The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-10-31


Discharge me-"
Discharge your
Eyes, ostensibly. I'll 20 away for
awhile. You can keep up my salary.
I'm going TO try TO work out scheme"
Perkins frightened with hope. al
thought you would be smart enough to
clrcumvent her." he said.
81 haven't done II yet"
Half an hour later Jim walked out
OF the store. Stopping before a coun-
ter where stood Miss Cartright, he babe
her goodby. thanking her for the many
kinds acts for which he was indebted
10 her.
"why do you go?'
I'm discharged"
"Oh! Well. goodbyr'
Miss Cartright was all smiles the rest
OF the day. Mr.. Perkins appeared nei-
Their very cross nor very amlable. 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.
Us this Miss Sara CartrightT he
asked.
"why, OF course I'm Sara Cartright
And you're Ellen Forsythe. What are
you doing In those clothes"
Jim smiled. You're not the first per-
son who has mistaken me for my Sis
ter. | have come to you to learn where
l can find her. I have been told that
you work In 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 l
don't know where she has gone"
How unfortunatep' said Jim. evil
IDENTIFY much disappointed. do you
know OF any one who can put me on
her trackw
mo, | do not unless Mr.. Perkins. for
whom she worked, can do so.'
where can | find him?
Miss Cartright told Jim where he
could find the store. Before leaving he
asked her If he could get room In the
house where she lodged. and he was
referred TO the landlady, who gladly
took him in. This being arranged, he
I departed.
But he didn't go to Perkins store.
He wrote Perkins a note Qn DISCUS
ed hand) asking him IL he could let
him know the whereabouts OF Ellen
Forsythe and received a 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 hlf
sister. An uncle had died and left the
twins a large fortune.
Jim was anxious TO find his sister
because their property had been left &c
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
and IL was 10 be expected that his enc
my would be outwitted. Then one
evening when Perkins was at the store
working on the books there came a raT
on the door. When II was opened there
stood MISS Forsythe's twin brother
ELLEN" exclaimed the astonishet
Perkins. what does this mean?"
I'm nor Ellen Forsythe. I'm jim
Edgerton
lie pushed his way into the store and
shut the 4 por after him. Then he told
Perkins It's story from first to last
From his rocket he took letter from
Sara Cnrrlght, accepting from him 4
proposition OF marriage, and handed 4
Ia Perkins. The latter read II and
throwing his arms around Jim. ex
claimed
II loved you as a girl. and now
love you as mani You've got me on
OF the biggest scrape OF my life"
do you know what Benjamin Frank
lin said to his fellow American Revolu
tionists?" asked Jim.
mo. What did he sayT
Gle said. We must hang together o.
hang separately In other words, 4
she goes for you III prove she was en-
gagged 20 me. If she goes for me III
depend upon you to clear me. But slit
won't 90 for me. I'm sure OF that"
"Why notT''
II won her on the ground that an'
my sister were heirs 10 a big for
tune"
The next day Sara Cartright was dis
charged from Perkins service. and jim
was made junior partner In the busi
ness. He proved to have excelien
business qualifications. and Perkins
being under a great obligation to him
: advanced him rapidly. II was not lon
/ before Jim was the real manager. am
his partner deferred TO him Ia nj
things. Jim was OF nm inventive turl
OF mind and inclined 10 enter upon neS
paths. His ventures were successful
a and he made for himself and Perkin