Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15

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ed to the partition in which to view
his manly FORM :.
Tome here, boys" called Mr.. Carime,
as the two were on their way to the state
room. provided for them by the kindness OF
Captain Flagg, to get some much-needed sleep
Il want to show you a picture, he salo'
abruptly. "Look here" at the same time iac-
ing them to the glass.
Both grew as pale as death as they saw,
for the first time, the reflection OF their Y,. tWo
handsome faces, SO strangely and wonderluiiy
alike, side by side.
What does it mean?" gasped Jack,
"It means this" exclaimed Fred7"that
my twin brother Jack was lost when, he was
a little baby year old; that he had a ring
like this'
Here his trembling fingers drew the ring, ring,
which he had always worn suspended apou'
his neck, from the open collar OF his shlrt.
"Marked j k?" interrupted Jack, tremu
ously, at the same time producing the counter
part of Fred's ring.
Fred put his arm around Jacks neck, and
laid his head down on the upper berth, where,
for moment or two, he cried IKE chilu,
while his heart went up in glad thankfulness
to God And Jack did the same
Now, boys" said Mr.. Carline, you PEI pei
ter both go to your own state room anu 'a'N
matters over between yourselves "
With a silent grasp of the hand; when
said more than any words could do, Fred ana
Jack went to their own state room, AS soon
as the door was closed Jack produced the
camePs hair shawl, and then opening :, a
little oilskin pouch, in which he was in the
habit of carrying his money, ne prouuceu
Ouita's torn letter: L.;
"And here" said Jack, mutely calling his
agitated brothers attention to his own name
the rest of it, as I always shall think, beng
torn off by the same cruel hand that killed
Ouita, for the purpose of wrapping up some
simple pieces of jewelry that poor oulta
owned" H.. :, uooossorv ~
cried Fred. -"The place was -Seaville-my own
town. Uncle Tom Ashurst, who was then a
mischievous boy, took you from the GRIP
where we were both sleeping, one night, and,
for joke, wrapped you in our mother 2 2
shawl. put you in basket, and set 1t on old
Simeon CrolSs doorstep-old Croly being, a
crusty old bache.' He rang the bell, ana doqg-
ed hack. Somes-who was the constable then,
and owed him a grudge-made as though he
took Uncle Tom for burglar or something,
and marched him off to the lookup. And be,
fore fore he cot out YOU were missing, and for all
the rewards offered and detectives employed,
we never got the slightest clew, though eyer eyer
since was old enough, I've somehow felt that
you were alive. -,
sinking of heart, "our mother and father
care both in heaven, dear brother" an
swered Fred, sadly, drawing Jack closer to
himself. "You and I and Uncle Tom are all
! that are left" =. =, o4 .,o snn;to
back again" said Jack, 81 should have nothing
more to ask"
And then, turning into their their respect respective i've
worn nc ont With the fatigue and excitement of
the past forty-eight hours
' Both & &awoke at the same moment, and after
turning out and finding, that it was morn
ing. they found Mr.. Carline pacing the deck
SSWhy, really!'y exclaimed the. latter per-
sonage, who was rather near-sighted, as the
or1 orS' I neyerNnever," repeated Captain Flagg,
pee peering i nt1 into each face "saw such Won
derful resemblance between two living NOR
tals"
great liking to our two boys, after he had
heard something of their strange history. He
was curious old fellow, with still more
curious fund of information, and they were
greatly entertained by him.