The Glenwood post., 1913-12-27
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cut the oooperatioa Of Aiss Ether
edge In psrs0a, and tine vas flying
Tell Mr. Charley to come down i'm
Dsdiately." he said.
When Charley Etheredge appeared
In Response to this SUMMONS he found
Stamford pacing restlessly uD and
down the long hallway.
The fact Of the matter u, Ether
edge" he began at oacs. my uncle
is dying. He has always had his
heart set on D. ON my marriage
with your sister. For some unex-
planned and inexplicable reason. he
chooses to fancy At this late day that
one Of us will draw hack from our
engagement because Of the delay. The
bulk OF bis property. a. you have
specified condition Of our marriage"
He paused and drew from his pocket
the small. unmistakable yellow en-
velope. And now, the worst Of 1t is."
he pursued anxiously. ''he has but .
few hours to live, and sends this tele
gram At the eleventh hour: II you
are not married before the breath
leaves my bOdy-at my very bedside
will shall be changed
looked up with daring inspiration In
his eyes. Il have it." he cried. Sup
pose What II I might rig out In
some of my sisters toggery and 20 on
with your"
Capital" exclaimed Stamford.
Get ready ~ soon ~ you can; we've
precious little time to sQuander."
Inside IL minutes Etheredge vas
'rigged out" in one Of his sisters
snartest gowns. with . great loose
coat to hide his figure. The daintiest
q French togues surnos1tsd his curl
ing, blonde hair.
Together they entered . coaps and
drove rapidly away.
Five minutes beosSAk then - IL
Grand Ceatfal dsDo<. aAA jsst IN tiDa
- purchase tickets aAA hoard the eaot.
boand traia.
A arixsling rsil hal sst In by the
tine they reached 8pFingAslA, and the
night was pitchy. They were mst and
ushsrsd inmediitsfy into the sick
mAns' chamber. whsrs . strange
priest. lawyer. and one or two serv.
ants ~ Witnesses were already a.
sembled.
Half an hour passed. and the dark.
ened sick room became the chamber
Of death. The newly welded couple
fingered for . solemn moment. then
silently left the room to prepare for
the return journey.
Katherine Stamford entered the
parlor with some trepidation. Ether
edge was standing before an open
window looking out into the street,
but At The soand Of her step hs
turned a1A cane forward with out
stretched ha.A.
80 sood Of yoa to coma" sAs said,
placing her 1Agsfs n his: I'VE have
been waiting aaA Wishing for a o.
Dortunity to thank yoa for the royal
way in which you cane to Dicks
sssistanos."
EtAsrsdss smiled and caught hsr
other hsnd in bis. crushing then to
gether In both his own. And how
about you, Kate!' he asked, laugh
Ing suddenly into the tell-tals eyes
raised to his.
katherine turned away swiftly to
hide the burning food Of crimson on
cheek, neck and brow.
NO need to deny 1t, dearest. Thank
heaven luck was the means of bring
ing to me what NO amount Of plead.
Ing could!"
How did you guess! thought
[ was sure"
That that fiimsy disguise of yours
was perfect? Never. with me. Be-
cause l love you. neither wig. nor
clothes. nor the startling resemblance
you bear to your twin brother could
avail one iotA to deceive me. Be-
sides." he went on. Il happened to
know that old Dick was hundreds OF
miles away when that Telegram
came"
But Charley. that marriage was all
= sham; the proper parties are to be
married in two weeks. It-our-car-
not really count, you know
1t did, however, for 4 fortnight
later there was q double wedding at
st. Pauls.
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