The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-02-25

entitled to the possession Of this room,
the nse of all it contains, all the pre-
i negatives Of the rightful tenant. And
yet solemnly affirm that ! never was
in this deluded place before in the
whole course of my natural existencel
Isn't that a curious contradiction of
facts and appearances? However, this
will all come out right some time.
| There is nothing SO crooked that time
cannot make it straight; and why
/ should / trouble myself about a misap-
prehension for which am in no degree
responsible? / Will pursue the even
tenor of my way, neither aggressively
asserting my own identity nor endeav-
oring to assume that of my mysterious
| double; and then, come what may, the
dear public, and not I,will be to blame"
At this point in his soliloquy he sud-
denly recollected the lctterin his pocket
''Ahr' he exclaimed, drawing it forth
hastily and once more examining the
address, this is one OF the preroga-
tivesl An open letter is supposed to be
designed for the perusal of the general
public. Mr.. North, Clement House,
City Well, am certainly that gen
tleman, SO here goesl l shall see what
my fair unknown correspondent has to
say"
Very little, but entirely to the point,
as he discovered on glancing hastily
over these delicately traced lines:
Mrs Maynard will be at home this after
noon at two O'Clock VIII it be convenient for
Mr. North to call at that holr?r
At the top of the sheet henow noticed
the handsomely engraved address: mo.
SO Delaplaine street"
"Nlaynard-Mrs. Maynard unused
North abstractedly, dropping the hand
that still held the perfumed sheet in its
listless grasp and frowning. at the car
pet as if he expected to find somewhere
amid its warp and wool the thread chat
should unravel this mystery. "Where
have heard that name Ia tely? It seems
to me l ought to know. Two O'clock
this afternoon at two O'clock . He
drew out his watch suddenly and con-
suited it. st is now precisely 1880
H'ml No. SO Delaplaine street (And
pray, where may that be?) VIII it be
convenient (oh, very convenient, but
how about the expediency?) for Mr..
North to call at that hour?' Short and
sweet; and eminently unsatisfactory.
No light whatever from this source.
The mystery only grows deeper, my
position more involved. Shall l call on
Mrs Maynard, or not? It would be
piece of unparalleled daringl To go,
or not to 60; thai is the question:
He started to his feet with sudden
flash of reclSlessness in his eyes, and
paced the floor for a few moments
while he mentally debated this point; :
then the question was settled.
s'on the whole he said, aloud, ~
viii go Why not? 1t viii be merely (
carrying out the programme that /
have already determined upon. l have
to drift; l might as well {,
continue the exciting experiment. It {
S possible, indeed most probable, that +
Mrs. Maynard will at once discover 4
hat am not the particular Mr. North =
% whom her note was addressed; but =
n that case can make some sort of
policy; note fell into my hands by
mistake; carelessness of the clerk:
anne name; very amusing coincidence =
nd SO on, and thus bow myself grace
ully out of the affair. But if, on the y
Their hand, she should share the popu-
lr misrepresentation as to my identity, ,.
Thy then Tll-be guided by circurn- L
tances!'
He paused now before his valise. P
hitch the porter had deposited on a
hair, and opening it, commenced I'M u
acbing and tossing its contents care
:ssly on the bed. Among other items z
rather for1nidable-lool5ing memo :
lndum book, bound in Russia leather, CO
lme to light. AS his eye fell upon it. o.
sudden inspiration seemed to seize IL
M On
Something is certain to come of this Z
diculous affair" he said to himself, =
king up the note book, and also pen q
Id ink which he had in convenient =
'rtable shape, $50 will just make q
tile note Of what has already occurred. g:
may be the significant beginning of 8
lportant and interesting events" q
With this reflection he established a
mself at the writing table and com q
enced to record in the pages OF his Is
tie book the thrilling experiences he q
d just passed through. g.
Allan North had a phenomenally q
,acherous memory, which, instead Of " "
'engthening it by a wise. recourse to %
c or all of the popular memory sys- -
ms now in vogue, he had unconscious q
!, "a 6