The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-20
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
The Deceitfulness of APP
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pearances.
BY ANNA PHILLIPS SEE.


(Copyrigh, 1916. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
IOHN and JEFFREY Poindexter were
the twinniest twins that ever hap.
j pened. When they were curly.
Laired youngsters even their mother
couldn't always tell them apart and
their father often spanked the wrong
. child for the right offense. As they
grew up and became of manageable
ago. they found the girls of the town
nuceable coy. No one wished to mar.
ry o Poindexter twin and never be
sure Of her husbands identity. 1t al.
most savored OF bigamy turned the
other way round.
When the twins grasped this fact
they separated. John went into bust.
ness In New York, while Jeffrey re.
NAMED In the home town. After a
few months, the same town was en-.
livened by invitations to the wedding
Of John Poindexter and Miss Marjorie
Brooks. OF New York City. At the
wedding, JEFFREY Poindexter acted as
best man. The minister. In an ca.
cess TO zeal, nearly married him To-
the pretty bride and, later, she her
self, under Il Misrepresentation, trieG
to carry him OF on bridal trip.
After John and Marjorie had set.
tied down in their brand new hat. with
brand now furniture and a brand new
maid. John suddenly felt longing to
have jeffrey live with them. The
twin feeling" came over him 80 firmly
that It rivaied his affection for his
wife. He had been fond Of JEFF for
long. long time-longer than he had
OF his bride. Marjorie was good nat.
urcd and said yes: she did no: givo
the matter much thought. In fact,
she never wasted timo thinking, for
feeling was so much easier.
jeffrey accepted the invitation with
joy. He was glad tn be with John. he
appreciated Marjcrle's housekeeping
for she was q born homemaker-
and he had reasons OF his own for
wishing to DO in New York.
For u time all was well. The first
unpleasantness was the abrupt de.
parture Of Katie, the middle-aged do.
nestle treasure. She considered the
augmented family uncanny. 1t jolted
her nerves to come home late at night
against the rules and find one of the
men just opening the door with his
latchkey. She never knew whether
to say she had been to her grand.
mothers wake, supposing the young
man was her master. or Just to pass
the time Of night, II 1t happened to
be Mr.. jeffrey. who would understand.
When she did give warning 1t was to
the twins collectively. She had Just
served them their breakfast, lUr the
mistress slept late that morning, and
to wait on two individuals ideutIcally
alike even to their voices and NECK
ties made her feel queer.
You see, MIR. Poindexter," she ex-
planned. i've TUX the pledge and l
ntver touch drop no moro, praise be,
But II should be after staylu' here
and seem double all the time, might
as well have the fun Of it. I'm afraid
to stay. Mr.. Poindexter. SO I'm leayin'
come Saturday."
And on Saturday sne went. Mar
3orie was much cast down at this de.
lection, hut she revived whom she Sc.
cured at the agency a wonder WHO was
willing to step Immediately into Ka.
ties shoes. The bride gloried In her
luck to the twins.
why. boys. I never saw such a
pretty, intelligent girl in a servants
SN AZ any 4AhC. Cuo hHOWS all
about hygiene and domestic science
Rnd-everything-"
"Whew! can see you being taught
your place, Miss Brooks" said her
husband. who was given to addressing
his wife thus disrespcctfully.
las long as my place isn't In the
kitchen, don't care" declared Mar
3orie gayly."
The new maids first appearance be.
fore the assembled family was at din
ner time. When she entered the din
ing.room. at sight OF the two men she
turned pale, then crimsoned to her
pretty blonde hair. and the tray fell
from her hands with loud clatter.
People were often astonished when
they first beheld the almost uncanny
likeness Of the Poindexter twins. but
no one had ever seemed quite so over
come as did Jane Gaylord. Marjorie
regarded her with reproach and John
with amusement. but Jeffrey gazed at
the girl with look of amazement
(which never left his face during the
meal. Jane. however, soon recovered
her composure and acquitted herself
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