The Press., 1914-11-18
Which Was
 Which? sa
By EUNICE BLAKE

Lucy" said Lucinda. "l don't be Neve your Bob or my Dick can tell us lpart"
 Not in the dark" was the reply.
 Nor. fn the light. Suppose we hange our engagement rings and see if it doesn't fool them. ,PlI exchange my diamond solitaire for your sap Dh:re. We dress alike and Dick has said that we look more alike than any twins he has ever known, The only difference ill any of the things about us is our engagementr rings"
 we can try it anyway" So the girls exchanged rings. Ii was Saturday, and their lovers usually | called on that evening. Lucy's t1ance came i'll first, and Lucinda went down to receive him with her sisters dia. mond ring on her finger. t. Bob Bracket arrived half an hour after Weatherbee. He was shown, as usual. into the library, where he found Lucy with her sisters sapphire on her l finger. He, too, was deceived. j. The pair had not been long together when Bracket and Lucinda came into the room where they were.
 We've been discussing the we'd | ding: Bracket said, and there are points we must talk over with you two. How about the ushers? Shall we limit the reception to relatives or make it general?"
 A number of such questions were taken up: and discussed. The girls soon dropped their fiances out of the argument. deliberating with each other Dick winked at Bob and said: Let's go and have a smoke, Bob plans." er;': }~
 The young men went to the smoking room. and Dick said to Bob, Seen any thing unusual ill your girl?"
 No. Why do you ask?"
 ., They're putting up job on us. Ii wasn't Lucinda who received you; il was Lucy"
 You don't mean it!''
 Yes, do. found out that Lucinda was with me by talking with her When mentioned something that only Lucy knew she was dead ignorant of it. But l didn't let on. l pretended still to he fooled. Now l tell you what we do. When they laugh at us fol being fooled we'll declare we're not fooled at all. You cling to Lucy. ant I'll do the same by Lucinda"
 ''Good boy! We'll do it!''
 They returned to the library afte l their, smoke without manifesting th' slightest evidence that they had dis covered the ruse that was being prac ticed upon them. When they arose tC go Dick, bidding good night to LuciD da. offered the usual kiss. She drew back, laughing. He stood looking at her with well feigned surprise.
 "I'm not your girl; I'm L4ucinda." sht said.
 "Oh, come! You can't impose on me in that way" said Dick. You don't suppose can't tell the girl love from some other girl, do you?''
 At this juncture Lucy, who in like manner had refused Bob kiss, found 1t necessary to struggle with him. He pretended to take the matter in high
 
 dt once and both laughing. tried to ex plain that they had been playing a joke on their lovers. Dick. who led rhe way for both. winked at Bob. then walked up to Lucy and took her ill his arms, whereupon Bob angrily pulled him away. Dick. in a fine stage pas sion, struck the man who had interfer. ~1 y,.J fVs1S 1,1 %hr girls trying to part the antagonists Bob declared that Lucy was the girl he loved and he would have no other Dick veered around to his opinion. say ing that he believed Bob was right and having engaged himself to the girl who wore the ring he,, had given her, he didn't propose to marry her sister Finally the two young men left the house, neither of their fiancees having received the, usual parting kiss.
 The girls stood looking at each other They had some time before ceased to laugh. njas'
 This is serious" said Lucy.
 "Who proposed it?' "I, but l didn't think they would be
 
 nently."
 "How are we going to prove which is which?"
 'l "Mother'll have to set them right"
 :Ham not sure they'll believe even her.
 The: next laday Lucy called up her Dick on the phone. l..D. .. ,
 Dick" she said, I'm Lucy"
 Which Lucy-the real one or the one whom it was attempted to foist on meoiast night ?'"~|| a..f .-;r
 Why. I'm the real Lucy. Iswore 4n&tnda'S ring: t>.>, *" "e,.,t. I. .4There was click. then a silence which Lucy could not break. She suggested that Lucinda. call up Bol 6n1 try to ;lppease him. Lucinda did 50 and by promising that he and Dick might choose for themselves. SC cared lHisS pNImise to callth same even ing and bring, Dick with him. ..
 When the two men called each ,gir gore her own engagement ring.
 N5W Whifh is whirh?" said Lucy. Eaj.fi man witlkHd up to the girl Ghe was renIiy Haigsged to and gave ffer 70 4liss Whichr she. received willingly The girls were much relieved. The men refused to admit that they had changed rings and tfut each man had not pnssetlT the evening with his fan Ifcee. But after ilwIlile they told the storya a6fEsthei 'oollusiont and having beentrolandly ssnlded for joking on SC reri9nSsa. subject. were forgiven. t
 
 r Rineless Weddings.
 A wedding without q ring seems in eongruous' but in some parts of Spair no ring issnsed. After the ceremony the, bridegroom moves the flower ir