The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-04
THE coLLIWoBBLE IN PURSUIT.

"Of course replied his double, FOR that.
] forgot to tell you. is what doppeI means
IN German.
IT know all that you know and perhaps
remember even more OF what you have
learned than you do. Everything you ever
read 1 remember quite well, and il you
can't recOIlect a thing ask me and I'll
recall II for you"
Wen, that may come in handy at ex-
animation time" said Oscar 81 don't
know just what to do with you now I've
got sou. We win go to bed and think it
over IN the morning"
In the morning Oscar was troubled
about The matter, and he decided to tell
his mother what he Sad done. He took
the doppel with him 10 the dining room,
and you may imagine how startled his
mother was when she saw two Oscars en-
ter. Mercy on us!' she cried. ''As X I
DIDN'T have trouble enough with one boy
TO clothe and feed.~
Il won't need clothes, for what you got
for him viii be repeated on me" said Os-
car No. q and as I don't have to eat at
an, there win be no expense whatever
Il do not know which IS your
You Will notice. Il you look carefully"
said the double. that am slightly paler
and somewhat less distinct than he is,
and viii always have to stand somewhat
behind him, so that in a little while you
viii be able to tell US apart quite easily.
You seem to look younger, also" said
Mrs. Frisbiesfde. as she examined them
both. ITS funny to have twins in the
house so suddenly. but suppose I will
get used to it in time. VIII you both go to
schoolg"
NO" said the double: Il will remain at
home. and. in fact. I can do all the err
rands and things while Oscar is at school.
so that we will be Of help to you instead
Of a trouble. I see that he has forgotten
20 chop the wood. as you told him to do
last night; he was so busy thinking about
the looking glass. You see, things like
that can do for him, but I cannot keep
his nails clean, his hair brushed or his
shoes shined. He must do these things
himself"
Perhaps" saidOscar. "as didn't learn
all my lessons last night, it would be bet
ter If you went to school to-day instead
Of me, and viii chop the wood
'No; for as you didn't learn your les
sons. don't know anything about them"
said his double.
Besides, that would be entirely wrong. ="
addsd his, or. perhaps 1 should say. their
mother. You have no right 70 shift your
burden on him"
III tell YOU something more" said the
double, as Oscar was starting for school;
IF you need me al you have to do is TO
call me in a whisper. and III be beside
you IN jiffy."
They'll an see you" said Oscar.
No. I viii be invisible to all except
those whom you wish 70 have see me"
replied No. 2. That's one Of the good
things about e."
So Oscar went to school. and No. 2
stayed home and did the chores
Mrs. Frisbieside became quite accus-
toned 70 the state o. affairs before her
real son came home, and then was sur
prised somewhat. for already she had
come to think of the double as really Os-
car. After dinner Oscar said: Il prom
ised TO go and play with the Chubb boys
this evening. and guess if you don't
mind you'd better become invisible. or
else they viii be scared"
All right" said No. 2 I'll so along
and III have just as much fun as you
have. even if they can't see me"
Although the double was unseen he
played with the others. and sometimes
he forgot himself and got in the way so
that he tripped Che other boys up. or
bumped into them. and after awhile it
somehow became plain 20 them that there
was something queer about the game OF
prisoners base" which they were play
Ing, anu finally one of them said
I won't play any more. There's some
thing can't see humping into me every
little while. and I'm scaredr'
Il felt ii two or three timest7 said ar
other; hut I thought something Was
wrong with my eyes. and didn't say
anything"
They all sat down on the curb with
frightened faces and Oscar felt that
they were all looking az him suspiciously.
The double looked guilty. for he knew
that he was to blame. oscar turned 20
him and said sharply:
Now, see herel / WON'T let voi, como
out with me u you can't remember to
keep cut OF the way. You'll get me dis
liked oy all these feliers.''
When they heard him speaking to the