The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
Which Was
Which?
b. EUNlCE BLAKE

apart"
Not in the dark" was the reply.
Nor in the light Suppose We
change our engagement rings and see
II 1t doesn't fool them. III exchange
ny diamond solitaire for your sap
phire. We dress alike, and Dick has
0id that we look more alike than any
twins he has ever known. The only
difference in any Of the things about
- 10 our engagement rings."
I'VE can try It anyway"
30 the girls exchanged rings. It
was Saturday, and their lovers usually
called on that evening. Lucy's fance
came In first, and Lucinda went down
10 receive him with her sisters dia-
mond ring on her finger.
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
finger. He, too. was deceived. The
pair had not been long together when
Bracket and Lucinda came into the
Don where they were.
We've been discussing the we'd
d.n"." l;rac%ctt said. and there are
POI, .,. must talk owe with you
,vr d" about the uSherS? Shall
Y ~ reception to relatives or
4: -, .,""al:'
n.r,.: Of such Questions were
=. -. .u discussed The girls
: ct. a.. " . their tiHlccS cut OF the
a.. ,,,.. celebrating with each other
d.. "::. :,,i Il Bob and said:
'l.,;'> : I'D have Il smoke. Bob
We do"'t rouLt III these wedding
plans
The young mel went t" the smoking
roon and Dick said to Bob. Seen any
thing unusual in your gir!:'
mo. Why do you ask?"
They're putting up a job on us. 1t
wasn't Lucinda who received you; 1t
vas Lucy"
"YOu don't mean it,"
Eyes, l do. l found out that Lucinda
val with me by talking with her.
When l mentioned something that only
Lucy knew she was dead ignorant Of
It. But l didn't let on. l pretended
still to be fooled. Now I tell you what
We do. When they laugh at US for
being fooled We'll declare we're not
fooled at all. You cling to Lucy. and
I'll do the same by Lucinda"
Good boy! Well do it,"
They returned to the library after
their smoke without manifesting the
slightest evidence that they had dis.
covered the ruse that was being prac-
decd upon them. When they arose to
20 Dick, bidding good night to Lucin.
d, offered the usual kiss. She drew
back. laughing. He stood looking at
her with well feigned surprise.
I'm not your girl: I'm Lucinda" she
said.
"Oh, come! You can't impose on me
in that way" said Dick. "You don't
suppose l can't tell the girl l love from
some other girl, do your"
At this juncture Lucy, who in like
manner had refused Bob a kiss. found
It necessary to struggle with him. he
pretended to take the matter in high
dudgeon. Then the girls. both talking
at once and both laughing. tried to ex.
plain that they bad been playing a
joke on their lovers. Dick. who led
the way for both. winked at Bob, then
walked up to Lucy and took her in his
arms. ~whereupOn Bob angrily pulled
him away. Dick. in a fine stage pas
ufnu CtNrolx thn = MIN nod {p<oVpov
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 vooeed 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.
This is serious" said Lucy.
who proposed itT"
*, but l didn't think they would be
20 stupid as to mistake US perma.
nently."
"How are we going to prove which
IL which,"
"MotherTl 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
one whom it was attempted to foist on
me last nightT'
why, I'm the real Lucy. I wore
Lucinda's ring"
There vas q click. then q silence
which Lucy could not break. She
suggested that Lucinda call up Bob
and try to appease him. Lucinda did
90 and. by promising that he and
Dick might choose for themselves, Sc
cured his promise to call the same even,
ing and bring Dick with him.
When the two men called each girl
wore her own engagement ring.
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