The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-20

The next morning while Miss Cart
right was busy with customer Jim
beckoned Perkins to come into the Of.
fee and when there said:
Discharge me-"
Discharge your
Yes. ostensiby. I'll go away for
awhile. You can keep up my salary.
I'm going to try to work out scheme"
Perkins frightened with hope. IL
thought you would be smart enough to
circumvent her." he said.
Il haven't done 1t yet"
Half an hour later Jim walked ont
of the store. Stopping before a coun.
ter where stood Miss Cartright. he babe
her goodby, thanking her for the many
to her
why do yon goT''
I'm discharged"
"Oh: Well. goodby!'
Miss. Cartright was all smiles the rest
Of the day. Mr.. Perkins appeared mel
Their very cross nor very amiable. Miss
Cartright was affable to him and did
what she could to win a smile from
him.
A few days later Jim In male costume
appeared at Miss Cartright's boarding
house and asked to see her. She en-.
tered the room where he was and look
ed at him in surprise.
rs this Miss Sara Cartright" he
asked.
why. Of course I'm Sara Cartright
And you're Ellen Forsythe What are
you doing in those clothesY'
Jim smiled. You're not the first per
son who has mistaken me for my sis
ter. ! have come to you TO learn where
| can find her. l have been told that
you work in a store where she keeps
the books"
The woman looked at him. puzzled
He returned her look through his own
honest gaze and won.
You must be twins" she said.
I'VE are"
Your sister has left the store, and
don't. know where she has gone"
"How unfortunate" said Jim, evi
IDENTITY much disappointed. do you
know of any one who can put me on
her track?"
mo, l do not unless MIR. Perkins. for
whom she worked, can do So"
"Where can find himW
Miss Cartright told Jim where he
could find the store. Before leaving he
asked her If he could get a room in the
house where she lodged. and he was
referred to the landady. who gladly
took him in. This being arranged. he
departed.
But he didn't go to Perkins store.
He wrote Perkins note lin a disguis.
ed handI asking him IL he could let
him know the whereabouts Of Ellen
Forsythe and received reply from
his employer that he could not This
note he showed the next evening to
Miss Cartright and made her joyful
that Miss Forsythe had not only left
Perkins employ. but they had evident
ly parted in other respects. Jim told
Miss Cartright that he would remain
where he was until he had found his
sister. An uncle had died and left the
twins large fortune.
Jim was anxious to find his sister
because their property had been left to
them Jointly and one could not touch
it without the others assent
From time to time Perkins received
communications from his ex-bookkeep.
er stating that all was working wei!
Nd IL 70 ha haf
my would be outwitted. Then one
evening when Perkins was at the store
working on the books there came rap
on the door When it was opened there
stood Miss Forsythe's twin brother.
Ellen" exclaimed the astonished
Perkins. what does this mean?"
I'm not Ellen Forsythe. I'm Jim
Edgerton."
He pushed his way into the store and
shut the door after him. Then he told
Perkins his story from first to last
From his pocket he took a letter from
Sara Cartright, accepting from him n
proposition Of marriage. aud handed it
to Perkins. The latter read it and.
throwing his arms around Jim. ex.
claimed
~ loved you as girl. and now
love you rs man. You've got me ont
of the biggest scrape Of my life"
do you know what Benjamin Frank
lin said to his fellow American Revou.
tionists? asked Jim.
mo. What did he say?"
HE said, we must hang together or
hang separately In other words. if
she goes for you III prove she was en-
gagged TO me- If she goes for me I'll
depend upon you to clear me- But she
won't go for me. I'm sure of that"
'Why not?'
II won her on the ground that ] and
my sister were heirs to big for
tune"
The next day Sara Cartright was dis
charged from Perkins service. and Jim
was made junior partner in the bust
ness. He proved 10 have excellent
business qualifications. and Perkins.
being under great obligation to him.
advanced him rapidly. It was not long
before Jim was the real manager. and
his partner deferred to him In all
things. Jim was " m inventive turn
of mind and inclined to- enter upon new
paths. His ventures were successful.
and he made for himself and Perkins
large fortune.
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