Arizona republican., 1899-01-01
ALIKE AND YET UNLIKE.

Helen Brown was returning home after busy day spent amcng hec pu- pills at the conservatory when her at tentiOn was suddenly attracted by hearing her nama spoken. She stopped quickly and in the dim light saw her betrothed husband CD, Bert Durham, standing in conversation wi another gentleman.
 Allow mo to congratulate you upon your engagement to Miss Brown, Bert, the stranger was saying. "I wish ycu every happiness, cid fellow|
 My engagement to Mss Brown! Why, ycu are mistaken, Fred; am n1t engaged to that young lady.
 Not in love with Helen Brown!" ex- claimed the gentleman called Fred, in evident surprise.
 why, nc, indeed said Bert 'Fact is. I am engaged to Miss Lewiston over in Brooklyn"
 "A mistake cn my part, then. Par don me. An, there's my car. Good night" And Fred jumped on the car.
 Helen leansd wearily against the side of the building near which she was standing.
 '.What could it all mean? Engagzd to Miss Lewiston, of BrOOklyni And he had said he did not love her.
 Sick at heart, pained and gIieyed, Helen at last reached her hone With the usual loving kiss her moiher met her at the dCor, and, noticing her pale. wc1ry facs. drew her into the cozy p3rl0r My child whac is troubling vcu?" she said ''Tell me dear.'
 q will tell you tomorrow, mo-her mine.'' Helen rlplied, kissing hermO5h~ ar tenderly, and adding to herself, ''when 1 will be better able to bear the pain"
 In tho meantime she must release Bert from his enga cement to her. The sooner the better. She would send a ncte right away. That would be be:t-
 While sitting thinking how best to frame the shcrt note she would send. the bell rang, and her mother s old friend, Mrs. Rice, came in to pass few pleasant hours. The ncte must be postponed, and Helen must help enter tain her mothers friend. With a sigh she put her writing material aside and placed Mrs. Rice in a coeortlble chair.
 ''You look pale tonight Helen," Mrs. Rice said, after a shCit while; but I suppose it is due to your work, dear. II must b. very tiresome to teaoh so many children day after day to play correctly. But your mother tells me you are to be married in shCit time ncw to Mir Dunham, and then you will get a rest. He is a fine young man, Hel n. Noble and honorable, and in every way a trustworthy man.
 All this wrung poor Helen's heart, and she sat in silence, scarcly able tC restrain, her tears. r.
 After while Ms Rice went cn: T have known Bert Durham from . lit tie child. and there never was better man in the town of A. He ard his cousin. Bsrt Hartwcod, were brought up side by side. In appearance they were always alike as twc peas in p-d. but in disposition and character there were never two people more un- like. By the way, l hear that Bert Har- wood is back from New York these last few days, but is 10 re.u-n soon to be married to some wealthy yo-ng lady in Brooklyn. ho9a she will make 9 man of him, and--
 But all the rest cf the conversation was blank tc' Helen. In an instant, she saw it all She had taken Bert HarwCod for her own delr Bert. Yes, she remembered how much they re- sembled one anCthe- whsn she saw MT HarwoCd two years ago, and how every Cne remarked the resemblance. Therefore, naturally enough not know ing he was in town, and hearing the other gentleman call him 'Be-t, she thought. of course, it could be none other than her own bethIothed.
 How happy she was that the ncte had not been written and sent. And how much trouble she had undoubtedly avoided by Mrs. Rics's timely arrival.
 Helen told it all tc Bert, and long after she was Mrs. Durham he W-uld tease her about the note that twas never sent. ''-BOstcn Post