up to his full height; then turning
slowly around he found himself face to
face with the person who had just
entered the room.
A few PAGES distant the latter stood
a gentleman in long ulster which was
unfaStened and thrown back, revealing
an elegant toilet beneath. This gentle
man was in personal appearance the per-
feet counterpart of Allan North; there
was the same tall, slender figure, the
same proudly-poised head with cluster
ing auburn curls, the same keen, dark
gray eyes, clear-cut features, sweeping
dark mustache; only in the more delicate
variations of expression could subtle
difference be traced. One might well
be amazed by their remarkable resem-
blance as they stood thus silently face
to face, looking at each other
Miss Hilary, no less agitated than
Mrs. Maynard, stood with eyes fixed in
anxious suspense upon Allan's calm,
! grave countenance; while Williams, for
! getting himself in the excitement of the
moment, was lowering in the doorway
with uplifted hands, gazing at the two
gentlemen in open-mouthed astonish-
ment.
One moment went by in absolute ST.
lence-a moment full of dramatic in
terest to every member of that little
group.
CHAPTER XIX
Duke-Stay, stand apart know not which
Is winch Comedy of Errors.
Cleo Since my lord
Is Anthony again I will be Cleopatra.
Anthony and Cleopatra
"Well, Ollinl'
"You, Allan?"
These two greetings, the former ut
tered in calm deliberate tones, the lat
ter in accents of keen amazement,
broke the silence simultaneously; then
the newcomer, with curious blending
of expressions in his countenance,
stepped forward hastily, and grasping
North's hand continued in the same, in
credulous tones:
"Allan North! Well, by all that's as
tonishing, how came you here?
never should have dreamed of such
thingl Here in Y, and at Mrs. May
nard's! How does it come? What
does it mean? Speak, some one, and ex-
plain this mysteryl''
''What does it mean?" echoed Mrs |
Maynard excitedly, as she looked from |
one to the other in growing perplexity.
"You are the very same-and yet not |
the samel What strange mystery,
what wonderful coincidence, what un-
fortunate complication can this be?"
st is simply, Mrs. Maynard" inter
posed Allan with assumed lightness,
''the closing scene of the little comedy
of errors that we have been playing; or
perhaps my brother will be disposed to
call the piece My Double, and How He
Undid Me- Can it be possible, Ollin,'
turning to that gentleman, ''that you
have never told Mrs. Maynard about
your twin brother. and our remarkable
to each other?"
A quick exclamation fell from Mrs.
lips as the first inkling of the
truth now entered her mind! Before
Ollin could reply to his brothers ques-
ton she exclaimed to Allan
''Is it possible that you have been de-
ceiving me-personating your brother?
Oh, dreadful Why did l not suspect
that there was something wrong? And
yet, you were SO like him-and you
knew all about my business affairs-oh,
| cannot understand it at all!' and she
stopped short, once more baffied by the
mystery confronting her.
1t was now Ollin's turn. His mind
had been rapidly at work during this
little interchange of dialogue between
Allan and Mrs. Maynard, and very {
train of speculations had ,
been the result.
Can it be possible, Mrs. Maynard" {
ne exclaimed, his counte nance a perfect I
of expressions as he looked /
inxiously at her, that you have mis-
aiken my brother for me?"
The question, the tone, perhaps some S
hing in his eyes as they looked elo- j
luently into hers, conveyed whole vol I
INES of enlightenment to Mrs Maynard. 4
The misunderstanding of the past few '
lays, which had involved Ollin North f
n such serious suspicious, were sudden n
y swept away, and, though there still /
emained much to be explained, there c.
vas for the time room for no other p
bought in her mind but the triumphant a
me of his complete vindication. Her n
ace was radiant, her voice vibrant with C
appiness as she answered: Fl
81 am fully undeceived now, Mr.. Il
Worth, though I confess that / have for d
he past two weeks believed this gentle h
IAN to be you. l see so many things, tt
ow, that ought to have opened my it
yes to the TRUTH She turned glance d
I'LL of wonder and speculation upon Il
.llan North as she spoke. f
He looked grave and disturbed; he 81
ound it difficult to rally his usual light h
ess of manner, for vague PRESENT. a.
lent had seized him that affairs were Il
bout to take some turn that he had d
OF foreseen nor calculated upon. Mrs. p
Iaynard's glance tacitly challenged al
i'm to an explanation, but he was not v