The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-07-03


If you need it but don't try to con me
like that"
.It's most remarkable resem-
blance," stammered the embarrassed /
Ripley. Il have known Mr.. Earring
ton since he was boy. and the resem-
blance is most startling"
Here comes your car: ride on said
Ned as he turned into the hotel. You
ought to be ashamed Of yourself
Ned went straight into the telephone
booth and called up Agnes. He rapid
" sketched the conversation, and when
Mr.. Ripley arrived at the house she
was ready for him.
.sWas young Harrington here this
EVENING" he asked. Agnes nodded.
HE says there was some mistake
about your seeing him in that crowd,
she began. .He seemed very much
annoyed
"Did he have on gray vest and
! blue tieY' he asked irrelevantly.
Evening dress and Of course
white tie" she answered. why do
you ask?"
Her father passed his hand across
his forehead.
1T is very strange" he murmured to
! himself as he made for the stairs. i
/ think that had better 60 right to bed"
The girl looked after him, and her
| impulse to run and tell him that he
had been right was strong. But her
love for Ned was stronger. and she for
/ bore.
] Mr.. Ripley called at Ned's Office the
next morning, but that young man
stoutly denied all knowledge of the
loan, and still more strenuously did he
deny the language he had been ac-
cused of using. Mr.. Ripley was more
| at sea than ever and could only stare
dumbly after the young man as the
latter went back to his desk.
But none of the arguments that Ag-
mes advanced convinced him that he
had been in error. regarding Ned's ar
rest, and Ned was forbidden the house,
while Agnes was forced to lay aside
the engagement ring.
On the street Mr.. Ripley kept sharp
lookout for Parrish, and some tive
weeks later his search was rewarded.
81 want to return that loan, Mr.. Par
rish,' he said as he rushed up. II was
SO excited over my error the othel
evening that forgot to ask your ad
DRESS
The other turned his head in sur
prise.
my dear SIR" he began, my name
is Clifton. could not have advanced
loan since l arrived today from Sar
Francisco | am afraid that you have
made some mistake"
"You are not Mr.. PARRISH" RIPPLE.
gasped. "a most remarkable like
ness"
II am not battered" said the stran
ger coldly II believe that there is ,
fellow named Parrish who somewha
resembles me. | believe that he is
bookmaker. He was in California las
year following the horses"
do you mean to say you are not tn
man who obliged me with the loan 0
quarter a few evenings agoY'
II should think that my statemen
was sufficiently definite" he said cold
". "Your persistence is impertinent.
That was the final straw. With ]
murmured apology Ripley turne
away. $3.50 g
An hour later he looked into the mt
sic room, where Agnes was idling q
the piano. She, looked up as the doc
opened.
..You can write young Farringto
that perhaps was mistaken" he sait
perhaps l made mistake when
said that he was In that pool roor
crowd. You might ask him up to dill
ner tomorrow evening II you want to.
Agnes ran across the room and threv
!. her arms about his neck.
o There, therer' he said. Its a
right, my dear We are all Of us II,
4 BILE to make mistakes. Ned has tel,
phone, hasn't heY'
she darted up the hall to where Ii
: telephone hung. He followed her moi
2 slowly.
Il Agnesws he called as he started vi
i stairs. She turned at his voice.
2 BE sure and get the right one" b
i said ambiguously. And he wondere
o why she laughed.