The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19
She Paid
The Forfeit
By EDITH V. ROSS

| took desperate fancy. and the cir
| did the same by him. They dances
together a number of times, and wha
dances they didn't know they sat out
in coy corner by themselves.
The very next day the girl met jim
on the street. He was nearSighted an,
didn't recognize her. but seeing lad.
smiling at him he took off his hat TIL,
girl stopped; so did Jim.
Upon my word" she said. you hav,
short memory You don't remembel
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 fol
time to think it up.
Il certainly do remember you, hav
ing passed some time with you yer,
pleasantly last evening. But | am no
sure that you have not mistaken me
for some one else"
How ridiculous!"
who am IL"
What assurance! You are talking
TINS way Tor purpose.
I'm tell YOU what I'll do. I'll make
two calls on you and another will make
a third. If you write my name 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"
mo catch at all"
What's the forfeit pay you"
That I'll tell You If you lose"
What is your full name?" .@
James Smithson Hawksworth."
Have you pencil and paper2"
Jim tore Il bit of paper from a letter
and handed 1t her with pencil. She
wrote the name he had given her on
the paper ana put it in her bag.
II 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 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, | 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,
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 1t 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 his brother that he had called on
Miss Tunlee on a certain date, went
to see her himself. Miss Turnlee, who
could not divest her mind of the sus.
ed upon her, was 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 OH
which she had written the name when
his brother had called and, handing 1t
10 her, asked her to write his name be-
ow the one she had written before.
This time she was in no hurry. She
studied the name she had written, com
pared 1t with the one Jim had given
her and held the first paper to the light
ooking at 1t and through it, Jim
landed her pencil. but she refused 1t.
seeming to suspect that there might
De something wrong in it. After much
bought and hesitation she wrote the
lalne under the one she had already
written, but even then she seemed |
oath to part with the paper. However.
time came when she reluctantly sur |
endered 1t.
Il suppose now 1t will depend on my |
lot mixing you up with the other WIS.,
tor If you have played me fair |
ave won. have identified you twice.
All | have to do Is to say when he
ONES that he is not you. When is he
omingg
'IIe has been here"
Been here!" Miss Turnlee looked
HE was here some time ago. He is
~ twin brother"
He drew the photograph OF himself
nd his brother and showed 1t to her.
or few moments she looked at IL
With blank stare; then, the expIana-
lon coming to her, she exclaimed re-
roachfully:
THAT'S not fairr
Jim admitted that it was a bit
ricky and said that be would not hold
er to her bargain unless she preferred
} be held.
what forfeit am l to payr' she
sked
Jim did not reply at once. The lady's
lriosity was aroused. She urged him. n
'Yourself!' he said at last. y
Miss Turnlee did not pay at once. but I
he did In time-not, she said, because
he had lost fairly, but because Jim
ssured her that IL she did not his life
'ould be wrecked