The Detroit times., 1914-07-28

dow, would perceive .Alphonse quit
ting the studio and coming toward
them across the street There yOu
saw me that time" Alphonse would
eXclaim entering the wine shop and
continuing Gabrieps conversation in
the same tone, where e broke of one
new man wrote an account of the ex-
perience TO the Society for Physical
Research. Another. a ScOtchman. quit
tho Latin Quarter the next day
A Change came over AlphoHse or
was IL Gabriel? Al any rate the other
saw IL. wondering mildly Little by
l'ttle, he became vaguely troubled
win call him Gabriel
Alphonse AZ IL was Alphonse slip.
ped away Of afternoons He absented
himself more and more. He grew
moody
Something eats Won like the canker
in bud. Alphonse. said Gabriel.
Can II be a woman2"
Alphonse stood mute. For the first
time he refused TO condde IN his twin
brother In truth, he had cause TO
stand mute
Crossing the Place 90 Ia Concorde
one day, he saw a delicious young
blonde with her moth standing spell
bound I'm the crush he led them to
the sidewalk and while they thanked
him he fell in love with The delicious
blonde. The mother perceived that he
was French gentleman. She did not
discourage him from strolling beside
them. He obtained permission 10 call
AlPhorse called on the blonde maid
en- three times Mutual love had be-
gun 10 shine In their eyes Then a
terrible thing happened After his
fourth visit Alphonsc spoke 10 the
mother, alone
u love your daughter. madame" he
said
Which ?" SHE asked him simply.
he could have been knocked ont Nv
a feather
The mother weeping. told him
II have twin daughters. Genevievc
and Suzanne. SO alike that no one can
tell them apart Yourself monsieur,
have been deceived by the fatal resem-
5lance -
.'"mpossible madame love-"
Twice YOU have talked with Gene
We've twice with suzanne"
= love the one whom 7 met first
the ono I rescued from the press +"
exclaimed the unhappy Alphonse.
tWas Il AlpHousc7
II viii send her 10 you" said the
mother and ID q moment the fair girl
entered Alphonse saw love shining
in her eyes
Dear Geneyieve." he murmured
81 am suzanne" she faltered
You arc the one love" he affirm
ed stoutly
. II am the one YOU rescued" came a
sweet reproachful voice from the
doorway Alphonse looked mp, start
leo There She stood the vision Of
the place dc Ia Concorde All the
practical Jokes Of mixed Identities that
he had played with his brother aided
him nothing His establishment was
complete II changed TO confusion
and dismay mixed with H. because
Which did he love?
Which loved him?
His position was frightful.
When the two girls had meekly
withdrawn he holly blamed their
mother. Why had she done this
thing?
The mother weeping affirmed GER
tain high and noble principles. The
girls had always been treated alike
When one had new hat the other
had new hat and the hats were
alike. TO render equal Justice So it
had been through their lives.
For fifteen years. monsieur" she
said my unique care has been TO
favor neither, Was It suzanne whom
YOU rescued in the Place De la Con-
Corde2 or was II Genevieye? A mere
chance event II always might have
been the other Shah ono have a
chance that the other lacks? I sought
10 correct chance, and when you call
cd | mixed the twins TO meet YOU"
As Alphonse slowly wendell his wav
home his native modesty could not
conceal the iattering fact that both
girls loved him He had seen the love
light in their four blue eyes,
And. sapristi' the -four blue eyes
had seen a lot OF loveliCht in his own
twin brown ones. PERHAPS have
loved both" he said to himself
lie meditated long Some day he
would discover which he truly loved
Suzanne or Genevieve Then-but
what would happen 10 the other? Sud
denly the prophecy Of the old kitchen
crone when he was babe with his
brother flashed upop him Unhappy
the woman who shall love them grown
men"
He remembered that his father.
cluckling had corrected it 10 "wo-
men" Unhappy the wo-
men" And he shuddered for
the peace Of his future bride Another
word Of the prophecy flashed on him
them" Yes, there was his brother.
Eureka Obviously. his brother ought
TO console the other
That night he was happy
Then something providential hap
pened Upstairs. in their salon. Al
phonse. torn by love and calculation
sought TO entertain the beauteous
twins At times Geneyieve glanced
idly through the window She was
distraite pensive or was il suzanne?
In either case, she suddenly let out
scream
Il see Alphonse' Down there
No. Won are here,
Oh mamma. mamma"
Alphonse and tho other sister look.
ed ont OF the window They. too, saw
Gabriel plainly
81 must explain" said Alnhonse des
perately IT. too, am twin"