The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-04-06
By EDITH v. ROSS

" hat assurance. You are talking
this way for a purpose
-I'il tell you what III do. III make
two calls on y0u aud another win make
a third. II you write my name correct
| ~ when 1 call and never write ms
name 10 The other visitor III pay ans
forfeit you may suggest. II you fail
you pay any forfeit ] suggest
There's . CATCH
-N0 catch al al.
whats the forfeit pay your"
.-Thaf III tel you II you lose"
-Nhat Is your full Manner
james Smlthson Hawksworth.~
-EIave you a pencil and paper7-
Jim tore a BIT OF paper from q letter
and handed Il her with q pencil She
wrote the name be had given her on
the paper and put II IN her bag.
4 agree 10 your terms she said.
But. mind. II there II any catch !
won't pay. Now tell me who ! am
You're Miss Turnlee
Jim bowed himself away and pro
ceeded 70 put a plan be had In his
mind into operation. His brother Bin
had returned from South America a
few days before. and the two were stili
alike as two peas IN a pod Jim went
home. where he found Billie. whom be
told OF bis agreement, adding.
NOW. BILL I wish you 10 eall on the
girl tomorrow night. personating me
The next night | VIII call on her my
SELF
Blll assenied and the next evening
after being thoroughly coached By his
brother. made the CALI He asked the
young lady 10 write his name on q bit
Of paper. which she did. and before
handing Il 10 him she took care to CON-
pare Il with the name Jim had given
her.
The next day the twins had their
photographs taken standing side By
side. As soon as the pictures were de
livered Jim put one OF them In bis
pocket and. with q written statement
from his brother that be had called on
Miss Turnlee on a certain date, went
to see her himself. Miss Turnlee, who
could not divest her mind OF the sus-
pIcion that some trick was being play
ed upon her. was a 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. be drew the paper ON
which she had written the name when |
bis brother had called and. handing Il /
to her. asked her TO write his name be-
low the one she had written before.
This time she was In no hurry. She
studied the name she had written. com
pared Il with the one Jim had given
her ana held the FIRST paper 10 The light.
looking az 1t and through It. Jim
handed her q pencil. but she refused IL.
seeming to suspect thst there might /
be something wrong IN It. After much
thought and hesitation she wrote the
name under the one she had already
written. but even then she seemed
Ioath 20 part with the paper. However.
a time came when she reluctantly sur
rendered Il.
Il suppose now II will depend on my
not mixing you up with the other Wis
Itor. II you have played me fair
have won. 1 have Identified you twice
All have to do is 70 say when he
comes that he Is not you. When is be
comlngg~
"He has been here
Been herer Miss Turnlee looked
"He was here some time ago. He Is
nv twin brother"
He drew the photograph OF himself
md bis brother and showed II to her.
For a few moments she looked at ie
with blank stare; then. the explana-
ion coming to her. she exclaimed re
THAT'S not fairr'
Jim admitted that 1t was bit
ricky and said that he would not hold
Ter 10 her bargain unless she preferred
o be held.
"what forfeit am to payy' she
sked.
Jim did not reply az once. The lady's
was aroused. She urged him.
YOURSELF" he said at last.
AIlss Turnlee did not pay at once. but
he did IN time-not. she said, because
he had lost fairly, but because Jim 1
ssured her that II she did not bis life
would be wrecked IN