Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
He Had a
Double

DLAIR had just put on his hat ana
X was on the point Of leaving ths
- cafe. wker a heavy hand fen IN
his shoulder and a hearty voice shouted
in his ear. Hello. Jenkins, Coin. IN
meet with the boys tonight
He turned and faced a jovial loogi,,,
man whom he did not remember havin,
ever seen before. who do you thin
/ am?'' he snapped. My name )
Blair"
The other looked surprised. then
sheepish. 'Scuse me- he apologize
Il thought you were a friend of rire
You're just his build Eut, come n
look closer, your hair is darker Than
his"
Haughlily Blair stalked out. having
gathered an unfavorable impression of
his double from the unpublished manner
Of his professed friend. Further if
rather CALLED him not to be able IA
choose his own double, for Blair prided
himself on the irgeproachable character
of his friends, as well as his own i'm.
peccability.
He soon forgot the matter however.
and was thoroughly surprised a tew
days later. when he was again accosteJ
BY a stranger He was hanging by
the strap of a crowded elevated train
when some one at his elbow murmtIrsf
Say, Henry. could you lend me a ten
spot? I'm broke"
Now, Henry was Blairs first name
He looked about sharply, but when he
saw the man who had spoken he paid
no further heed But the voice persist
ed. You amt goin' to turn down an
Of fren. are you?" There was reproacn,
nay, grief. in the tones.
Blair looked down and into the plead
ing face of a shabby little old man who
was evidently a down-at-th heels,
musty old sport
What DO you mean" he exploded.
by asking me to lend You money?
never saw you before"
The sporty person opened his red.
trimmed eyes wide with surprise. SAY
homes, | though you was jenkins" he
explained. You're the dead image Of
him. ONLY guess, HIS face is kinder
redder n yourn."
/ Blairs poor opinion Of jenkins i'm
mediately grew many shades darker
and to the same extent Re felt himself
insulted. From the several encounters
and from the various greetings he had
received he surmised that jenkins and
/ his friends were not Of the elite as
Blair liked to think that he and his
We're
/ One day a noon he entered one of the
parlors Of a downtown hotel where he
had agreed TO meet Mrs. Blair Before
/ he even caught sight Of his wife in the
opposite corner OF the room. a 100 fash
/ ionably attired young woman arose from
davenport near the door and addressed
/ him
Now, Henry. you might We come
sooner I've been waiting
Blair looked unrecognizingly at her.
His discomfort lasted but a moment
however, for she interrupted herself
with an exclamation OF distress. "OM
beg pardon. I thought you was Dr.
Jenkins, a gentleman friend OF mine
Stoopid of me. for his eyes are brown"
There was a lush OF annoyance in
B!a!r's gray eyes as he crossed over
to his wife. - seem 90 have a double"
he told her. though his hair. ewes and
face do no, quite match mine. Besides
unlike me. he's not puncJual. I'm 500
ing to wait here ami ind on, wherein
my double and / resemble each other"
shortly thereafter a burly but yuir'.
inOffensiVe looking man haStCucl i'm.
the UarlOr and greeted his Gamsel %.
,he davenport Sine took his arm C.yi.
and whispered sometime tnat cause.
her escort to look inquiringly over tee
ward Blair. II he expected a Eeuld.
response from the latter the cold glance
that met him must have been a disap-
/ poin,ment
We'll, do we look anything alke?'
/ Blair asked his wife.
( Certainly not" Mrs Blair held her
/ artistocratic head high with indignation
at the idea. Il suppose its just stupid
story thar you invented"
IF ] were trying to he funny ] could
think OF something more humorous than
that said her husband, a. they went
on into the dining room.
II should hope SO. Yet. come TO think
of Fl. there is 2 certain likeness in your
bearing. Besides. he wears the same
peculiar cinnamon brown overcoat that
You do.
IN give mine to the ianitor tonight
declared Blair as a lead was removed
rom his mind