The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-04-22
| Her husbands
Twin Brother
A Story Of a Deserted
Wife
Nv LOUISE 3. CUMMINGS

soIIow with light mar, Diue eyes ana
,,easant smile on his lips, was walk
.na on Main street swinging a light
asne Pretty girls were moving hith-
= ond thither, for Donald was in the
.honning district. and 1t was the hour
when the stores were much crowded.
ua was an admirer Of beauty. and his
avnression indicated that he was revel-
mo n the display. His heart was light,
snd when a young man is In happy
mood the appeal of fair faces and trim
figures is especially strong.
Who Is this young woman advancing
s,owly with a little girl not four years
ala clinging to her skirt? Donald
,houcht her prettier than any one he
hod vet met Her glance met his, and
With cry she sprang to him, threw
ber arms about his neck and cried out
IN a sweet. appealing voice:
aOh, Walter. why did you leave me?
Come back. Do. Walter. dearest. come
hack and all will be forgiven"
Donald Brewers admiration for the
fair sex was general. and he preferred
that the favors he received should be
General. This was altogether too par
ticular. Besides, it was too public.
and like most men worthy of the
name, he detested scenes"
He assured the lady that she had mis-
taken him for some one else. This only
accustomed burst of grief and re-
proaches. The child began to cry.
crowd collected. and policeman came
hurrying up to discover the cause of
the blocking Of the sidewalk. He saw
young woman clinging to young
man who was evidently not as well
pleased as he should have been. Don
aid explained that she had mistaken
him for some one else. The lady ex-
planned that he was her husband. who
had deserted her. The policeman evil
4 IDENTIFY believed the latter story and
4 viewed Donald with disfavor.
Il think" he said to the woman.
4 wed better go to the police officer.
\ You can make charge against him If
you like. and that'll bring the matter
\ into the courts
Don't, Walter; don't force me to do
\ that Come home. and we will again
+ be happy
4 And she wept on his bosom.
4 Walter signifled to the policeman
Y that be preferred to go with him. So
the party adjourned to the police sta
ton, where Walter sent out for his
mother and other friends to identify
him. and the lady sent for a sister-in-
law. All Of the former pronounced
him Donald Brewer, and the latter de-
cared that though he resembled him.
be was not her brother. This satisfied
every one except the lady. who was
amazed and disappointed that they
should be so obtuse. When Donald
ieft her she took his hand and, look
ING at him appealingly out of a pair
Of liquid brown eyes. made a last APP
peal while the pretty little girl begged
papa to come home and not make
mamma cry.
u makes lot of difference to a man
Wnen appealed to by q pretty woman
whether he Is free or wedlocked. Un-
Oef certain circumstances for
aimony, for instance-the word we'd
JOCK IS suggestive of bolts and bars.
pOnaio, being exonerated from being
iugiuye husband. assured the poor
woman Of his deep sympathy and that
u was deeply touched by her faith,
s''r.e proof to the contrary. that
v belonged to her, If she would give
am ner address he would call upon
Vel and would be glad to serve her In
any way.
beautiful hope shone in her eyes,
sIu giving him parting look, she said
'-a' sne would trust him once more.
.s's mat ne would not fail her. Then,
esaoe observation. she asked him
uu carriage. and. getting into it
sah ner little girl, who insisted on
AZ aug papa a parting kiss, she was
~'en away smiling through tears.
~ rev days later Donald called upon
A., sass widow. He found her good
@ changed. Her sister-in-law had
= s4'mced her that there was doubt
Donald being her husband.
ss,s sne came into the room to re-
ss..s. alm she paused on the threshold.
psas ng every line Of his counte-
Then beautiful bushes rose
rsss s' cneeks at remembering the ca
buns sue had given him. and she
b,ss. ner head in shame at the remem
= S'uce Of the caresses she had bestow-
a stranger. u ou' :" We
wv. maa' Is forced upon us we don't
Doas,. what We cannot get we crave.
~ a !, who up to this moment feared
dIsana would claim him, was now
who - that she did not. Those
sho az cnained wish to be free; those
hs are are free wish to be chained. In
ns,r,sa us OF the crusty old bachelor,
sor,a IS Is something one half the
Ia s' ss,i + trying to get into and the 9th.
Doa a : trying to get out OF.
plassnu mad not experienced any
h h.n aole sensation in the caresses
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