The St. Johns herald., 1896-09-05
ONE IND TWO.
By WALTER BESANT.


 tain amount of reasoning, of quick in- telligence and rapid action. This unfor- tunate young man had no rapidity of intelligence left. He was too stupid to play games. He became too stupid even to row.
 He ceased to be a dreamer All his dreams were gone. He ceased to make music at the piano. He ceased to sing. He could neither play nor sing-these things gave him no pleasure. He ceased, in short, to take interest in anything, cared for nothing and hoped for nothing.
 In hall the two in one sat now with the reading set. Their talk was all of books and subjects" and so forth The Intel lectual Half held his own with the rest nay, he became person to be consid- cred. It was remarked, however, that any who met Challice out walking found him dull and stupid beyond be- lief This was put down to preoccupa- l tion. The man was full of his work. He was meditating they said. His brain was working all the while. He was making up for lost time.
 In the evening the lazy half sat in an easy chair and took tobacco, while the other half worked. At II the industri- Ous half disappeared; then the whole went to bed
 They seldom spoke except when h. dustry had more orders to give. It was no longer advice or suggestion, or wi"h, or prayer. It was an order. h. dolence was a servant. "You took more wine than is good for me at dinner to- day, said Industry. Restrict yourself to pint of claret, and that of the light est, for the future" Or: "You are not taking exercise enough. If you have no longer brain power enough even for the sliding seat walk-walk fast-go out to the top of the Gogs and back again. l want all my energies '" Once Indo- lence caught a cold. It was month be- fore the May examinations. The wrath and reproaches of Industry, compelled to give up whole day to nursing that cold, were very hard to bear. Yet Indo- lence could not resist. He could not even remonstrate. He was now a mere slave
 When the examinations came, it was necessary to observe precautions of severe kind. To begin with Indolence had to get up at and go for an hours run for the better bracing of the nerves He had to stay hidden indoors all day, while his ambitious twin sat in the hall flooring papers. He had to give up to- bacco in order to keep the other half's head clear. Courage, said Intellect "A day or two more, and you shall plunge again into the sensuality of your pipe and your beer. Heavens! When look at you and think of what was be- comingr'
 Industry got scholarship. Intellect got a university medal Ambition re- ceived the congratulations of the tutor.
 ''How long," asked the Animal, "is this kind of thing going to continue?"
 "How long? Doyou suppose, replied the other half, "that I have given up my ambition? Remember what you said two years ago. You were younger then. You would sweep the board. You would row in the university boat You would play in the eleven. You would be leader in all, all! You would then take up with sometbing-you knew not what and you would step to the front You remember?'
 "A dream-a dream. was younger then.
 ''No longer a dream. It is settled purpose. Hear me- am going to be a statesman 1 shall play the highest game of all shall go into the house ] shall rise-slowly at first, but stead ily."
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 ''You are log tied to my heel, but you shall be an obedient log. If you were not"-
 Indolence shivered and crouched. "Am then-all my life-to be your servant?"
 "Your life? No, my life" The two glared at each other. Silence, logl Let me work.
 ''I shall not be silent" cried Indo- lence, reused to momentary self asser- tion. ''I have no enjoyment left in life. You have taken all-all"-
 ''You have left what you loved best of all-your sloth. Lie down and take | your rest Why, you do nothing all day. A stalled OK is not more lazy. You can eat and drink and take exercise and sleep. What more for such as you has life to give? You are now an mil nal My half has absorbed all the in tellectual part of you. Lie down, say lie down aud let me work.
 The Animal could not lie down. He | was restless. He walked about the room. He was discontented. He was jealous The other half he saw plainly was get ting the better share of things. That | half was admired and envied. By acci- i dent as he paced the room he looked in the glass, and he started, for his face had grown heavy There was bovine look about the cheeks. The eyes were dull, the mouth full. Then the other half | rose and stood beside him. Together they looked at their own faces. Hap | cried Ambition, we'll satisfied at the con- trast. ''It works already. Mine is the face intended for me. Yours is the face | into which this degenerate mold might l sink; mine contains the soul, yours the animal Yor have got what you wanted, sloth. Your dreams are gone from you. I have got them, though, and 1 am turn ing them into action. AS time goes on your face will become more bovine, your eyes duller What will be the end?" His brow darkened. ''I don't know. We | are like the Siamese twins "
 "One of them took to drink, y mur- mured the inferior half. "What if l