The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-08-21

not to ponder over you She smiled
/ into his face Why should nature
produce two persons who are mis-.
taken for each other, and yet give
/ them two sous. two iEtellects, totally
different? Is nature experimenting
7 or is she slyly playing a trick on Lu-
manity?''
! Let us cali it 2. trick; by all means,
let Us call it that
I Your tone
Yes. yes. impatiently: you are
going to say that it sounds bitter But
why should another man have face
| like mine. when we have nothing in
common? What right has he to look
like me-"
1T is a puzzle" Elsa admitted
This man who looks like mel
have no doubt 1t affects you oddly
probably lives in ease; in fact. gen
tleman Of your own class. whose likes
and dislikes are cut from the same
pattern as your own. Well. that is as
it should be A woman such as you
are ought to marry an equal, man
whose mind and manners are fitted
to the high place he holds in your at
lection and In your world. How many
worlds there are; man-made and
heaven-made, and each as deadly as
the other, as cold and implacable! To
you. who have been kind to me. have
acted like fool The truth is. I've
In Nv hn
had the idea that it was myself and
not my resemblance that appealed to
your interest. What makes you trust
me-" blunt!y; and he stopped as he
asked the question.
Why, | don't know" blankIy. In
stantly she recovered herself, But l
do trust you" She walked on. and
perfOrce he fell into her stride.
1t is because you trust the other
man"
Thanks That is it precisely: and
for nearly two weeks I've been trying
to solve that very thing"
After pause he asked: Have you
ever read Reade's 'Singleheart and
Doubleface?'
Yes. But what bearing has it upon
our discussion?"
None that you would understand"
evasiveIy. His tongue had nearly
tripped him
Are you sure?"
"Of this, that I shall never under
stand women"
DO not try to-" she advised. "All
these men who knew most about wom-
en- were the unhappiest."
They made round in silence. Many
an eye peered at them: and envy and
admiration and curiosity brought their
shafts to bear upon her. 1t was some
thing to create these variant expires,
sions Of interest She was oblivious
I'VE stop at Penang?" she asked
Five or six hours. long enough TO
see the town"
I'VE went directly from Singapore
to Colombo. SO we missed the town
coming out, | should like to see that
cocoanut plantation OF yours"
1T is too far inland. Besides. l am
deed. he was His heart burned with |
shame and rage at the recollection OF |
the last day there Three or four |
times. during the decade. the misfor. |
tune Of being found out had fallen to |
his lot, and always when he was EN-
ployed at something worth while.
Elsa discreetly veered into another
channel You will 60 back to Italy.
| suppose"
Yes. shall 60 to Italy once more
But first ! am going home" He was
not aware OF the grimnness that en-
tered his voice as he made this state
ment
Il am glad" she said. After all.
that is the one place"
III you are happy enough to find a
welcome"
And you will see your mother
again."
He WINGED. Yes Do you know. It
does not seem possible that l met you
but two short weeks ago? have
never given much thought to this So
called reincarnation: but somewhere
IN the past ages ] knew you; only you
weren't going home to marry the 9th.
,r fellow.
She stopped at the rail WHO
she replied ruminatingly.
Perhaps IN not going to marry
him."
Don't you love him? beg
'our pardon. Miss Chetwood!"
"YoE re excused"
still need some training. ! have
'een alone 80 much that haven't got
'ver the trick Of speaking my thoughts
loud"
No harm has been done. The fault
az with me" |,