The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-11-25

''HuT You said Yourself
''Ir>: | ,liG. Just wanted To test
Won. Now | commence 10 doubt that
you really still hav" my picture"
Il can show if To- ynn.'
Are You certain it,; not some OthC"
girl that you've mistaken for me? One
Is liable Ia mistake one person for an
other unless there's Il special rcaSon."
no danger. There's not another girl
in tile world like You. l knew You the
moment saw YOU
"Knrw me-"
YES. across the ballroom
''I0u had forgotten me. them"
81 meaiI." lie exclaimed slowly. like
one who picks his way, that | anew
You for The one %irl cared about"
'Oh-h! Eat WAS il ut IL ball We first
met: | remember your telling me that
three years ago. hut / didn't think it
WAS ut Il ball that that knowledge
came /" you. We met first LET'S st"
where was it,:
AT al its idi0tic. but for The life
of me / can't remember for he Ino-
ment. You We're the important matter.
Ill else
It's hardly to he expected You
shoy!,i rrcullrct" she said. compassion
atin% his confusion. at WAS ut the
| ThorntnnS'."
or course the ThorntonS. knew,
but I couldn't think of the name. re-
member Harry telling
Harry: What Harry?"
G.l
course"
''0h. never knew there was Il broth
cr. And Ii" told you
That h" wanted me to meet you.
He said. Phil. there's a.
"Why. | thought your name was
Harry. but possibly that's changed in
three years t"n. You used To be called
HARM.
"A man may have two names, mayn't
| hc:"
at seems like it,
Il mean he may have more than one
name. My nam" is Henry Philip Nor
ton. MI my old chumS at college called
me Phil
| Il might have understood 50 stupid
! of me. So Mr.. Thornton WAS IL chum
! Of Yours iii COLLEGE,:
/ "Nr>. Great friends we were"
"Lnd that's how you came To know
| his sisters: Charmin" girls. weren't
: they"
VERY. vr;y charming. only | don't
! want to talk :'hnuI them now. It's
! sur!' Il waste.
/ "W!iy. have You u'llrTcl"d?''
| "Nn not exactly"
81 Thought p"rhapS you had. hcc:ll!Se
Clara Thornton just PASSED. and ne-
| thvr Of You spoke. ! lhou@hf il curl
GUS
Yes OF corr.:' | raw hrr-but--
| its rather Il paitful subject with me.
| and 80 if y"u d"n't mind let's get off
| it,
| He looked off sadly. with Il prrturDGd
| expression Of r""il,rma!.,r due nat
uraIly /" lie paiil he WIS feeling
! There was silence for Il monlr?t or so.
and then. hcariu" Il little S"hI,iE@
! sound. l." turned toward her.
| She WAS bending over. her face
buried in hey hands Like flash ii
came over him what WAS the matter.
| She cared for him AMI thought he
| cared for the Thornton girl.
''Mar@arr1.' he said. Margaret. dear,
1t was nothing of that kind. I've ucv-
er cared for any other woman but YOU
| honestly"
! Suddenly Sh" lifted hrr face. There
We're traces OF tears in her eyes.
"Oh. you fraud" she cried "You
! utter Fraud
Il tell YOU
You impo>tor! Aud You fancicd
| believed you:"
She drew Il folded letter from the
folds of her gown and found Il place
| in it.
"Reah that Mr.. Philip Morton. and
| then
Morton read The part she indicated.
And now the greatest news. OF
course. YOU sly puSs. know of your
Irritation with Harry Morton three
| years AGO and that yoU gave him Your
| PHOTOGRAPH. Well. my dear. it seems
! iir:.t Harry twin brother. Phil SAW
| The picture and rescued it when Harry
WIS it.rI:n: his >ralps. just before his
rli.rrii-". i'hfS kept it on his mantcl
! fuT three. !''r.. Now he is going west
as wi.;;l e. You think: He proposes
| to stop off III Glendale and pretend he's
Harry. STAY at The .IulInStoIS nd pick
up the ends of the affair with you
right where Ii" dropped them. Isn't
| that impudence: He has made Il bet
with Harry that hr can do this. and hr
should he taught Il lesson. He is exact
ly like Harry. as good lookin" and
nicer. and I'm afraid
You needn't read the rest" Miss
Travcr$ interrupted. Its nothing 10
do with !"u.' She turned Il severe
countrnanrr toward The ciIlprit. 1t is
t; very nice tri'!l To try and play on u |
girl isn't il: So conference.-the
Il suppose il wasn't fair but
"But what: want tn he just
"Wcll. il wasn't all II lie The picture |
was all said tn me- and have known |
ever sine" | met You that cared for |
you. but ! suppose you are awfulIy of |
Tended and it,. Hll ever
at should be. shouldn't it. as 1t pun
iShnnnt: Thrr" ought To- lc some pun |
iShm"nt surely.
Il shall lose my bet. Isn't that |
enough unless You'll let m" win it,
why. low can =
It'll" threads. YOU know. Let ne pick |
en- MP where Harry dropped them. |
Then Iii win. You said You were go |
ing walking. weren't you. that day.
and you couldn't because of the rain: |
| fancy tomorrow will hr Il fine day. |
The STARS ~" very bright. Lax NJ |
through the palms there. Mayn'r |
com" tomorrow for y"u:"
You dent deserve it. and | won't !
promise. but shall be home At :; ana |
Your waltz. Mr.. .Ac!l"rly: Yes. 81 il is. |
TOO bad you had such Il lunt fer re. |
was Just going in.
Miss TrHvrr$' hani fum1,iri FOR |
moment adjusting her roses. then she |
moved away to The ballroom. lravinL' |
behind her On The iircr :, bud lust open |
ing to the world.
Morton picked il up and put i in his |
buttonholr
Il am quite sure tomorrow will lie & |
pleasant DAY" said ll".
VI. xico's Floating Gardens. |
Tie Heating gardens in the lakes 1ear |
the City of Mexico were recently Wis |
tied 10y an English naturalist, who re- |
ports them Il paradise AMI accounts |