The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-06-06

prise. Look here. papa. you be glad
you got your coin. I'll make It a half
If you need 1t, but don't try to cen me
like that"
ITS most remarkable resem-
blance" stammered the embarrassed
Ripley. II 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 10 he ashamed of yourself"
Ned went straight into the telephone
booth and called up Agnes. He rapid
ly sketched the conversation, and when
Mr. Ripley arrived at the house she
was ready for him.
"Was 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"
"Di1 he have on gray vest and a
blue tieT lie asked irrelevantly.
Evening dress and of course
white tie." she answered. why do
you askT"
Her father passed his hand across
his forehead.
1T is very strange" he murmured to
himself as he made for the stairs. Il
think that had better go right to bed
The girl looked after him. and her
impu to run and tell him that he
had been right was strong. But her
love for Ned was stronger. and she for.
bore.
MIR 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-
nes advanced convinced him that he
had beeu in error regarding Ned's ar
rest, ard Ned was forbidden the house,
while Agnes was forced to lay aside
the enga. cement ring.
On the street Mr. Ripley kept a sharp
lookout for Parrish. aud some two
weeks later his search was rewarded.
IL want to return that loan, Mr.. Par
rish," he said as he rushed up. II was
50 excited over my error the other
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 I arrived today from San
Francisco. am afraid that you have
made some mistake"
| you are not Mr.. ParrishT" Ripley
gasped. "a most remarkable like
ness"
II am not battered" said the stran-
| ger coldly. II believe that there is
fellow named Parrish who somewhat
resembles me. believe that he Is
bookmaker. He was In California last
year following the horses"
do you mean to say you are not the
man who obliged me with the loan OF
quarter few evenings agoT
II should think that my statement
was sufficiently definite" he said cold
ly. "Your persistence Is impertinent."
That was the final straw. With a
murmured apology Ripley turned
away.
An hour later he looked into the mu-
sic room, where Agnes was idling at
the piano She looked up as the door
opened.
"You can write young Harrington
that perhaps was mistaken" he said.
perhaps / made mistake when ]
said that he was in that pool room
crowd. You might ask him up to din
ner tomorrow evening II you want to-"
Agnes ran across the room and threw
her arms about his neck.
There, therew he said. ITS all
right, my dear. We are all Of us liza.
BILE to make mistakes. Ned has tele-
phone. hasn't heT'
She darted up the hall to where the
telephone hung. He followed her more
slowly.
Agnes!'' ne called as he started up
stairs. She turned at his voice.
"Be sure and get the right one" he
said ambiguously And he wondered
why she laughed.