Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-15

Also petits pois Doesn't 1t take you
bacl. chez Juliette in the rue st.
I,euve?'
1T was Gabrielle In my day" smiled
the consul.
~ keep forgetting you're not Hank
ness" went OH young Randolph. put
ting down the slate. you're so awful
~ like him. you know
ALAS. I'm so awfully like every
body" sighed the consul. 1T has dark
cned my life, | assure you"
How very interesting" exclaimed
young Randolph. delightedly. And
suppose 1t has had its pleasant fea-
lures. too"
ut did once" admitted the consul.
smiling as the trim little Frenchman
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. savory.
deliciously allurlng. az only French
potagp knows the secret Of being. He
regarded the young man meditatively.
IL haven't told many persons" he
said at length. but | think l shall
rather like to tell you. You're very like
your uncle, Douglas. had just left
him in New York on the very day It
happened.
Il was sitting in the drawing room
car on the Washington express when
the young lady appeared. We had just
stopped at a small sta ton to water the
engine, and she was the sole passenger
to enter the car.
"She was an unusually beautiful
Southern girl and the few persons In
the car turned to stare enviously at me
+, as she made directly for my chair. and
seized my hands in ners.
81 had not been mistakenly identi-
fed FOR some time; and l. 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 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 covert
pressure, whispered:
so, 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 | was
also clipping 1t was terrible didn't
even know her name.
"'You're quite sure you love me bet
ter than you do Mollie? she question
ed. evidently greatly in earnest.
FASTENED to say reassuringly, Yes, in
deed | hate MOllie.'
Il had never known Mollie 20
felt quite secure in the assertion.
"'She told me yesterday went on
the girl, smiling, that you were false
to me; that you had asked her to mar
ry you
That was n lie said I, calmly. 4
have. never asked Mollie to marry me.
81 was sure Of 1t. dear said she.
4 knew it when | got your note beg
ging me to elope with you She smiled
sweetly across at me- But didn't ex-
pect to find you on the train. You
promised to- meet me at Washington.
IL told her she must excuse every
thing, since the affair was so sudden
and unexpected to me. and she said
very kindly that she would overlook
everything because she loved me so
much.
I'VE had terrible. yet delightful,
journey down to the capital tried
my best to live up to the part I was
expected to play. but felt a sinking
sensation as we neared the city.
Suppose the real lover should turn
nasty and demand PREPARATION? l must
identity in case he did not appear
The problem was certainly becoming
serious when the porter came through
the car with a telegram for Miss An
toinette Richmond knew 1t was she,
even before she reached out her hand
for 1t.
"She tore 1t open quickly. and the
next instant held her fainting in my
arms. | crushed the telegram In my
coat pocket, but had caught its mean
ing.
The man whom resembled so
closely that the eyes Of love had failed
to detect the difference had telegraph
ed her of the heartless hoax he and
'Molie' had played upon her The tee-
gram announced their marriage.
We'll. | suppose | needn't go into
all the details. 1t was an elopement,
a fter all. and we sent a telegram to
my double and his Mollie. which was
very satisfactory TO us both. | have
always blessed Mollie and her treacL-
cry"
"Jove" commented young Ran
dolph. what a situation, Any man
with spark Of chivalry in him would
have done exactly what you did. But
what lottery it might have been"
II suppose it was rather a lottery"
admitted the consul but. you see,
drew the prize. Utica Globe.
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Echo Had No Chance.
Il do not understand it, said the