The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-21

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the book seemed to be identified with
the spot
I'm In love with Eleanor Trimble."
he said.
The girl looked up at him with a
surprised or rather a startled express
sion.
She's IN many respects my beau
| ideal Of a woman"
Aren't you talking about the hero
Inc OF the storyT she said
why. yes. Didn't say Marcia Col
faxr
The girl smiled. Up 10 this moment
she had looked 30 serious, attended to
her duties in so automatic8l fashion,
that Treadwell was not prepared for
anything so human as a smile.
II see," he added. III have made
mistake. have been interested In
the name written on the fly leaf. To-
morrow, II you can spare me few
moments OF your valuable time, l
would like you to tell me something
about heY-that Is, IL you know who
she is"
II know all about her. she said.
land will be happy to inform you"
"Is she"-
Treadwell was about to ask IL she
was young, but girl came in with a
pile of books to return and he decided
to finish his question the next day.
In the morning he received some
mail with instructions, which served
81 ILL
and promised an indefinite prolonging
Of his stay In b. He was not sorry.
He was quite satisfied with the libra
ry, the story he was reading, his
double heroine and the librarian,
though the last was the only living
one of the three. He reached the IL
brary about II, and, no one being
there, be asked the librarian to tell
him what she knew about Eleanor
Trlmble
1--WE been thinking about my prom
ise," she replied and would recon-
mend your waiting till you have fin
lshed the story"
Treadwell was quite satisfied to do
so and, going to his alcove, buried
himself in his book
One stormy afternoon when the rain
was keeping every one indoors Tread
well, sitting in his alcove, closed the
book he had been reading and took 1t
to the librarian.
I've got 1t into my head" he said,
that there is some connection be-
tween Eleanor Trimole and the her
oine Of that story. AT any rate, am
In love with the two. / don't know
why include Miss Trimble, but II
she Is a real living young woman you
will confer favor on me by Offering
her my hand and heart"
The girls usual sphinxfike express
sion broke with a very pleasant smile.
while over her passed the faintest
blush
"She Is and yet she is not real
living being" she said. > ut Is 8
o'clock and time to lock up. Come
with me and l will show you her pic
ture."
"Her pictures"
Eyes, and her too"
"Is she single or doubleT"
Neither. She Is triple"
II give 1t up" said Treadwelf. II
shall have TO wait"
Taking the girl under his umbrella,
he walked TO a coy cottage where she
lived. Ushering him into living room,
she pointed to the portrait of an old
woman hanging on the wall and said;
Eleanor Trimble."
Treadwelrs face fell. His dream
was shattered.
Come across the hail." said the girl,
land l will show you the double"
The double was a portrait nlso, but
OF a woman about thirty-fve. Tread
we'll WAS not comforted. You told
me that she also lived"
Coloring, the girl said, 81 am also
Eleanor Trimble."
A very different expression came
over the mans face. He started to
say something pleasant, but the situa-
ton was embarrassing He had com
missioned Eleanor Trimble to offer
herself his heart and hand. The girl re-
lieved the embarrassment by continu-
ing:
"Aiy grandmother, Eleanor Trimble.
was the model for Marcia Colfnx. She
owned the copy of the book you have
read and marked certain passages.
My mother. the second Eleanor Trim
BILE, made other marks, sometimes
doubling grandma's. l have made
still others. Sometimes when one Of
us has been displeased by some senti-
ment or act we have made q cross
mark"
"A diagonal" interrupted Treadwell.
Eyes. We have all three been nat
Rrnlly interested In the character, and
both mother and myself have been
often told we and Marcia are triplets.'
singular, isn't It," said Treadwell,
that | should have had a vague
knowledge of the combination
Miss Trimble explained that the copy
Of the book Trendwell had read was
lent to the library.
Treadwell made a failure in the bust
ness matter he went to b. to transact
bat achieved what was of more i'm
uurtance to him. He got wife.
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