The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-23


8 seemed that all the joys In the ,vor,,
3 were concentrated in those few mo
= ments. Then. saying that she would
J go and bring my noon meal. she left M,
\ Never In my life have been nacaa
10 such quandary. My own dear
twin brother had left me TO personals
himself with woman he loved ana
! who loved him. ] didn't know who'll
er i was acting both dshonorablv ana
unbrotheriy TO him or not. He bad NOT
] confided the truth to me. He had ev'
pected that the girl would mistake ma
for him, but had the position in which
this mistake would. place her and ma
I occurred to him? Probably not. Ia
was in such hurry that il was likely
he hadn't thought of this. S,was terri.
fed at receiving caresses thai were IN.
tended for him. 1t was as dishonora.
BILE to the girl as to Jim. What was
to do?
The thing did-the next thing-was
to eat the dinner she brought me M
the while the lovelight In her owes
beaming down upon me. After I had
finished and she had removed the trov
she told me that she had reported me
to be so much better that she had more
time to devote to other patients. bur
she would come in to see me between
her attentions to them. During one Of
her absences | thought the matter
over and came to the following conch.
sion: must go OH playing Iim's part.
whatever it was. for I could not do
otherwise without giving him away.
and how serious this would be to him
f, | did not know. had been placed in
position for which | was In no way
responsible. My conscience was clear.
and didn't see how it could be cloud
ed. l would act the part of respon.
sive lover.
managed to put off my departure
as discharged patient for two weeks.
How succeeded In doing it | don't
know. unless IL was by the connivance
OF the girl who dreaded TO part with
me as much as dreaded TO part with
her. At the end of these two weeks
j am ashamed to confess that I was
ready TO fight to the death my own
flesh and blood. my own twin brother.
for the love OF the girl in whose af.
fections ] had taken his place. ex-
cused myself by encouraging suspi.
cion In my mind that he had treated
her shamefully and that I was justi-
fled in securing her for myself. At
any rate. | would never give her up TO
him or any one else.
But what next? When this query
Popped into my head was seized with
Il sudden desire to get out OF the hos.
tal. find Jim and hear from him an
explanation. Then. whatever Il was.
would tell him that. having placed
iue in q position to make love TO his
pirl. he should not complain that had
won her from him. Had | won her
from him? Did she love him or me,
or both Of us?
Feeling that il lay thinking upon
this brain and heart racking problem
] should go mad. threw off the Gov
ers and jumped out OF bed. I was In
Jim's clothes in twinlSling and when
my nurse entered again l was ready
for my departure.
She stood looking at me. surprised
/ folded her In my arms. showered
kisses on her face-particularly her lips
then dashed away without word of
explanation as to my sudden depar.
ture.
In an hour was with Jim
why did you put me In this posi-
ion and why have ! heard nothing
from you since?" | asked impatiently.
Does she love me STILL mean you?'
"She loves meme. I say--not you
It ALL"
Thank God"
"What do you mean?"
"Subside, Bob. and I'll tell you all
bout 1t. dared not write you'll mean
nyself-for fear of giving away the
whole situation. went to the hos
'ital engaged to be married. hadn't
lad time to inform you of my engage
nent before l was taken Ill. Immedi-
tely after our betrothal my fiance
allied on European trip. The hos
ital girl took fancy to me at once
nd showered such attentions on me
hat ! couldn't help reciprocating. |
w "tohiy ouhticu " az
rawn into an affair of the heart
ssure you l didn't realize how deeply
lvolved 1 had become before COM
lifted betrothal bigamy.
In your appearance / saw n loop
ole. took advantage Of 1t. and from
hat you tell me all has turned out
Jim. you ought to be ashamed Of
'urself-to win girls affections and
len run away from her"
ITO have my own brother to dlshon-
ably take her away from me. II
ems to me that's the pot calling the
title black"
Call 1t squared" ] said. Selling
ms hand.
was happy in knowing that could
him our girl, but was puzzled TO
low whether should do so as Jim
myself. He and talked the mat
over and decided that after becom-
formally engaged / should intro
ce Jim to my fiancee as my twin
other whom she had never met.
is plan worked admirably. After
i~roduction twitted my betroth.
saying: