The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-09-05

| "Great Scott" cried. Ts Shenston,
a brother of yours2 should think yol
had sat for this yourself"
"AIr. Shenstone is dlstantly related Il
me-" he replied I'VE have common
| ancestor
"But Is this good OF Shenstone?" de
manded tapping the photograph. 81
never saw him"
"You might ask Mr.. Miles" said he.
| | summoned Miles and showed the
picture.
"Finew he exclaimed. Couldn't be
better"
"Did you ask Shenstone for this 2
said to Sidney. He nodded.
Ever meet him before?' Sidney
shook his head
"Was he surprised at the sight OF
you?"
"He certainly was and amused too
The resemblance is so close as to be
really ridiculous, considering the diff
ference in our circumstances"
paid Sidney the additional SIS, and
though subsequently learned that
he himself had posed for the picture
never regretted the bargain.
About two months later somewhat
mysterious stranger called upon me
to inquire for Sidney Colbert's ad-
dress. Suspecting this man to be a
collector, l declined to give the de-
sired information. On the following
day a lawyer from the Wall street
district came with the same request.
He assured me that he was acting in
my friends interest / told him that
Sidney was just recovering from an
Illness and was In miserable circum-
stances and that l would make 1t
warm for any one who annoyed him.
Then / gave the address.
l was not altogether easy in my
mind, however, and consequently
called ut Sidneys lodgings one even
ing in the latter part of that week. He
was not at home, and nobody had
seen him for two days. Much dis
turbed, / went to see Miss Dean In
the studio building, where she dwelt
in girl bachelor fashion.
Miss Dean was quaking with nerv-
BUSINESS, though she tried to conceal 1t.
l was sure that she had been pacing
the floor, which was Uttered with all
the evening newspapers. She began
by telling NE that she did not know
where Sidney was, but when l smiled
upon her sadly she abandoned that de-
ception and admitted that she did
know, but was pledged not to tell
"He has been SO i'll" she cried,
clinching her hands distractedly. HE
ought to be IN the country, where he
could be quiet and have pure air to
breathe"
''Is he in any sort of trouble?" l
asked, and she said no, except that he
was very weak from illness and
needed rest.
rs he at work."
Yes"
Then he will soon have some mon
ey and can go out of town." said !.
Twenty dollars weekw she re-
sponded with whitening scorn.
That was all learned about Sidney,
but Miss Dean consented to speak more
freely of herself. / thought it my duty
to inquire, because for all l knew she
might be penniless. 1t appeared, how
ever, that she was fairly good man
ager, and, though the allowance upon
which she lived was barely sufficient
for her support, she had never gone in
debt. Indeed she had for time pre-
served some small savings, but these
she had spent for Sidney during his
Illness Sidney did not know this, of
course 1t would never occur TO him
that little expenses for a sick mans
delicate provender could have any con-
siderable total.
saw Sylvia quite frequently after
that, but did not see Sidney nor could
| get track of him, though l made va
rious endeayors. =. A hint from Sylvia
gave me the impression that the mystic
rious work in which Sidney was en-
gagged might not be viewed with ap-
me to believe that lie was employed by
1t was possible, however,
that he might be serving Shenstone's
enemies. Could it be possible that his
resemblance to the speculator was be-
ing used in some wild scheme of per-
Sidney would never consent
to such dishonesty, but in the hands of
the shrewd and reckless men who We're
fighting Shenstone's pool my friend
would be mere child. 1t would be no
trouble at all for them TO make Sidney
believe that black was white
Sylvia was us careless as most wom-
en- are OF the ethics of business, Her
sole anxiety in this matter was for Sid
neys health. made out that she had
either very meager reports OF him or
none at all.
Il should not be surprised any day
to hear that he was dead" said she to
me, with black foreboding written on
her face.
| think 1t was not twenty four hours
regular daily report from one OF the
city news bureaus and came upon this
typewriter upon the thin,
dirty yellow paper that they use:
"Sidney Colbert, a writer, was taken
to st. Margaret's hospital late last
night suffering with ulcer of the stom-
ach. An immediate operation will be
necessary. In this disease surgery Is
not resorted 10 until the ulcer pene-
trates the wall of the organ, and the
chances are always against the pa
Iient Doctors at the hospital declined
to discuss the case"
AS soon as | could get away from
the office | went to see Sylvia. She