The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-21

the voice of the man in front of me was
my own.
His feelings must have been mrch
the same, for the paling of his counto'
uance and the working of its muscles
told by what tense effort he retained
his self control and consciousness.
"You will come with me?" he re-
marked inquiringly.
II am pleased to do so. ="
He wheeled squarely about and we
kept pace, side by side. The walk was
a brief one, but we encountered several
gentlemen and carriage containing
couple of young ladies whom we sa-
luted. Whether any of these persons
was struck by the perfect similitude |
cannot say. Probably in the brief, i'm
perfect glances they did not notice it.
Harold o. Westcott had bachelor
apartments in a fashionable quarter
His rooms were ON the third floor, and
we assembled to them by the elevator
Necessarily we came in contact with
several individuals with whom my COM
panion was acquainted. He exchanged
a word with them and made a pleasant
remark to the elevator boy.
did not speak or look up, but kept
my derby well down over my forehead
and twisted one side of my mouth, so
as to change my countenance to some
extent. Ny friend noted and understood
The expression Of his face showed that
he was pleased, for it might help to pre-
vent complications.
At last we were seated face TO face in
his handsome apartments and the key
was turned in the lock. He extended
box of Partagas toward me, and each
Of us lit one.
shall l order some wine?"
"Thanks; never touch it..
"Nor do /. Well, my double, he
added, with light laugh, this beats
all creation. / never saw anything like
it; it is worth the minstrel's joke, that
each Of us looks more like the other
than he does like himself How old are
your"
"Twenty-three years, four months
and seventeen days"
"That makes your birthday-let me
seq
He snatched a golden pencil from his
vest pocket and, turning to the table at
his side, figured for a moment on a bit
of paper.
"Well, I'm blessed!" he exclaimed in
a frightened half whisper. "You were
born on the same day as l. doubt not
that if the truth could be known it
would be found that the hour and min
ute of our birth were the same Have
you any living relatives"
81 am an orphan without brother or
sister. / have some distant kin, but so
distant that we are strangers. "
MY case precisely. Under these I'M
precedented circumstances we can be
confidential, for are not you | and |
you?" he asked with his pleasing smile.
lyon have more money than you know
what to do WITH"
''On the contrary, have not 500 in
the world.
''Ah, here then comes the diverging
point. 1 am rich. AS consequence l
am the prey of lot of harpies, who
make life burden.
Cant you say No to them?"
II do, but they won't accept it. They
worry me half to death; they seem to
look upon me as legitimate prey; that's
one of the curses of wealth.
Il would like the pleasure of dealing
with some of those fellows" l remark
ed, COMPRISING my lips.
"That pleasure shall be yours, JoveV
And the mental picture of what he saw
caused him to throw back his head and
laugh more heartily than he had yet
done.
had been thinking hard ever since
we first spoke to each other. The cir
cumstances were so incredible, so mar
velous, that l determined to make
confidant of Harold o. Wcstcott.