Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-12
y HOW ARD IELDIN


about it-detic!enCy of vision or some
thing like that But you seem to see all
right
Il see too WELL" said l. ITS the
same with my father. 1t was so with
his father. We see a face precisely rs
it is, and if it changes in the least 1t
is another face to us. We do not carry
with us the vague and varying images
of those we know, which serve best
for purposes of general recognition.
We hold one accurate picture. and it
either fits or it doesn't. Do you un-
derstand? | probably know more
about your real looks than any other
fellow who ever saw you. But if you
should dye your mustache shade
lighter | might pass you on the street
without Il notion that | had ever set
eyes on you before"
Il think the young lady endeavored
to express some such idea" said Der
ringer. You may readily believe that
| was in no condition to grasp COM
plicated subject. However, be the eX-
PLANTATION what it may, the young lady
was perfectly convinced that the gen
tleman in question would not know
her. She had resolved to play strange
comedy with him. Well, she played
it in New York and was not satisfied
with the result. AT least that is the
rational inference. So we have had
the second act, with changed scene,
and the romance has come to perfect
conclusion"
at has?" | cried. why, man, |
haven't spoken a word to her. | have
not been within a hundred yards of
her."
He shook his head and smiled sadly
Il have no right to pry into your af-
fairs" said he, but l should be insane
and blind If l did not perceive how
completely you have come under her
spell Otherwise it Is obvious that |
could not have told this story to you.
+ Yet because | am the loser and am
going away, l really wished to speak
one frank word to you. believe that
you are a fine fellow in every way.
know that you will do as near right as
any man can, and you have my best
| wishes, my most earnest congratula-
TONS
His voice was unsteady with emo
ton.
"Derringer," said 1, you've gone
completely off your head. You're right
as to Miss Lamoine. of course. was
fool not to have seen it before, and
If we had had this conversation in New
York I'm afraid you would have seen
me dance jig in the presence of youl
grief. But that's all changed now
That imp of Il brother
"Lunatic," he cried. "he isn't her
brother! Don't you see that she has
merely taken Miss Lamoine's name
She borrowed her friends personalit.
with the connivance of the Cushings
but she was and is Sibyl Wayne. Thu
Miss Lamoine whom you and / have
met is no more sister to Jimmy thai
to the man in the moon"
| shook my head, holding it at tn
same time in my hands.
1T doesn't make any difference"
insisted. She'll always be his sister 81
far as | am concerned. Jimmy has set
tied me. l knew the boy was an ennis
sary of the devil as soon as l saw him
! And he has done his work well. Yol
wouldn't believe that such trifie coul'
turn the scale of a mans destiny, Blu
hearts are queer things. If Miss La
moline is Sibyl Wayne, I'm going bacl
to South Africa"
This is no subject for jest" SAT-
he.
Jest l groaned. Il am worse thai
serious. Derringer, I'm speaking to yo
from the innermost depths of my SOU
Go in and win. Don't think that m
fathers wishes will defeat you. III