Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-13
His Other Self A for6ery Within
 the Law By MARY D. BLAKE Copyright, 1910. by American Press
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By MARY D. BLAKE

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 A man was sitting on the piazza of . summer hotel in Maine when anoth- CT man came up the steps and, after eytng him sharply. advanced toward him and said:
 MT. Pierson, believe"
 You have the advantage of me. air."
 'I have seen you several times and have been introduced to you. Are you not Richard Pierson of Chicago~
 If you will excuse me. sir. l prefer not to tell you who am until learn something about yourself Doubtless you are perfectly honest and sincere in taking me for an acquaintance, but you must admit that such methods are so often taken with a sinister motive that it behooves us 10 be on our guard on the advances of stranger"
 You are perfectly right. am Mark Anderson and have often been in Chi caro. There 1 have met Mir. Richard Pierson. If you are not he you resem- ble him sufficiently to be his twin brother"
 "I confess" replied the other, soften ing. that I have often been taken for this man Pierson. I wish that l could say that l am be, for I understand he has a fortune. When were you in Chicago. sir?-
 Anderson told him that he had left Chicago but few weeks ago, adding:
 If you are not Richard Pierson of Chicago will you now kindly tell me who you are:"
 Lowering is my name-Alexander Lowering"
 MT. Anderson. while he carefully re- trained from appearing 10 court MT. Lowering. lost no opportunity of put ting himself in his way. Lowering at first appeared to be trying to avoid the man. but gradually gave way and suffered himself to become intimate with his new acquaintance. Finally Anderson mentioned a certain young widow-a Mrs. Markland. Lowering pricked up his ears.
 '.The man you resemble" said An derson. twas at one time attentive to her.
 Lowering winced.
 One morning the two men were in the writing room of the hotel. Low ering was writing a letter. He had finished and addressed it and was be ginning another when he was called away. leaving the addressed letter on the table at which he had written it. When he returned Anderson said to him:
 Do you know that your handwrit- ing is very like that of the man mis- took you for?'
 How dosy you know that?" asked Lowering.
 ''i could not help seeing the address on the letter you left on the table when you went out"
 Are you familiar with this man whats his name?
 "Pierson."
 "Pierson's handwriting"
 Yes" How did you become so:
 Well. the fact is that Pierson was 8 suitor for the hand of a woman I know"
 And she showed you his lettersY'
 She did once"
 Did she consider that honorable?'
 Well. the truth is I had heard things about Pierson. and. the lady be- ing my friend. I thought it my duty to tell her. She showed me a letter to convince me that I was mistaken, but i convinced her al last" Lowering did not seem to take enough ther.
 Il wonder" said Anderson, If your signature is as much like Pierson's as your handwriting is." We're not of the same name" Write his name, Richard c. Pier son."
 Lowering wrote the name and show ed it to Anderson, who studied it care fully. '1 think l have a note from pierson," he said. "Ill get 1t and com pare the two signatures" Going to his room. he returned with the note. It simply informed Mir. An derson that q certain request of his could not be granted. Not even an expert" said Anderson, "conld tell the signatures apart" He looked up at Lowering and found Lowering looking at him with q changed. a cunning. expression. Let's drop this fencing" said the latter. ''I understand what you are up to- "weE?" I'm your man. but I won't have anything 10 do win the matter except the penmanship." You mean "I'l! write the check. You1l have to do the rest" You tumble too easily. I'm afraid ot you"
 "Notbing risked. nothing gained" What amount do you propose to go for?"
 What do you propose? This is youi suggestion l suppose you have fig ured on getting funds Sout of this man before and are posted on what he will stand" This was true. Anderson had figured or getting funds from Pierson and knew where he kept his bank account and what was his credit It was agreed between the two men that Lowering should draw a check for S25.O00 on .