The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-10-25


ing this" said Lilly, extending the
money.
Batchelder shook his head, baz
even as he did so Lilly placed the note
In his hand and left him abruptly. She
had sighted lilly coming up the drive
For some reason she didn't want
lilly to know about Mr.. Batchelder
and the loan.
Batchelder, leaning over the rail
watching some approaching golfers
with gloomy preoccupation, was aston
ished to find the girl back again with
another lapse Of memory.
"Oh, here you are!" It was Tilly.
relieved to find that Lilly had not ap-
parently arrived. Have you been
here ever since, and with that bill
still in your hand? How fond of
money you must be-"
But you gave it to me only a Sec
ond ago. he said in a dazed confu.
sion.
"A half hour ago, you meant" con.
tradicted Miss lilly Googan. Does
time fly so swiftly when I am away?"
Batchelder became angry. 1t was
well enough to render strange young
woman a slight favor, but when she
tried to make monkey of one it was
going too far, he concluded.
Il cannot possibly imagine what
your object may be" he began, ''but-"
Lilly Googan was coming up the piaz.
"a, swinging her parasol and glancing
about anxiously for Tilly. Batchelder
drew his hand across his eyes. His
surprise was no more complete than
Lllly's when she saw her friend of
the train episode with her sister
lilly.
Il begin to see light" said Mr..
Batchelder, relief struggling with sur
prise. For few seconds he studied
the twins closely.
will the lady of the train please
raise her right hand?" he asked, visit
fully. Il should like to straighten out
this tangle. why, I've accepted pay
ment from both of you! Lend to a
twin, and you double your money!"
Lilly and lilly stood with their
right hands raised demurely.
"Oh. I say, girls!" he begged, earn
estly. "This isn't fair! Why, have
two dollars that doesn't belong to me
now whom does it belong to? The
owner will please raise the left hand"
Up went both of the Googans left
hands.
I'm not a hold-up man." he said,
laughing in spite of himself at the
appraised hands of his charming tor
mentors. "You refuse to tell? Very
we'll, have an idea" Mr.. Batchelder
took the crisp new bill, which was
still crushed in his hand, and verv
neatly divided it in two pieces. He
extended one to each girl.
With keen appreciation for this So
luton the Googans gravely put the
fragments into their purses, in ex.
change for which they each gave him
a card.
After reading the names Mr.. Batch.
elder glanced up.
"Was it Lilly or lilly that had the
pleasure of meeting on the train?' he
asked.
"That," said the Googans, 'is some
thing you must find out for yourself!
That is, if you care to know"
will you give me the opportunity
to devote some close study to the
subject?'' he asked eagerly.
1t was perfectly exasperating the
precise manner in which the Googans
nodded their saucy heads.
Robert Batchelder decided to find
out which girl it was who had stolen
more than she had borrowed that dav
on the train! The other twin was
equally delighted, but he would be
loyal to the one who had filed his
thoughts from the moment he had
glanced at her across the little table
in the dining car!
Copyright, 1907, by W. G. Chapmano