Putnam patriot., 1914-12-11
TROUBLES OF 4 DOUBLE
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 Blair had just pulled on his oyercoat aae zss oa the pslat ef leaFlas tAe cafe. when a heavy hand Ten on bis shoulder and 2 hearty voice shssted la his ear. Hello. Jenkins. Going to meet xllh The boys toaight2r
 He turned and faced a seTizl looking man vhon he aid not remember hay inz erer seen before- Who do gca think ] an 2 he snapped aly Hame is Blair.
 The ether locked szrprisei. then eheeplsh. scase me- he apologized. T thought you uere friend of nine. You're iast has build But, come to look eloseE. yoar hair is darker than hls"
 Eaaghtily Blair stalked cut haTing gathered an uRfavoFsble impression Of his double from the unpublished uan- Ter of hIs psofessed friend Further, 1t rather gaIled him not to be able to choose hls oaH double. for Blair pridee himself On the iFseproachabls char aeter of his friends. as welI as on his o~n lmpeccability.
 He soon forgot the matter. however, and Nas thoroughly surprised few days later. When he Nas again aecosted D. a stranger. lie Nas hanging by ths strap Of a crowded eieYated train. when some one st hls elbow muF- marea, Say. Henry. could yea lend ns a tenapot2 I'm broke"
 Sox. Henry is BlalF's first name He booked about sharply. bat esen Ae sa~ the nan Bhe had spoken he paid 10 further heed Bat the voice persisted You aint goiu' 10 turn doan aa ol friend are youzf Thege Ras reproach, nay. grief. lu the tones.
 Blair looked doau and into the plead. ing face Of a shabby little old man @ho was evidently 0 doNn=attae-heei. musty old sport.
 "What do you mean.s he exploded. ''by asking me to lend you money l never saw you before?
 The sporty person opened his red rimmed eyes vide With surprise. Say. homes. thought you was Jenkins he explained You're the dead Image os him. Only-I guess his face IS kinder reS1eT'n sourn.
 Blair's opinion of Jenkins immell- stely grew many shades darker. and to the same extent he felt himself insult cd From the several encounters and from the various greetings he had re- ceiYed he suTmlsed that Jenkins and ksHs artx s4s ssf be aHF Blair liked to think that he and his were
 One day a. noon he entered one of the parIors of downtown hotel. where he had agreed to meet Mrs. Blair. Be- fore he eFen caught sight Of his wife in the opposite corner Of the room 4 loo fashionabiy atfired young woman arose from davenport near the door and addressed him.
 sS0w. Henry. you might we come sooner. I've been waiting
 Blair looked uureeogulziugly al her. His discomfort lasted but a moment, however. for she interrupted herself with an exclamation of distress @Ob. beg pardon thought you vas Mfr. Jeu- kfus. gentleman friend Of mine. stoepia cf me. for his eyes are brown :"
 There eas a fash Of annoyance in Elalrs gray eyee as he crossed over 10 bis wife "i seem 10 have double. be told her, though his hair, eyes and f4cr do Eat ga. .te mafHh nine. Besides, unlike me. hes net Faneiual In 90 sue 70 wait here and ind out wherein my double and resemble each other !"
 Shortly thereafter a burly but quiet inoffensive locking man hartened into the parlor and greeted the damsel on The davenport She took his arm eoyly. and whispered something that caused her escort 10 look inquiringly over to- ward Blair If he expected a genial re- eponse from the latter the cold glance that met him must have been a disap- pointment
 Well. do We look anything alike? ?" Blair asked his wife.
 Certainly not" Mrs. Blair held her aristoeratie head high with indigna- tion at the idea. T suppose it's just stupid story that you invented
 "if I were trying to be funny could think of something more humorous than that said her husband, as they went on iuto the dining room.
 'I should hope so. let. come to think of II. there is a certain likeness iu your bearing Besides. he wears the same peculiar cinnamon brown cYercoat that you dc.
 IH give mine to the janltoT to- rieht.@ de Jared Bia.e as a load was remes sed from H.s mind