Arizona republican., 1911-06-03
.P0LLY0OLy AND THE LUMP
 By Edgar Jepson.
Copyright, 1909. by the Pearson Pub
 fishing Company.

Of it. But for her part, she half wished that he might; she would lose the twenty pounds indeed. but she would not be parted from the Lump.
 But at quarter past six a taxicab drew up before the door; the Honor able John Ruffin and little girl got out of il; the Duchess ran halfway down the stairs to meet them; and Pollyooly's double came into the sit ting-room. ,
 At once the Honorable John Ruffin set the two children side by side to assure himself of the likeness:
 By love. it's wonderful" he cried. Wonderful"
 The likeness was wonderful By some curious freak of nature Marion was Pollycoly's double. She was the same length, breadth, and thickness: she carried herself in the same fash ion; she had Pollyooly's red hair to a shade; she had her white skin and blue eyes; she had her delicate fea- lures. It was only when you looked at her closely that you perceived that she was but an inferior copy of Polly ooly Her hair lacked the lustre of Pollyooly's; it was duller and less
 
 fine a texture as Pollyooly's, and lacked its translucence. Her eyes were blue, but not of the intense deep blue of Pollyoolys. Her features were like. but Nature had molded them with a clumsier hand; and she lacked wholly Pollyooly's angelic expression. But you could only see the differences by 8 close scrutiny of the children together Take either of them apart and she was Pollyooly or Lady Marion Deeping ac- cording as you found her in the Kings Bench Walk, or at Ricksbor. ough Court.
 Having once satisfied themselves Of the likeness, the Honorable John Ruff fin and the Duchess lost no time. With the Duchess as maid the children had exchanged every stitch of their clothing in less than five minutes. Then Pollyooly was Lady Marion Deeping and Marion was Po,lyooly; there was no doubt about il. The Duchess kissed Pollyooly. and wished her good luck; the Honorable John Rufin hurried her down the stairs, out of the Temple, into a hanson; and they drove of to Waterloo.
 As the cab was crossing Waterloo Bridge he said, Everything has gone right so far. All you've got to do al the station Is to stand still; and a policeman will recognize you and take you to Mrs. Hutton. Mrs. Hutton's your maid-youu call her Hutton. Then you sit tight, and let the other people do the talking"
 ''Yes, sir" said Pollyooly.
 Tn tn lar that day fortnight at the top of the Ricksborough home wood at half-past two. If she failed 10 slip away that day, he would be there, from half-past two to half-past five, every day till she did come.
 ''I shall be there the first day, sir" said Pollyooly resolutely, thinking of the Lump.
 T think you will, but don't take any risks" he said, smiling at her. And one last instruction-give yourself airs-plenty of airs. Remember that you're no longer my housekeeper, but the daughter of a duke. Be e red Deeping-a scarlet Deeping if you can"
 Yes. sir" said Pollyooly; and she stiifened on her seat.
 Halfway between Waterloo Bridge and the station he stopped the cab and they got out of it. She walked on: and he followed her, keeping twenty yards behind. In this order they came into the station; and near the booking offices she stopped.
 She had stood there barely three minutes when one of the railway po licemen gazed at her earnestly, bound ad up to her, and cried, Are you Lady Deeping-Lady Marion Deeping?"
 What business is it of yours?" said Pollyooly truculently. Where's my maid-Hutton?"
 "I beg pardon, your ladyship-but we've been hunting everywhere for your ladyship; if your ladyship will come 10 the Superintendents office, you'll find your maid" said the po- liceman.
 Pollyooly followed him, haughtily.
 As he entered the Superintendent office, he cried triumphantly, I've found heri Here she iS,"
 Clerks sprang from their desks and gathered around her; the Superintend- ent himself leapt lithely out of an in- ner office, and asked her where she had been.
 Looking at London" said Pollyooly curtly.
 Seeing that for a long while she had not set eyes on any other portion of the earth's surface, this was liter ally true.
 The policeman was despatched to the North station whither Mrs. Hut ton had repaired in the course of her search. The clerks gloated over Pol lyooly with respectful admiration; then they went back to their work. Pollyooly sat down and waited for her maid
 In a few minutes Mrs. Hutton, a buxom, round-faced woman of fifty summers. arrived, purple, fustered, and vociferous. She enlarged on her terrors and exertions, on the fact that they had missed their train, on her ignorance of what his Grace would say when he heard of his daughters escapade. Then she enquired what Pollyooly had been doing during the half-hour she had been missing.
 Looking at London" said Polly ooly.
 They had not long 10 wait for a train; and Pollyooly enjoyed the jour ney through the country exceedingly. She had not known how much she had