The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-16
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The young man announced MS Mr..
and Mrs. Carew looked nj one another
across the table. 81 have not. TO my
knowledge. that pleasure" he said po-
litely, and then stared with amaze
ment at the relief on his betrothed's
face and the bewilderment on that of
the strange lady.
Il knew IT," cried Doris with heart
felt relief. "She sald-she must be
crazy-that you We're her husband"
Il her husbandr'
''Is this your Henry Carew?" Millie
finally found voice to say to Doris.
Yes. of course it isl Now will you
kindly explain what you mean by say
ing he married you a month ago?"
II never saw this gentleman before
in my life. l said was married to
Henry Carew; in my husbands pocket
this evening found the letter l
showed you just now"
In fact, except being about the same
height. there was not the smallest re-
semblance between the visitor and Nil
lies husband
"Ah, the letter" cried Doris; that's
what so bewildered me-" She turned
20 her Harry. Where is the letter
wrote you by the first post this morn.
ing, addressed TO your club, which you
ought TO have receivedT
Il did receive It; at o'clock to-day,
when 1 went to the Acanthus for
luncheon. Il have it now."--he diyed
| inlo his breast pocket OF his great ccat
why, no! It's gone"
How did 1t get into my husbands
coat| demanded AIillie; that's where
/ found it."
Henry Carew the second took the let
/ ter and envelope Mrs. Carew produced
and gazed wonderlngly at them.
This is positively uncanny"' he stated.
HAS the coat been out of your pos,
session. asked Doris, as he seemed
unable TO give any explanation.
Let me think. l read the letter in
the yestibule and put it in the breast
pocket of my oyercoat. / hung the coat
on peg in the luncheon room while !
lunched, Then l put it on and went
out. No, / didn't. l had half an hour
TO spare, and had a game of billiards
and gave the coat to a waiter. and he
brought II TO me when l finished. and
put it on and went out All! Is youl
husband a Henry Carew?" inquired
the young man Of Mile.
"Of course" said Mrs. Carew, impa
tlently, "or all this trouble wouldn'
have arisen
Then | believe 1 know who you
husband is was the triumphat reply.
Mile, who in her bewilderment. wa,
beginning to wonder whether the ex
istence of her Harry was not imagina
tion on her part, gave him all her at
tention, and Doris began TO think hei
suppostlon that her visitor was crazy
might be incorrect
Hes Paul Carew the Junior part
ner Of stephens & Co., the wool brok
ersf' asked the young man.
"Yes, yes" cried Mrs. Carew. eag
erly, and In her excitement ingram
matically added, Ike the monks wheI
they spotted the thleylng jackdaw
that's himp'
But STILL" continued Miss Forbes
Harry, speaking more to himself THAI
to his eager audience. that doesn't ex
plain how he got-why, 1 don't belley,
this is my coatw
He was feeling In the pockets of hi
oyercoat with puzzled expression
and looking at a season ticket pas
drawn from the ticket pocket.
That's Harry's ticket! You've 20
on his coat" cried Millle, a ray of llgh
Illuminating the puzzle, 'and he's 20
yours-but they're exactly alike"
"Of course they are" said Harry Ca
rev; Harry and patronize the sam
tailor. He must have been at the clul
to-day, though | didn't see him, an,
the waiter mixed up our coats"
"You know my husband?"
II should think | do. why. we'r
first cousins. and have been grea
chums till a year ago, when we quar-