The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-03-13
BILLY AND THE TWINS
BY J. M. CROWN.

tious. AS Billy was a twice-a-weeh
caller at the home of the Misses FL
len and Mary Roy, it is to be pre-
sumed that it meant something fat
tering.
The twins looked alike and dressed
alike and sang alike and became SEN
timental each in the same way. Billy
didn't know which one he wanted
Half 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 a 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 pen
Gil to mark them for Identification.
This one is-H'ml Why didn't I
let them autograph them? Which one
is this one? Blessed if know.
Well. We'll mark this No and this
No. O."
Next day Billy started on his va
cation. He went to a 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 stiIled. No.
Is smile was just bit smilier than
No. 2's.
That's the one IN marry" said
Billy Peters.
So he came home. He had decided
that he'd forthwith propose to No.
1. Then his soul sickened. Which
was No. 1?
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
lor. 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. ut is not. It's
you, Mary"
Billy Peters went home with a
headache.
It took Billy two days to straighten
out this tangIe. This time he had
real idea. He put two slips of paper
into a hat One was marked Ellen and |
the other was marked Mary. He
closed his eyes and drew out Ellen
That night Billy called again. One
Of the twins was in the parlor
Ellen" he began, TREMENDOUSLY.
I'm Mary" she smiled
Billy swallowed hard Well, what
difference did it make?
Mary" he asked, will you be my
wife?"
She shook her head. I'm sorry,
Billy l like you. But won't marry
until Ellen maTries."
The other twin entered tbs 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 an hour later one of the twins
left the room. The one that remained
had ink on one hand. Billy FASTENED
to her side.
Ellen" he whispered, will you be
my wife,"
She shook her head. I'm sorry,
Billy. l like you. But l won't marry
until Mary marries."
Billy Peters staggered to the door
what do you think I am he de
"a Mormon?"
But there was still a fight left in
this much harassed lover Soon he
had another plan. He'd dip up a nice
chap--lots of nice chaps. He'd take
hem to the Roy home. If one Of them
married Ellen he'd take Mary, and II I
3ne married Mary, he'd march off with
ellen.
He brought nine young men to their {
lome Then the twins woke up and
old him to stop
''Tll marry nobody but you" said I
ellen.
And III marry nobody but you"
;aid Mary.
But I won't marry you unless you
marry Mary" '
And I won't marry you unless you
marry Ellen"
"And l won't marry until Mary mar
les"
"And I won't marry until Ellen mar q
les" a
There was a wild light in Billy Pc S
er's eyes, He thanked them for
he great honor they had thrust 4
pom him and made his way to the e
treet.
Six hours later man stealthily ap- D
reached a policeman, who was mind i
ag his own business, as police v
len do. Il
SSH" he said Look" o
The policeman looked Railroad
cket, isn't it?'
You've guessed it. Good guessers,
GU cops. I'm going west. This town c
no place for twins" a