Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-06-07
ALICE GRAHAM'S
DOUBLE.
By W. G. DOUBLEDAY.

By W. g. DOUBLEDAY.
Copyright, 1905. by Daily story pub, Col
| was walking down Broadway,
desperately blue and lonesome to
a degree known only to one who
has sought the metropolis from a
small city and struggled for weeks
against the horrible impersonal-
ness of life in boarding house
where nobody knows anybody
else, and don't want to.
My glum thoughts were inter
rupted by a CHEEKY voice and my
footsteps impeded by a most hope
lessly big masculine figure.
"Alice Graham, upon my life,7
spake the CHEEKY voice, and found
both my hands in two great paws.
"Wben in the world did you come
here, and why didn't you let me
know you were here ?"
The voice was an honest one
there could be no mistake about
that. And the great, kindly, frank
blue eyes, which looked down into
mine were honest eyes, tool
could stake anything Onthat. How
ever, l noticed these things me-
chanically, for / was struggling
desperately for an opening to let
my interceptor know of his error
in identity.
81 am afraid, sir" started.
Pear not" he reiterated, with
a hearty laugh, as he tucked my
hand under his great strong arm
and started down the street with
a great chuckle. Don't you re-
member that we agreed last sum
mer at the lake not to be afraid
that fear was the one hopeless
thing in the world? Ofcourse you
do. Now, look here, / heard all
about your leaving home to study
art, and that you proposed to lose
yourself to your friends and your
old world until yeu had achieved
something-or some other tom
foolishness. But l did think you
would let nae know where you
were, especially as was morally
certain you had come to, New
York, and you knew / was here,
and that | wohldn'tinterfere with
your COMPOUNDED ambition -
might even help you some"
Then it was that the tempter
whispered in my ear; Why not ac-
cept the situation and become
Alice Graham, whoever she was,
'or a time? l was so helplessly
lonesome that the warmth of the
mans friendship was very CRATE
full, albeit it was meant for an
other. Besides, what a lark it
would be. The voice of the tempt
ar shocked me, but / needed hu-
man companionship and sympa-
thy so badly that hesitated-
and fell. Anyway, l was to re
main in the city but short time,
and he need never know of my
deception unless he should meet
the real Alice Graham and by that
time l would be safely away. So
| said nothing.
"Been to lunch?"
l had not
Good" said he. "Come with
me, and we can have a nice, quiet
talk"
In few moments found my
self seated in a quiet corner in an
exclusive restaurant vis-a-vis with
my handsome stranger. The first
fear at my andacity
over, l began to enjoy the excite
ment and danger of the adyen-
ture. BY using the utmost tact
and diplomacy / avoided betray
ing myself, and succeeded in get
ting quite a comprehensive idea Of
the relations Of my HeM acqqaint /
ance with Alice Graham. Aau
He had met her at@house party
during the previous summer, fall,
en- in love with her. iqurted her
desperately, been assured that
she cared for him a great deal, bnt
had determined on. a career, and
would engage herself TO no man
until she had attained some spe-
cess as. an artist. svlf .ss,it
There were two rocks upon