The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-10-11

Z # III: ii i; & SELVES JPONt NoRTH:ss y W.
moment, and drawing d large handker-
chief from his. pocket he ,mopped. his
flushed tacs with i, 5gla q ncing; fqrtiyely
at North the while from behind the
ambush Of snowy cambria. He was
still chuck]ing with suppressed merri-
ment when he finally spoke again, as
everyone was evidently waiting for him
to DON {:s III s.t*
THAT'S not so bad now, gentlemen
not so bad!' declared the colonel, who
had a happy appreciation of hunor,
however absurd or whimsical it might
be, and an amiable habit of sympathiz-
ing with any nonsense that might be
afoat. ''Glad to see you here again,
anyway, Mr.. North You'll have the
same rooms again,<yI suppose? They
haven't been taken yet, you see. Kept
'em for you all this timer .N
This was said with renewed chuck
ling and an air of good-naturedly,
though clumsily, carrying on the pleas
antry that Mr.. North had originated.
..'Confound them all!' thought the
latter in despair. "Whoever heard of
such case? How dare they dispute
my, word? Oaths and protestations
seem to have no more weight than a
feather against their own stupid tpre-
conceived ideas. L begin to feel my
reason tottering, my memory failing
me! Where did ever see these: idiots
before?.- It's all nonsense; never+saw
them in my life! And yet I am certain
~ Allan North, attorney at law. y How
could they know me 50 we'll if theyihad
never seen me before? Was here four
hours ago? Am I their old friend and
comrade? Or am I dreaming be-
witched? No, no! :. It is aScase Of mis-
taken identity; am clearly the unhap-
.py victim Of some other fellows; good
fortune his strange and sunaccountable
resemblance to me. The same
name, too; what . singular co
incidence! Upon my word, this
savors$' Of comedy, and, since it is
forced upon me, I'll take my role and
see what can make of it. I'm in the
hands of these harmless lunstics who
.-thihk they know who am better than
f7 ~ mySelf; SO I'll humof them for the
presenta It's q queer. sntanglement,
/ bas 1ppT0itestations are useless Unless the
other fellow should turn up and settle
the Question; and, SO far as I can see,
+theASeet> thineafor<mst do lis to Efft
with this tide WhichI have fpun nd !fstEso
impossibfe I'd steiihty dsnay LET the results
take care of>sthemseltes.| ItFtah not DO
any harm. How could anyone blame
me tor, it, under the circumstances?
And, really,I might as well combine q
little inn6cent amdsement=with the i'm
portant business that calls me to X
Unless amsast1y mistaken, this prom
Uses totefhe most divertinR experience
lever hhpPened upon!'' - ,-w
{ sohloquy Aashedfttfhro North's
mind in avery Brief time; during which
he stood -abstractedly in Che, center Of
the group wkose" chatting remarks he
only half heard or comprehended; and
as it reached this definite conclusion he
Resigned himself toS1iis fateSwitfi1 sense
of reckless enjoyment. !
Certainly colonel" he said, having
caught the title, though the name Of the
gentle manfy manager had escaped him,
''tiie Same rooms, BY all means BY the
way, shall I 'reeisfer?''st .'''I "'''''' mon
Is .;As' you please, Mr. orth; as Is W. You
please When? will you leave oH jest
ing?' And the expression of vague UNI
essipeaeseai19ppsagedp9fe3Daytgq
round. roSy 4ace. Gust step into the