The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-28
BILLY AND THE TWINS
BY D M CROWN.

Il was Billy Peters who frst said
that the twin sisters were scrump-
tious. As Billy was twice.a-week
caller at the home Of the Misses FL
len and Mary Roy. # Is TO be pre-
aumed that It meant something fat-
tering
The twins looked alike and dressed
al.ke and sang alike and became SEN
timenfal each In the same way. Billy
didn't know which one be wanted.
Half the time he didn't knew which
was Ellen, and the rest Of the time
he didn't know which was Mary
Where he escorted one, he escorted
the other. It was expensive. Billy
began to run into debt
"This won't DO" he decided "Tll
get a photograph OF each. Then IN
20 OF by myself and decide which
one gets the prize.
The Misses Roy gave their photo
graphs willingly Billy took them
home. He sat down with a lead pen
Gil to mark them for identification
"This one is-H'm! Why didn't l
let them autograph them? Which one
is this oneg Blessed IL know.
Well, wen mark this No. and this
No q"
Next day Billy started on his va
cation. He went to quiet farm
house. The board was cheap, and the
quiet gave him plenty of time to de-
eide his fate. He scanned the pic
lures in the woodland. in the meadow,
in the fields. and in the orchard, Fl
nally his troubled soul was stiled. No
Is smile was Just q bit smiller than
No. 2s.
That's the one III marry" said
Billy Peters.
So he came home. He had decided
that he'd forthwith propose to Nc.
l. Then his soul sickened. Which
was No i
However, Billy was equal TO a little
thing like that. He carried the pho
to Of No. / with him to the Roy home.
The twins entertained him in the par
Ior. Billy took the photo from his
pocket.
Whose little face Is this?" he ask
ed. Mary Roy studied the likeness.
why, that's Ellen"
Ellen studied it. 1T is not It's
you, Mary"
Billy Peters went home with a
headache.
It took Billy two days to straighten
out this tangle. This time he had a
real idea He put two slips Of paper
into hat One was marked Ellen and
the other was marked Mary, He
closed his eyes and drew But Ellen
That night Billy called again. One
OF the twins was in the parlor.
ELLEN" he began, tremulously.
TIN Mary" she smiled.
Billy swalnWed bard. Well, what
difference did It make?
Mary" he asked, will you be my
wifeF
She shook her head. I'm sorry
Billy. | like you. But won't marry
until Ellen marrlesn
The other twin entered the parlor
Billy manipulated his fountain pen and
then shook hands with Ellen. He
seemed quite sorry that he had linked
her hand. But he had her marked
That was the main thing
Half en- hour later one OF the twins
left the room. The one that RENAME,
had ink on one hand. Billy hasteneC
to her side.
ELLEN" he whispered will you b'
my wife,"
She shook her head "I'm sorry
Billy. like YOU. But won't MARI.
until Mary marries,"
Billy Peters staggered to the door
what do you think I am" he de
manded. a Mormon"
But there was still a fight left II
this mrch harassed lover. Soon h'
had another plan. He'd dip up a nic'
chap-Iois Of nice chaps He'd TAXI
them to the Roy home If one Of then
married Ellen he'd take Mary, sAd j
one married Mary, he'd march off Will
Ellen.
He brought nine young men to thei
home Then the twins woke up ant
told him to stop
'rll marry nobody but YOU" salt
Ellen.
And III marry nobody but you
said Mary
But | won't marry you unless yol
marry Mary"
@And won't marry you unless yot
marry Ellen"
"And won't marry until Mary mar
ries"
And I won't marry until Ellen mar
ries."
There was a Wild light in Billy Pc
ters eyes. He thanked them TO
: the great honor they had thrus
upon him and made his way to th
street
Six hours later a man stealthily ar
preached a policeman. who was mind
ing his own business, as police
men do.
"Ssh!" he said Look
The policeman looked. eRaiIroa