Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-15
minutes.


She-I'c quiet. lust tell me. please
what is the matte. with you: You
never used To drink
IIe-l do now Didn't YOU see me
swallow all that Roman punch a min
ute ago?
She Mr. Braincrd. il you're not
tipsy You ought 10 he ashamed of
yourself
Ile-IIow? DO you think man
ought To Ice tipsy on one tumblcr of
Roman punch?
SHE mean. il you are in your
senses. what can have made you treat
my cousin Jennie rs you have?
He evidently startledD Your cousin
Jennie? Who on earth
Al this point the young lady turned
and fairly ran away. leaving Brainerd
standing alone in the middle of the
room He seemed puzzled III some
thing. We heard him or | did. II Mrs
Fisher did moi muitrr To himself
I've gone and made Il botch of il. I
guess
Then he laughed To himself.
In another minute we saw him walk
slowly out into the hall pulling nj his
muStachc Then il was time for us 10
break cover. We came from behind
the palm and walked out into the hail.
where Briincrd was found arguing
with Il servant about Il crush hat and
ovcrcoat
Il think you have made mistake
sir said the servant. This is MIR
BarryS hat And he pointed To the
initials IL T." inside the crown in
gilt letters
oh" said Rrainrrd 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 M.
for Mr. Barry Harry Barry. eli: or
he thought my first stamr was Harry
IIa. ha. Here's half dollar for you
That's my hat all right"
Going already" said Mrs. Fisher.
standing close 10 his shoulder
oh he said. with a start. Il didn't
know where YOU were Yes I'm afraid
must hc off. The journey has rather
Knocked me out. You know I've had a
delightful cVcnin. of H.
The servant stared and Mrs Fisher
stared and | stared as Braincrd walk
eel hastily out through the swinging
doors.
Now. there is Il wide. covered veranda
outside the front door of that house.
and the floor of the vcranda Is boarded
MI
trina bright light burned under the
roof of the veranda.
Almost nj the same moment that
Brainerd. in evenin. dress. with a cape
and Il crush hat whether his or
Barry went through the swinging
doors to the veranda. Brainerd. in Il
rusty tweed suit. with Il golf cap and
light overcoat. bounded in AT the
same door
We three Mrs Fisher. the servant
and 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 To keep perfectly cool
MIR. Braincrir' Mrs Fisher almost
Shricked. You went out of that door
n second ago.
Jack Brainerd. said YOU have a
double"
He stood stock still for one moment :
then. muttcrnG 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 "a social even
ing with "a ghost the mystery was
cleared up
Brainrrd in tw"cdS. hrraihlcSS. re-
a prisoner
Here he is said Br;linerd in
twccdS Mrs Fisher. my diSgraccful
twin brother Harry | ran up against
him on my way back here yesterday.
He heard about about Jennie only
didn't tell him her first name He pre-
tended he waS travelling the other way
then doubled on me and got here six
hours or so ahead of my time
Why didn't you ever tell Jennie
about your twin brotlirr:" | after
ward asked Jack Branrrd she
would have GUESSED how il was if YOU
had only told her that"
Well that's family history. old
man Harry is quite respectable now
though He gave nc proof at that
when mel him 10y accident NJ Pitts
burg He's seen all our people 1T
bone. and been quite rc'iahiltated. So
now | don't mind il lie does marry
Elsie. He's nal enough Of tlic south
west AMI the chaparral and he isn't
half Il '1I fellow in reality. 81
Louis roSt dispatch