The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-10-03

MI. ShenStOne Is diStartly related TO
me-" he replied. I'VE have a common
ancestor"
But is this good of Shenstone:' &c
manded. tapping the photograph. =
never saw him"
You might ask Mr.. Miles" said he
summoned Miles and showed the
picture.
Finer he exclaimed. Couldn't be
better
Did you ask Shenstone for this"
said l to Sidney. He nodded.
Ever meet him before?' Sidney
shook his head.
WAS he surprised at the sight Of
your"
"He certainly was and amused too.
The resemblance is so close as to te
really ridiculous, considering the Iii
ference In our circumstance"
I paid Sidney the additional SO. and
though l subsequently learned that
he himself had posed for the picture
| never regretted the bargain
About two months later q somewha-
mysterious stranger called upon he
to inquire for Sidney Cohorts Gd-
dress. Suspecting this man to be
collector, I declined 10 give the d.
sired Indignation On the followiag
day lawyer from the Wall stree
district came with the same request
He assured me that be was acting Il
m friends interest. | told him that
Sidney was Just recovering from 81
illness and was in miserable circum
stances and that | would male !.
warm for any one who annoyed him
Then gave the address.
vas not altogether easy il ny
mind, however, and consequently :
called ut Sidney's lodgings one even
ing n the latter part of that week. Tie
vas not at home, and nobody had
seen him for two days Much dis
tCrled, l went to see Miss Dean in
tie studio building, where she dwell
ia girl bachelor fashion.
Miss Dean was quallug with merry.
uG.I-oas though she tried TO conceal t.
was sure that she had been pacing
tie floor, which was Uttered with all
tie evening newspapers. She began
Jy telling me that she did not know
-'s2re Sidney was, but when smilel
a her sadly she abandoned that de-
option and admitted that she did
..u, but was pledged not 10 tell
lie has been so ill., she cried.
c.i2oling her hands dlstructediy. He
ought to be III the country, where Ey
could be quiet and have pare air to
breathe"
is lie in any sort Of troub.e?' !
t,.cl. ana she said no. except that lie
#as very weak from Illness aud
aoaded rest.
rs lie ut work."
Yes"
Then lie Will soon have some mon
q. and can 90 cut OF town. said /
twenty dollars week" she re
pended with whitening scoTu
That was all learned about Sidney
lat Miss Dean consented to speak more
Irn IS Of herself tloG2ht it my duty
FOB inquire. because for al kew she
L-.g.t be peuulless. u appeared how
,cr JhaJ she was d fairly Good man
ger and. though tie allowance upon
which she lived was barely sufficient
for her support, she had never gone in
debt Indeed Sue had for Il time pre-
served some small savings, bGt these
She had spent for Sldney during his
illness Sidney did not know this, Of
couras. !, would never occur 10 him
that lr,la expenses for s.c.; mans
Gelcaa provcudcr could have any con
i5l total
SILVIA quite frequently after
y f.. cd not see sidney nor could
Of him, though ! made va
s leavors. a hint from Sylvia
case l.a The iMpres ion that TIE mystic
work H. which Siduey was en-
.-eG might not ba viewed with ap-
,-a,al lT stern L-g.aIist. and this led
49, 20 Believe that Le was employed by
letale. II wa u le. however
aa, Eo might be SERVING Shcastoue's
Could it ly possible that his
re hlance to the s-eeu,G,or was be-
5,- o. ed in some W.. scheme Of per
,aat.0n? Sidney woGi. never consent
&, ach DISHONEST, Ink 20 The hands Of
liz shrewd and reckless t-el who were
tGis1aG Shenstone's pool my friend
..aaL be Il mere child. Il would be no
tro-ble at all for them 20 make Sidney
believe that black was white.
,via was rs careless ais most wom-
ga .c Of the eta,y; o. Dos. ness. Her
In =