The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-10-09
Which Was
Which?
By EUNICE BLAKE

Dpart."
Not in the dark" was the reply.
Nor in the light. Suppose we
change our engagement rings and see
if it doesn't fool them. I'll exchange
my diamond solitaire for your sap
phire. We dress alike. and Dick has
said that we look more alike than any
twins he has ever known. The only
difference in any of the things about
US is our engagement rings.
I'VE can try it anyway"
so the girls exchanged rings. 1t
was Saturday. and their lovers usually
called on that evening. Lucy's liance
came in first, and Lucinda went down
to receive him with her sisters Ola
mond ring on her finger.
Bob Rrackett arrived half an hour
after Weatherbce. He was shown. as
usual, into the library. where he found
Lucy with her sisters sapphire on her
finger. He, too, was deceived. 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. land 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. celebrating with each other
Dick winked at Rob and said:
Lets 20 and have a smoke. Bob.
We don't count in these wedding
plans"
The young men went to the smoking
room. and Dick said to Bob. Seen any
thing unusual in your girl?"
"No. Why do you ask?
They're putting up a job on us. 1t
wasn't Lucinda who received you; it
was Lucy"
You don't mean it,
"Ycs. l 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 ! didn't let on. | pretended
still to be fooled. Now | tell you what
we do When they laugh at us for
9ciily footed vel declare we're not
fooled Mt all. You cling to Lucy. and
iii do the same by Lucinda"
Good boy! Well do it,"
They returned to the library after
their smoke without manifesting the
slightest evidence thai they had dis
covered the ruse that was being prac-
ticed upon them. When they arose to
go Dick. bidding good night to Lucin-
da. offered the usual kiss. She drew
back. laughing. He stood looking at
her with we'll feigned surprise.
I'm not your girl: I'm Lucinda" she
said.
"Oh. come! You can't impose ON the
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 a kiss. found
it necessary to struggle with him. BE
pretended to take the matter in high
dudgcon Then the girls. both talking
ut once and both laughing. tried to ex.
plain that they had been playing a
joke on their lovers. Dick. who led
the way for both. winked Mt Bob, then
walked up to Lucy and took her in his
arms. whereupon Bob angrily pulled
him away. Dick. in Il fine stage pas
sion, struck the man who had interior
ed with him. and a fracas ensued. the
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.
They had some time before ceased to
laugh.
This is serious" said Lucy.
who proposed it?"
II. but l didn't think they would be
so stupid as to mistake us perma.
nsntly."
How are we going to prove which
is which?"
"Mother'll have to set them right"
I'm not sure they'll believe even
her"
The next day Lucy called up her
Dick on the phone.
Dick" she said, I'm Lucy"
(which Lucy-the real one or the
nne whom it was attempted to foist on
me last night?
why. I'm the real Lucy. | wore
L.ucinda's ring"
There was a click. then a silence
which Lucy could not break. She
suggested that Lucinda call up Bob
and try to appease him. Lucinda did
so and. by promising that he and
Dick might choose for themselves. Sc.
cured his promise to cal! the same even.
ing and bring Dick with him.
When the two men called each girl
wore her own engagement ring.
Nov. which is which" said Lucy.
Each man walked ny to the girl he