Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-14
Fulfilling Their
Promise

for the sixteenth time in his life.
Thereafter he lived and breathed only
when within sight of the dark Wan
kle twin.
The Wankle twins were popular be-
cause they had been obliging enough
to grow up exact opposites. Laura
being extremely dark and Evelyn a
pale blonde This did away with dis
couraging situations, such as begin
ming a remark to one twin and mistak,
emily finishing it to the other. A man
could fall in love with one of them
with perfect ease of mind, since 1t
was always possible to tell which was
which.
When young Sweeney had to go
away he realized that it would be all
of two weeks before he could return.
That desolate period doomed before
him like an eternity.
Say, Laura young Sweeney
breathed as he held her hand in the
seclusion of the summer house, Il
have an idea! When the Chicago
boat comes down the bay past the inn
you be out on the end of the pier
and wave lantern at me and I'll be
up on deck and whistle to you!"
How perfectly lovely" cried Miss
Wankle, temporarily drying her tears.
"Thatll be saying good-by all over
again! You are a genius, Jimmy!
It's easier to let you go, now that |
can do that"
The inn launch bore away the dole.
full Sweeney, together with dozen
or more fathers and brothers bound
for the Chicago boat Then present
~ Laura Wankle strolled disconso-
lately down upon the pier She found
her sister there with young man
whose fathers industry had made it
unnecessary for him to go back to
town to work with the rest of the
men. The two frowned at her. Laura
seated herself, undaunted.
Il am going to wave at Jimmy"
she explained. He wants me to. I'm
so sleepy I don't see how | can keep
my eyes open another instant, but /
wouldn't disappoint him for worlds
when he expects it,"
oh said the blond twin, more
cheerfully, the Chicago boat is due
10 come by in 20 minutes"
Yes, We'll spare you 20 minutes, "
said the young man. That isn't so
bad"
Something surely had happened to
delay the Chicago boat. There was
no sign of it down the bay. The
blond twin had coughed at her pen
sive sister twice distinctly and the
young man seemed politely irritated
at the continued interruption OF his
special conversation.
You'll fall into the water If you
go to sleep sitting up that way,
commented the blond twin. severely.
Il should think you'd go TO bed"
Wen wave your lantern for you!"
suggested the young man. hopefully.
The dark twin made a scornfui
sound. Yes, you would she
breathed. And poor Jimmy sitting
up to keep his promise to me and be-
ing disappointed! The ideal"
Yet as time went on she really
grew terribly sleepy. Besides, she
had a kind heart and hated to spoil
her sisters evening. The boat did
not come
I'D feel just scandalous,' she
murmured, mot to wave that lantern
at Jimmy if the poor dear boy Is sit
ting up all this time so as not to dis
appoint me. But it may be hours!
| Evelyn Wankle. if youll promise new
er to tell on me I'm going to hire
| the porter's little boy to sit here and
swing the lantern at the boat! You
| two'd forget"
"Anvhow," the dark twin told her
self, as she fastened to her room
leaving the porter's son and he'll
| dangling his feet over the pier edge
ut really doesn't make an difference
because I'll be there in spirit anc
Jimmyll think it's | and so will be
Just as happy! | couldn't bear tc
disappoint him, he's so faithful"
Some time later when the big Chi
cago boat slipped down the bay and
past the Cumback inn pier young
Sweeney drowsily turned over in his
berth as certain piercing human wins
ties from the deck reached his ears.
Dear little girl" he murmured, be
fore he sank into the depths of sleeI
again. Il wouldn't have disappointed
her for worlds! That kids earning
his quarter, all right. l told him t.
whistle as long as he saw the Lantern
wave! Think of her sitting up al
this time for mel Girls are SO 70
mantle. Chicago Daily News.