Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-15
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She Bc quiet .IuSi tell me. please.
what is the matter with you: You
never used 10 drink
IIe-l do now Didn't YOU see me
swallow all that Roman punch a min.
uic ago?
She Mr.. !raincrd. if you're not
tipsy you ought To bc ashamed of
yourself
IIe-IIow: DO you think man
ought to he tipSy ON one tumbier of
Roman punch?
She mean. if you are in your
senses. what can have made you treat
my cousin Jennie rs YOU have?
He (evidenily startlcd1 Your cousin
Jennie? Who on earth
Al this point the young lady turned
and fairly ran away. leaving Rrainerd
standing alone in the middle of the
room He seemed puzzled at some
thing. We heard him or | did. if Mrs.
Fisher did not -muttcr To himself
I've gone and made a botch of il. |
guess
In another minute we SAW him walk
slowly out into the hall. pulling nj his
muStachc. Then il was time for us To
break cover We came from behind
the palm and walked out into the hall.
where Blainrrd was found arguing
with a servant about Il crush hat and
ovcrcoat.
Il think YOU have made n mistake
sir" said the servant. This is Mr.
Barry'S hat And he pointed To the
initials III r." inside the crown in
gilt letters.
oh" said Rrainerd. Il see. Those
are Mr.. Barry's initials. are they
Well. YOU see. it's Il mistake The fool
man who put those letters In took mc
for Mr.. Barry Harry Barry. ch! or
he thought my first nam" was Harry
lIa. ha Here's half dollar for you
mats my hat all right"
Going already" said Mrs. Fisher
standing close Ia his shoulder
OH" he said. with start. Il didn't
know where you were. Yes. I'm afraid
must he of. The journey haS rather
Knocked me out. You know I've had Il
delightful evening of it,"
The servant stared aud Mrs. Fisher
stared and stared aS Brainerd walk
ed hastily out through the swinging
doors
Now. there is Il wide. covered veranda
outside the front door OF that house.
and the iioor of the vcram,la Is boarded
That night-thc house being in festival
Trim a bright light burned under the
roof of the vcran,la.
Almost nj the same moment that
Brainrrd. in evening dress. with cap,
and Il crush hat whether his or
Barry'S went through the swinging
doors To tile veranla. Brainerd. in II
rusty tweed suit with golf cap and
n light overcoat. bounded in ai the
same door
We three Mrs Fisher. the servant
and l-all stared So did half a dozen
people who stood behind us Elsie.
who was standing talking confidential.
ly 10 her cousin Jennie tainted with a
piercing scream. though Jennie strange
TO say, managed 10 keep perfectly cool
MIR Brainrr,l. Mrs Fisher almost
shricked You went oui of That door
a second ago.
lack Braincrl." said. you have a
double
lie stood stock still for one moment;
then. muticring Il thought So. turned
and dashed out again
In Il few minutes while we all
crowded out on the porch most of us
believing we had spent II social even
ing with a ghost the mystery was
cleared up
Hrainrrd in iw"rdS hr,'aihlcSS. re-
turned with Br;Iinrrd III evening dress
a prisoner
Here he is" said Braiucrd in
twecdS Mrs Fisher my di>graccfuI
twin brother Harry ran up against
him on my way back here yesterday
He heard about about Jennie only |
didn't tell him her trS, name He pre-
tended he WAS travelling the other way.
then doubled on me and got here six
hours OF So ahead of my time
Why didn'i you ever tell Jennie
about Your twin brnihrr:' after
ward asked Jack Hraimcrd she
would have GUESSED how il was II you
had only told her that
We'll. that's family history. old
man Harry is quite respectable now.
though He gay" me- proof nf that
when mel him 10y accident NJ Pitts
burg He's seen all our people 1T
home. and been quite rr'iahiliiated. So
now don't mind II he does marry
Elsie He's had enough uf the south
west AMI the chaparral. and he isn't
half II cd fellow III reality" ST
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