Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-20

IT was Billy Peters who first SAID tha'
the twin sisters were scrumptious
AS Billy was a twice-a-week caller
at the home of the Misses Ellen and
Mary Roy. it is to. be presumed that II
meant something flattering.
The twins looked alike and dressed
alike and sang alike and became senti-
mental each in the same way Billy
didn't know which one he wanted. Hail
the time he didn't know which was Ellen,
and the rest of the time he didn't know
which was Mary Where he escorted one,
he escorted the other 1t was expensive
Billy began. to run into debt.
This won't do he decided. I'll get
4 photograph of each. Then I'll go off
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 pencil TO marx
them for identification.
them autograph them? Which one is
this one? Blessed If know. Well, we'll
mark this No. and this No. ,.
Next day Billy started on his vacation.
board was cheap. and the quiet gave him
plenty of time to decide his fate. He
scanned the pictures in the woodland, In
the meadow. in the fields and in the
orchard. Finally his troubled soul was
stiled No. Is smile was just bit
That's the one I'll marry said Billy
Peters.
So he came home. He had decided that
he'd forthwith propose to No. I. Then
his soul sickened. Which was No. l?
However Billy was equal to "a little
thing like that. He carried the photo OF
No 1 with him to the Roy home. The
twins entertained him in the parlor.
Billy took the photo from his pocket
Whose little face is this he asked
Mary Roy studied the likeness. why,
that's Ellen"
Ellen studied it. 1T is not It's YOU.
Mary
Billy Peters went home with head
ache
1t took Billy two days to straightenn
out this tangle. This time he had real
idea. He put two sips of paper into
hat. One was marked Ellen and me
other was marked Mary. He closed MS
eyes and drew out Ellen.
That night Billy called again. one Oh
the twins was in the parior.
Ellen he began. TREMENDOUSLY
I'm Mary" she smiled.
Billy swallowed hard. Wen, what oii-
ference did 1t make?
Mary he asked, will you be my
wife," man.
She shook her head. I'm sorry. Billy
l like YOU But l won't marry untii FL
len marries , Dill
ly manipulated his fountain pen and then
shook hands with Ellen. He seemed quite
sorry that he had linked her hano. bul
he had her marked. That was the mann
thing.
Half an hour later one of the twins
left the room. The one that renamed
had ink on one hand Billy FASTENED to
her side.
..Ellen.~ he whispered, will YOU he
my wife?
she shook her head. I'm sorry. Billy.
like YOU. But / won't marry until
Mary marries.
Billy Peters staggered to the door
What do you think am lie demand
ed. "a Mormon
But there was still fight left in this
much harassed lover. Soon he had an
other plan He'd dig mp a nice chap-lots
of nice chaps. He'd take them to the Roy
home II one Of them married Ellen. he'd
take Mary: and il one married Mary,
he'd march off with Ellen.
He brought nine young men TO their
home. Then the twins woke up anu tod
him to stop.
..rII marry nobody but you. said Ellen.
And I'll marry nobody put YOU said
Mary.
But | won't marry YOU unless You
marry Mary.
And ] won't marry you unless you
marry Ellen.
.And 1 wont marry until Mary mar
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