The herald., 1915-12-23
By EDITH V. ROSS

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| me-"
Jim did remember her very well a.
soon as he got near enough TO diStin-
| guiSh her features, but he didn't re
| member her name. He SkirmiShed for
! time To think it up
Il certainly do remember you. hav-
| ing passed some time with You very
| pleasantly last evening But am not
sure that YOU have not mistaken me
| for some one else.
How ridiculous"
who am l."
What assurance, You are talking
this way for Il purpose.
I'll tell you what I'll do I'll make
two calls OF you and another will make
a third. If you write my maine correct
ly when | call and never write my
name to the other visitor I'll pay any
forfeit you may suggest. If you fail
you pay any forfeit | suggest"
There's catch"
NO catch at all.
whats the forfeit | pay youE'
That I'll tell you if you lose"
What is your tull name?"
James SmithsOn HawkswOrth.'
Have you pencil and paper?'
Jim tore bit of paper from letter
and handed it her with pencil. She
wrote the name he had given her on
the paper and put it in her bag.
Il agree TO your terms" she said
But. mind, if there is any catch
won't pay. Now tell me who am"
You're Miss Turnlee"
Jim bowed himself away and pro
ceeded to put a plan he had in his
mind into operation. His brother Bill
had returned from South America a
few days before, and the two were still
alike as two peas i'll a pod. Jim went
home, where he found Billie. whom he
told of his agreement. adding:
Now. Bill. wish you TO call on the
girl tomorrow night. persOnating me-
The next night | will call on her my.
self"
Bill assented and the next evening.
brother, made the call. He asked the
young lady to write his name Oh a bit
Of paper, which she did, and before
handing ii to him she took care to COM
pare it with the name Jim had given
her.
The next day the twins had their
photographs taken standing side by
side. AS soon as the pictures were de
livered Jim put one of them in his
pocket and, with written statement
from his brother that he had called on |
Miss Turnlee OH certain date. went |
could not divest her mind of the sus
picion that some trick was being play, |
ed upon her. was q bit ratified. She |
was looking for some difference in her |
writing the names on the two different |
occasions. After chatting awhile, dur |
ing which period she scarcely heard |
what Jim said, he drew the paper Oil |
which she had written the name when |
his brother had called and. handing il |
to her. asked her to write his name be-
low the one she had written before.
This time she was in no hurry She
studied the name she had written. COM
pared it with the one Jim had given
her and held the first paper to the light.
looking at it and through it. Jim
handed her pencil, but she refused it.
seeming to suspect that there might
be something wrong in it. After much
thought and hesitation she wrote the
name under the one she had already
written. but even then she seemed
loath TO part with the paper. However.
time came when she reluctantly sur
rendered il.
Il suppose now it will depend on my
not mixing you up with the other Wis
ltor. If you have played me fair I
have won. l have identified you twice.
All L have to do is to say when he
comes that he is not you. When is he
He has been here"
Been here" Miss Turnlee looked II
ncredu!Ous.
He was here some time ago. He is
ny twin brother"
He drew the photograph of himself
md his brother and showed il to her
'or few moments she looked at II i
With a blank stare; then. the explana.
lon coming to her. she exclaimed re-
'roachfully:
That's not fart"
jim admitted that 1t was a BIT
ricky and said that Jhe would not hold
Ter to her bargain unless she preferred
o be held.
What forfeit am to payr" she
sked.
Jim did not reply at once. The Iadv's
urios1ty was aroused. She urged him.
"Yourself!' he said at last. =.
Miss Turnlee did not pay at once. but
ne DID In time-not. she said, because =
ne had lost fairly. but because Jim
ssured her that if she did not his life
TOuld be wrecked