The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-03
BROWNS FIVE
DOUBLES
BY M. QUAD
Copyright 1914, by Associated Lit
erary Press.

home he had never been out of tn
state OF Vermont. His adventures be
, gan In Chicago. He was sitting In TIN
ONCE of hotel when grim facet
man entered and walked up to hin
and began:
You internal scoundrel, but | fee
like killing you where you STIR
what do you mean?" asked Mr.
Brown in great astonishment.
why, you measly apology for 8
man, how dare you ask that question:
shouted the stranger. If you think
you have got safely ont 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 several
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 Vermonter's 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 be found
that 1t was a mistake. He was in
Evansville to see a certain person and
was talking business in the mans of
fee when he was arrested on a war
rant made out in the name of Richard
Roe, which charged him with hav-
ing passed counterfeit money on liv-
cry stable man two months before.
He lay in Jail for three days, and then
his case came up for examination
Brown was in a fair way to be convict
ed when a dentist saved him. 1t WAS
remembered that the drummer had
had tooth pulled before he started on
the drive. The dentist 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 station and I
came along down the aisle and greet
ing him with:
well, well, Mr.. Jackson, but who
would have thought OF seeing you
here! How's Nancy and the childrenf
When is she coming up to see us all?"
Il 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 / never saw you be-
fore"
What Whatr she cried as she
turned on him well. did ever. {
You sit here and tell me that don't
know Tom Jackson as well as l do :
my own father. Have you gone crazy?
Are you running away from Nancy"
1T is as told you, madam / may /,
look ike Tom Jackson, but | never :
saw nor heard of him or you before" I
Browns last ad, enture was the most '
serious one of all. He had spent day /
md a night at Lafayette when he was Y
arrested on a charge Of attempted rob- I
berry and felonous assault Ii was
claimed that he was one of trio who
lad assaulted a merchant In his store b
n a vill-ge six or eight miles distant I
rhe three men had entered the store n
n the evening when the merchant hap
,ened to be alone and had knocked q
Tim down as the first step toward get
ing the cash. He had proved tough :,
tut, however, and had driven the gang =
III in a battered condition. William :,
Brown exactly fitted the description OF v
ne of the trio. OF course be vigorous a
Y denied the charge and raised N
trong doubt. but when he was placed al
a line with twelve other men the mer- :
hant walked straight up to him and =
aid. r
"You are the man who entered the s.
tore first and asked me to change a
wenty dollar bill for you" y
"You are making a serious mistake, 8
eplied Brown. II can prove that | &
Yas in Terre Haute the night you were
He secured lawyer and sent for q
illnesses at Terre HaGte.
When the trial came on Brown had n
n witnesses from Terre Haute and
as lucky enough to find two men who
ad at a certain hour been his COM
anions all the way TO Lafayette.
UGH was the weight OF evidence in
IS favor that be was acquitted by the b
Try.
A month later Brown reached home.
be right man was caught. and when
e merchant was called upon to iden- 3
~ him he did so as promptly as on
e other occasion and added:
What's your name this time. Brown
Black? Your lawyer was sharp
lie to drum up all those witnesses.
It think we'll land you this time"
He was not talking 20 Brown. but to
towns double. the fifth one turning