The Washington herald., 1910-12-03
PART SECOND.
CHAPTER CONTINUED.

She took It up again with new eour-
age. AS I've said. I don't know when
Leah left. I only know that when rang
for her yesterday morning she didn'
come. I went into her room and she
wasn't there. She wasn't downstairs,
King didn't know anything about it"
Nor Uncle Jerdon?"
Uncle Jerdon has been away for three
days. visiting his nephew. who's ill. You
see, she-the other one-was here for two
DAYS running II hasn't happened so for
years So whether IL happened. what
ever did happen, on Monday or Tuesday.
can't telh-Leah might have left either
day"
"How do you know that the other one
was here for two deys?'
only because Sunday is the last thing
remember before yesterday morning.
The doctor was down then. You know
that there's a hiatus when she's here-a
perfect blank In my memory. ] lose time.
as she does when I'm here.
Her mention q the doctor started a
new train Of thought, but l put that by
for the present, TO tell her OF the letter
I had received from Leah. which made
il probable that she had left on Tuesday.
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situation was serious enough. was sure.
for mo 10 disobey Leah's injunction TO
secrecy.
oh" said JOY. that relieves my mind
a little. 1t shows that Leah had plan.
and she must have stayed somewhere
near here, expecting you, though how she
happened 10 miss you. I don't see. It's
quite right for you 10 have told me. for I
had already telephoned 10 you-to-day,
after you started. l was surprised TO see
YOU appear so soon, for that reason. /
was at my wits end yesterday. but 1
hated to drag you into this. But what
could I do? DR.. Copin has gone out Of
town for a few days"
I'm glad you sent for me-" I said. Il
shan't have to feel that I'm htruding.
But now the question IS. why doesn't
Leah come back? Why didn't she wait
for me at the station
"she must have been awfully fright
ened, 10 have gone away like this" Joy
said
perhaps she discharged her-I know
she complained OF Leah a good deal"
Yes; I've thought OF that But l fear
It's even worse"
In any case. there's no reason why
she shouldn't come back, now that the
other one has disappeared I said.
How can Leah tell?" JOY exclaimed.
How viii she know whether It is I or
the other one? We're really the same
person. outwardly. There's no difference
that she could recognize unless she
talked to me. That's what terrified me.
Then, for the first time, saw the
dilemma. How. indeed. could Leah
know? The same woman, the same
clothes-but yet. how different! "Have
YOU no sign?" I asked Haven't you
ever arranged It with Leah so that she
can tell?"
"Oh, not for case like this It has
never been necessary. You see. the
change always comes at night, at least
always during sleep, so that when wake
up she can tell right of. by asking me
what I'll have for breakfast. We've ar
ranged II so that I shall always give
fanciful reply, and let her give an obvi-
Gus commonplace one. But now. Leah
daren't come in. for she knows that II
I should happen to be the other one,'
there'n be the same terrible something
that happened before~a quarrel, or
worse
still. there are some apparent difrer-
ences. You dress differently. II seems 70
me- You usually wear white. Won't
Leah know by her experience OF you
both?'
"oh. no; you can't tell. She's so whinn-
sical-sometimes she'll do one thing, and
sometimes another. like a child. You
can't depend on her. She's tricky, too"
Il could tell. I'm surely your eyes.
Hers are darker. and the pupils are d.
lated, aren't they. usually?"
''Yes-but Leah daren't come near
enough for that, don't you see? Oh. she
must be In agony. poor girl But how
do | know? She may be deadr'
You forget that she has written 10
me since leaving
oh. yes-that is a relief. But ! may
have hurt her"
"Oh, JOY, Don't say you could have-it
was not you. It was Edna"
We'll how can l tell whether or not
I'm responsible?'
Il don't think she would have struck
her." I said
No? She did once, though. She stab
bed Leah with a carving tool on the wrist
1t always sickens me to see that scar.
Oh, she has temper! I.oor Leahl''
: She lay back on the cushions again and
closed her eyes. Her hand had relaxed
in mine.
I looked at her, so wearied and pale,
and said softly
You Just drop or TO sleep for a little
while. and I'll think it over
She nerved her body. and pulled herself
up.
"Oh, nol' she exclaimed I'm dying
for sleep. but don't you see I can't? II 1
should fall asleep who would il be that
would awake? Il might De she.T