Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

tails, and YOU be at
dinner.
81 won't be cross at dinner said Wallace elaborately
trying to shut the door He failed because Henderson
was entering When the door finally closed, Wal
lace leaned his back against 1t and said slowly and IN
sultingly:
al won't be cross at dinner, because I'm going
to have any dnner-at least not with this fellow here
l don't dine with liars and swindlers and lmpostors
Hello. | seem to be a whole colony in myself, SAID
Damon lightly
"You see!" said Wallace nodding his head wisely at
Sara. "He knows who mean.
"Of course | know am the person you are trying to
insult, said Damon, with apparent irritation. But l
forgive you, Wallace, because YOU are not quite your
self"
Mrs. Keene appeared shrnkingly from an inner
I'm sorry you should be present at this exposure
couldn't let you dine with this scoundre"
Henderson nterpOsed. You making serious
charge. Mr.. Wallace he said gravey, and are
calling young friend offensive names. You will be
good enough to explain what you mean.
Clear as paint. replied Wallace Il mean ne ism
Larrabee Damon.
Henderson laughed with faint amusement. "Next
you'll be saying I'm not Henderson he retorted.
81 don't believe you are; but | don't whether
you or not, for I've got nothing to do with you
year ago Larrabee Damon goes travelling. All right,
he's done it before and expect to him back again.
l get line two from him, and then nothing more.
Nobody hears from him for months. not the girls
Girls" cried Sara. who is the other?"
"Never you mind. I'm not concerning myself with
his private affairs just now. No one heard from him.
L >
time, | am have his money. | don't wish the real
Larrabee Damon any harm; but don't propose to sit
down and see play-actor get my money. All of
sudden when am just thinking of taking steps about
my inheritance pay-actor who says he is Lar
rabee Damon
Gan YOU prove am not?" asked Damon
II may have taken little today but my head is
clear Wallace replied Savagely. Il prove it in
half dozen ways Look at your mouth your check,
your hair! Then, there is your voice.
Sara said Damon, turning to her and speaking
tendery as he judged wise, do YOU think
postor?"
Il never dreamed of such thing@ she gasped.
why, look at his hair! What color was Larrabee
Damon's hair" Wallace shouted
lit was red, have to admit that. | was looking
at a lock last night" she murmured
Red and very curly This is reddish brown speckled
with gray and wavy. And his mouth and smile
different"
Damon leaned back in his chair and spoke easily.
Come now, Will, if there money at stake, if
merely poor man, you would never have doubted
my identity. The money has blinded your judgment.
I've said half dozen times you that had bad fall
In that fall naturally badly up. ANY physog-
nOmst will tell you that the whole look of a mans face
will alter if the line of his mouth changed You can
when my face repoSe that the received on
the left side of my mouth has given it sidewise line,
and when smile confess it's very crooked smile
oh but not ugly" put in Sara.
Thank you, Sara; but not in character that is,
in my old character,-and therefore Will objects. Do
you consider my voice altered, Sara?
"Oh don't know. Very little, if any: perhaps
trif1e rougher deeper.
That fall-the cash my neck somehow hurt the
vocal chords. AS to the color of my hair, don't know
whether | told you not that along with my other
troubles had brain fever They shaved my head and
the hair in darker color and sprinked with gray
"A likely story sneered Wallace.
ASK any doctor if it doesn't happen" said Damon.
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