The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

'Soupe tomato" said he contentediy.
''and poulet roti with creme dasperges.
Also petits pols. Doesn't It take you
back chez Juliette In the rue St
Beuvef"
1T was Gabrielle In my day." smiled
the consul.
II keep forgetting you're not Hsrk-
ness.s went ON young Randolph. put
ting down the slate. You're SO awful
ly like him, you know"
ALAS, I'm so awfully like every
body" sighed the consul. 1T has dark
ened my life. assure you"
"How very interesting" exclaimed
young Randolph. dellghtedly. And
suppose 1t has had Its pleasant fea-
lures, too"
1T did once" admitted the consul.
smiling as the trim little Frenehman
served the soup. but only once-and
that Is nearly fifteen years ago.
II would like to hear about It," sug.
gested young Randolph. eagerly.
The consul began taking his soup
which spread before him. hot sayory
uchSiously aiuiiuss az ouiy ffeheu
potage knows the secret OF being. He
regarded the young man meditatively.
IL haven't told many persons" he
said at length, but | think | shall
rather like to tell you. You're very like
your uncle. Douglas. | had just left
him in New York on the very day II
happened
II was sitting In the drawing room
car on the Washington express when
the young lady appeared. We had just
stopped at small station TO water the
engine. and she was the sole passenger
10 enter the car.
"She was an unusually beautiful |
Southern girl. and the few persons In |
the ear turned TO stare enviously at me |
as she made directly for my chair, and
seized my hands in ners.
II had not been mistakenly identi-
led for some time. and | had rather
forgotten my misfortune, so that was
quite unprepared for the phenomenon
However. | recovered from my sur
prise as soon as possible, and assisted
her TO an adjacent chair while
gained a short respite to collect my
scattered wits In arranging her lug
gage
"she smiled up at me in perfect hap
piness. and giving my hand a covert
pressure. whispered;
30. Tom. I'm so happy. really
don't in the least mind clipping with
you
"A cold chill took possession Of me.
was some one else again. and I was
also clipping. II was terrible. didn't
wen know her name.
You're quite sure you love m. bet.
er than you do MoilleT she question
d. evidently greatly In earnest.
TO say reassuringiy. Yes. In. !.
Iced. hate Mollie.'
Il had never known a Mollie. 90 ,
elt quite secure In the assertion
"'She told me yesterday went on :
he girl. smiling. that you were false
o me: that you had asked her to mar :
y you
THAT was a lie.' said I. calmly. I
ave never asked Mollie TO marry mo
~ was sure OF II. dear said she.
knew II when I got your note beg
ing me to elope with you She smiled '
weetly across at me. But didn't ex- y
ect to ind you on the train. You =,
romised 10 meet me at Washington =
II told her she must excuse every :,
hing. since the affair was 50 sudden - -
nd unexpected to me. and she said =,
cry kindly that she would overlook -
Ferything because she loved me 80 -
uch-
I'VE had a terrible. yet delightful. n
'urney down to the capital. tried
y best to live up to the part was m
ipected to play. but I felt sinking ~
nsat ton as we neared the city. o.
Suppose the real lover should turn 81
lsty and demand reparation1 I must =.
Their marry her myself or disclose my vl
entity In case he did not appear. I'm,
he problem was certainly becoming ~,
rious when the porter came through .
e car with a telegram for Miss An
nette Richmond. I knew II was she. IN
en- before she reached out her hand Al,
r II. -,
she tore It open quickly. and the u,
1t instant I held her fainting In my ala
ms. crushed the telegram In my ,ns
It pocket, but had caught Its mean ed
I. an
The man whom I resembled 90 a.
sely that the eyes Of love had failed Ed
detect the difference had telegraph In n
her of the heartless hoax he and mr.,
Dllie' had played upon her. The tels- ma
I'M announced their marriage. Dc,
Well. I suppose I needn't go Into W.
the details. II was an elopcment, onI
err all. and we sent q telegram to
double and his MollIs. which was 70
y satisfactory to US both. I have
'sys blessed Mollie and her trezcb- In
r. a.
lover commented young Ran ing
ph. what a situationi Any man .ud
h a spark Of chivalry in him would an.
e done exactly what you did. But ctr,
At lottery II might have besnr' ono
I suppose II was rather q lottery" rsr,
1itted the consul. but. you see, the
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