The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-30
By EDITH V. ROSS


girhstopped so did Jim.
Upon my word" she said, you hav
a short memory. You don't remembe
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 fo
time to think 1t up.
IL certainly do remember you, hav
ing passed some time with you very
pleasantly last evening. But I am not
sure that you have not mistaken me
for some one else"
How ridiculous!"
who am n
what assurance You are talking
this way for purpose"
I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll make
two calls on you and another will make
third. If you write my name correct
~ 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"
mo catch at all"
whats the forfeit pay your
THAT Ill tell you II you lose"
"What is your full name?"
James Smithson Hawksworth."
"Have you pencil and paper?'
Jim tore bit of paper from letter
and handed 1t 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, IL there is any catch
won't pay. Now tell me who l 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 in pod. Jim went
home, where he found Billie, whom he
told of his agreement, adding:
Now, Bill, l wish you a. call on the
girl tomorrow night, personating me. |
The next night l will call on her my |
self"
Bill assented and the next evening, |
after being thoroughly coached by his
brother. made the call. He asked the
young lady TO write his name on a bit
OF paper, which she did, and before
handing v TO him she took care TO com
pare 1t with the name Jim had given
her
The next day the twins had their
taken standing side by
side. AS soon as the pictures were de-
livered Jim put one OF them In his
pocket and, with a written statement
from bis brother that he had called on
Miss Turnlee on a certain date, went
10 see her himself. Miss Turnlee, who
could not divest her mind of the sus-
iicion that some trick was being play
ID upon her, was a bit ratified. She l
vas looking for some difference in her q
writing the names on the two different
occasions. After chatting awhile, dur. c
ng which period she scarcely heard :
What Jim said. he drew the paper OIL b
which she had written the name when
lis brother had called and, handing Il
0 her, asked her 20 write his name be-
Dw the one she had written before !
This time she was In no hurry. She !,
tudied the name she had written. com
AIRED II with the one Jim had given :,
er and held the FIRST paper 10 the light. +,
,oking at Il and through e. Jim O.
anded her a pencil. but she refused Il. !.
eeming 20 suspect that there might
e something wrong IN H. After much b
bought and hesitation she wrote the .,
anne under the one she had already q
'ritten. but even then she seemed =
ath 10 part with the paper However.
time came when she reluctantly sur. =
sndered IL. :,
Il suppose now 81 viii depend on my
Il mixing you mp with me other Wis \.
or. II you have played me fair I -
ave won. ] have identified you twice. Il
u ] have 10 do u 90 say when he N
,rnes that be IL not you when u he Il,
,mingYs
"He has been here
Been here" Miss Turniee looked
credul0us
He was here some time ago He e
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he drew the Photograph - himself -
"a bis brother and showed n 10 her 4
Br q few moments she looked Of Il =
ith q blank stare. thea the erplsna- -
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