The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-04

gone through with his part of the day
 work, while Otto never failed to dis
 charge his part of the innocent decep- ton. The seats were changed at will during the entire school year and the principal never detected the fraud Even the pupils did not know one from the other half of the time and ceased to
 take any interest in whether otto was really Otto or whether he was Ottis. At Terre Haute, where Otto and Ottis attended normal school preparatory to teaching, they managed club, Whlch
 is a sort of composite boarding house. A woman bargained to provide the
 meals for so many students at so much
 per week. The twins guaranteed pay
 ment for all and by so doing secured
 immunity from pay. It was their busl-
 ness to collect the board bills from the
 rest of the "club" and turn the money
 over to the landlady They thus be-
 came intimately acquainted with a
 number of students, among whom were
 both women and men. 1t chanced that
 Otto took the measles and was forced
 to stay away from his place at the ta-
 ble. As natter of course, Otis also
 took the disease, and his seat at the ta-
 ble was vacant. They recovered, as was
 their custom, at the same time. and both
 reappeared at the same tinie, Otis
 however. found that Otto had pre-
 empted his place and was calmly re-
 ceiving the congratula of his
 friends on Otis recovery. Ott in-
 stantly fell into the spirit of the joke, and seating himself in Ottos place, dis l charged his duties as easily as Otto
 could have done it himself The next
 meal they took their own places and no remark was made about the change l Again the seats were exchanged and | Otts played Ottis while Ottis saw him. self duplicated by Otto. These changes were made many times during the two years that the boys attended school there, and with the exception of very few instances their deception was never even suspected.
 On one occasion Otto was on the pro- gramme at the Christian Endeavor. He delivered his address, and Ottis receiv- ed many congratulations on it the next day when he appeared at college. He corrected the mistake, not wishing to steal his brothers laurels, and when the matter was explained to Otto he also refused to receive the congratulations, protesting that credit should go where credit was due. He directed his friends to his brother. The thing became matter of principle with their friends and they determined to get at the truth, Back and forth they went, and each trip increased their confusion. At last the brothers were caught together, but the question was not settled, and their friends never knew whether Otto, start ed the joke or whether they really had made a mistake in the first place.
 There are two young women in h. dianapolis with whom these young men are we'll acquainted. They have ire quently visited the girls both together and singly. A company of four has been formed on numerous occasions. Again, each girl would receive one of the brothers at her own home. This is to show that the four were frequently together under varying circumstances Time and again Otto has gone to fill Ot tis' engagements, and Ottis would call on his brot hers girl. It is truly remark able that girl could be deceived by the hour in this way. It was not case of a mere formal call, but the entire even ing was spent in this manner. and the girls never detected the fraud. If they should chance to see this story it will be the first intimation Otto's girl has received that she has entertained Ottis unawares, and the latters girl will be slow to believe that she has treated Ot- to with kindly consideration, for the ti,rif tJ,n Sh ,nt ap, for Otto
 There is young woman in Anderson with whom Otto is well acquainted. Ot- tis had never been formally presented to her, yet he went to her home to fill an engagement for Otto He had never seen any of the family, and the under taking was a ticklish one. But Otto could not possibly attend, and he as- sured Ottis it would be easy, so Ottis knocked at the door at 7:30. He was ushered into the parlor and for the first time laid eyes on the woman with whom he was to spend the evening She welcomed him warmly and inquired about his work. All he had to do was to speak and act naturally and remem- Der that his name, for the time being, was Otto, and his school in Union town ship instead of Adams. He passed a delightful evening. and she was evi- dentIy pleased with him, for the hour was late when he withdrew. The truth of this occurrence has never been re- vealed to the girl.
 This thing of trading about in the matter of girls has never been a prac- ticee with these young men, but occa- sionally they indulge in the innocent fraud merely to enjoy the novelty. There are two young society women of Middletown who have been completely fooled by the twins. On one occasion the girls were expecting both young men All were we'll acuainted, and Ot- to conspired with Ottis to exchange names for the evening. Ottis consented and during the entire evening the girls were not aware that when they ad- dressed Otto they were in reality sreak- ing to Ottis and vice versa.
 Buttonwood school where Ottis teaches, is near the village of Markle- vile. There are thirty children of all sizes and almost every ase--boys q head taller than the teacher and girls the same, while children of or possi- bly years of age receive the careful attention of the instructor. Ottos school is near Middletown in Union township Joseph w. Rector is trustee of Adams township and Carey Fork ner trustee in Union township. They are well-to-do citizens, capable officers