The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-08-13
BROWNS FIVE
DOUBLES
b. NJ QUAD
Copyright. 1914, by Associated Lit
erarv Press

At the age Of thirty and still unmar-
ried William Brown made a, visit TO
western state. Up to the day he left
home he had never been out of the
state of Vermont. His adventures be-
gan in Chicago. He was sitting IN the
Office Of hotel when a grim faced
man entered and walked up to MIN
and began:
'.You internal scoundrel, but feel
like killing you where you sit!'
"What don you mean? asked Mr.
Brown in great establishment.
.Why. you measly apology for a
man, how dare you ask that question"
shouted the stranger. IF yon think
you have got safely out OF that affair
you are mistaken. I'll have revenge
on you if l have to live thousand
years to do it,
1t was a long time before William
Brown could get to the bottom or
things. Then he discovered that he
was supposed to be Henry Williams.
who had been hanging about a certain
village fifty miles away for severaf
months and who had become engaged
to the. village belle. borrowed money
right and left and proved himself to
be bad man in many directions. The
man who was talking to Brown was
the girls father. and he had been look
ing Chicago over for week before
the Vermonters arrival The first
thing, of course. was prompt denial.
The next was for Brown to prove his
identity.
When Brown had established his
identity he went his way. consoling
himself with the thought that not
more than one man in the world could
look near enough like him to be twin
brother. but three days later he found
that it was a mistake. He was in
Evansville to see a certain person and
was talking business in the mans Of
flee when he was arrested ON war
rant made out in the name Of Richard
Roe. which charged him with hav-
cry stable man two months before.
He lay in Jail for three days. and then
his case came up for examination.
Brown was in fair way to be. convict
ed when dentist saved him. 1t was
remembered that the drummer had
had tooth pulled before he started ON
the drive The dentiA had also found
two or three others which needed fill
ings The minute he looked into
Browns mouth he declared that he
could not be the man.
Browns third adventure was more
funny than serious. A day or two aft
err leaving Evansville. as he was rid
ing in passenger coach. woman
boarded the train at a station and
came along down the aisle and greet
ing him with: @~~
well, we'll, Mr.. Jackson. but who
would have thought of seeing you
here! How's Nancy and the children?
When is she coming up to see us all?''
II beg your pardon" said the travel
er, ''but haven't you made a mistaken"
"A mistake in what?''
Madam, my name is not Jackson,
but Brown. and L never saw you be
fore"'
What! What" she cried as she
You sit here and tell me that don't
know Tom Jackson as we'll as do
my own father: Have you gone crazy?
Are you running away from Nancy"
lit is as told you. madam. / may
look like Tom Jackson. but ! never
saw nor heard of him or you before
Browns last Venture was the most
serious one of all. He had spent Il day
and night at Lafayette when be was
arrested ON a charge of attempted rob-
berry and felonious assault. 1t was
claimed that he was one of trio who
had assaulted a merchant in his store
in village six or eight miles distant.
The three men had entered the store
in the evening when the merchant hap
pened to be alone and had Knocked
him down as the first step toward get
ting the cash. He had proved tough
nut, however. and had driven the gang
off in battered condition. William
Brown exactly fitted the description OF
one of the trio. OF course he vigorous
~ denied the charge and raised a
strong doubt. but when he was placed
in line with twelve other, men the Iner-
chant walked straight up to him and
said:
You are the man who entered the
store first and asked me to change 4 J
twenty dollar bill for you.t.
You are making Il serious mistake"
replied Brown. Il can prove that
was in Terre Haute the night you were
assaulted"
He secured a lawyer and sent for
witnesses at Terre Haute.
When the trial came on Brown had
ten witnesses from Terre Haute and
was lucky enough to find two men who
had at certain hour been his cofu-
panions all the way to Lafayette.
Such was the weight of evidence in
his favor that he was acquitted toy the
jury. /
A month later Brown reached home.
The right man was caught. and when
the merchant was called upon to iden-
tify him he did SO as promptly as ON