Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-11-25

/ US iSte Tor the Genaaefnent that
vas sure 70 follow. Al the end Of this
our HFst meeting it was evident that
@e we're mutually pleased with each
other. and II we continued To be so the
wishes Of the lady's guardian would
be carried cut. What these wishes
were n haw far they would tend to
her enrichment didn't care. When |
aroSe 70 70 she said.
But You are not going before see
ing thy sfepmother and my half sis
tiers They are my only relatives
Pardon me. | replied u am rafh.
eF shy OF meeting strangers. especially
under the present. circumstances. How
would il do for them to get a sight Of
ne the way you did-threugh the key
holes.s
IT reu ever mention that again You
nay consider the matter broken of be-
tween Us forever. After all. | think Ii
IS well that ron should meet them
during later visit
II n SURE Of II How often do you
think You can endure call from meE"
As often as YOU like
wondered whether Miss Effing-
ham considered that we were enga ged
and would grant me an enga ged mans
privilege or. rather. expect me 10 take
t. ! didn't wish To presume so far on
a mistaken Identity and was going
away without kiss, The lady must
have considered herself engaged. for
she made It plain that ne such cold
departure would please her. took
the kiss. and though il was intensely
enjoyable. / felt that | had received
that Ia which WAS net entitled
When I stepped out Of that apart
ment house into The open air WIS
fairy evernewered by the change
which had come over me since ! bad
entered H. There We're pleasarable
sensations confused with horrible an.
Ticipafions WHAT would | do during
tie uext fea. weeks while this other
Townsend sas away Vas | 10 Try
10 win the Girlf | conned over the
question as to whether or no il would
be honorable for me 10 do SO. There
We're several points In my favor. In
the FIRST place was twice as well
fixed in worldly possessions as the
other fellow In the second. | had
found favor In Miss Efingham's sight.
and she bad Yet to see him. She
might on meeting him take great
dislike TO him | secretly hoped she
would took pleasure In depicting
him in my minds eye as red headed
freckled. snub messed chap with the
forehead of an orang outang.
went straight home sat down In
an easy chair aud tried to think OF
some plan whereby might come out
of the matter with eciat instead Of con-
tempt. but failed to find one.
What would have been the outcome
had not bsen pienned with an arrow
shot from the little god l don't know.
II would probably have been far diff
ferent from what IL WIS ! vowed to
keep away from Mss Efiingham and
the consequences Of my first visit 10
her kept nyrEesaiution by calling
the next day. and the next and the
next. for two weeks. every day In
tending a confession and never making
one. Meanwhile the matter between
US was "A case of desperate love.
went to see my sweetheart one
day aud learned that the sword sus
pended over me had fallen. | found
her In the room where | had irst met
her. talking In an excited state to
man who. as entered. looked at me
scrutinizingy. Miss Efhngham. as IL
TO shut us both from Der mind. sank on
a sofa and concealed her face with
her handkerchief
who are Won. -sir?" Il asked The
lady does not seem iasained to intro
duce us.
Il am Edward Townsend.
And | am John Townsend"
Il am the Townsend. sir
Edith" said. tits all out You
msstook me for this gentleman. and |
Permitted you to continue IN your mis-
AXE. All that remains TO be done Is
for sou 10 decide between US.
.Leave me. both Of YOU. she walled
The other Townsend and myself nat
uraiiy obeyed and AT the same time,
II was an embarrassing walk through
fbe. corridor and miserable ride down
the ELEVATOR was much put out TO
discover that the real original Town
send was far better looking man
than myself When We parted NJ the
utter door We both raised our hats
polifely. Sowing AT each other. and
went IN different directions.
Within week n little note came to
me addressed IN a woinan's hand
tore 1t open II read;
dearest. come to NE
Then I knes ] was the real Town
send.
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