The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-02
His Double
A Clever Scheme
By RUTH GRAHAM

by NO1k1 GNAf1AM
A man was sitting on the piazza Of
q summer hotel In Maine when another
man came up the steps and, after eye
ing him sharply, advanced toward him
and said.
mr.. Pierson, / believe"
"You have the advantage Of me,
SIR"
Il have seen you several times and
have been introduced to you. Are you
not Richard Pierson of Chicago?"
TT you Will excuse me, sir, prefer
not to tell you who am until learn
something about yourself Doubtless
you are perfectly honest and sincere in
taking me for an acquaintance, but
you must admit that such methods are
so often taken with a sinister motive
that It behooves us to be on our guard
on the advances Of stranger"
You are perfectly right. am Mark
Anderson and have often been in Chi
cago. There have met Mr.. Richard
Person If you are not he you resem-
BILE him sufficiently to be his twin
| brother"
Il confess" replied the other, soften
ing. shat have often been taken for
this man Pierson. 1 wish that could
say that am he, for understand he
has fortune. When were you In Chi
cago, sir7"
Anderson told him that be had left
Chicago bat a few weeks ago, adding;
VI you are NOT Richard Pierson Of
Chicago WIN you now kindly ten me
who you areys
i lowering rs my name-Aiexander
lowering"
The Ice having thus been broken, An
derson seated himself by Lowering, and
the two fell to chatting about Chicago,
city Of which both seemed to be very
proud. Anderson asked Lowering IN
what business be was engaged. Lop-
! eyfng told bin Re was an operator on
the board Of trade. 4 Inc question to
Anderson resulted IN the information
that he was at present ont Of business
and, be eatd with Q knowing look,
that be was hunting for q Job.
Mr.. Anderson, while be Carefully re-
Trained from appearing to court Mr..
Lowering, lost NO opportunity Of put
ting himself In his way. Lowering at
first appeared to be trying to avoid the
man, but gradually gave way and suf-
fered himself to become intimate with
bis new acquaintance Finally Ander-
son mentioned Q certain young widow,
a Mrs. MARYLAND. Lowering pricked up
his ears.
"The man you resemble" said Ander-
500, was OF one time attentive to her."
Lowering WINGED
One morning the two men were In the
writing room of the hotel. Lowering
was writing q letter. He had finished
and addressed 1t and was beginning an
other when he was called away, ieav-
ing the addressed letter on the table at
which he had written it. When he re-
turned Anderson said to him:
"Do you know that your handwriting
70 very like that of the man mistook
| you torT
"How do you know that?" asked Low
ertng.
II could not help seeing the address
on the letter you left on the table when
you went out"
"Are You familiar with this man
what's his name?
"Pierson."
| "Pierson's handwritingP
| Eyes"
How did you become so?'
! "Well, the fact is that Pierson was q
/ e,rrfk go. h1x a. D,
"And she showed you bis lettersY'
'Bhe did once"
| lid she consider that honorableT
well, the truth Is had heard things
about Pierson, and, the lady being my
friend, thought 1t my duty to tell her.
She showed me letter to convince me
that was mistaken. but convinced
her at last"
Lowering did not seem to take enough
interest In the matter to follow it fur
| Their.
II wonder" said Anderson, 'if your
signature is as much like Persons as
your handwriting is"
Were not of the same name"
Write his name, Richard G. Pier
| SON."
| Lowering wrote the name and showed
II to Anderson, who studied 1t careful
". II think have a note from Pier
son." he said. 'I'll get 1t and compare
the two Signatures
| Going to his room, he returned with
the note. II simply Informed Mr.. An.
derson that a certain request of his
could not be granted.
"Not even an expert" said Anderson,
could tell the signatures apart"
He looked up at Lowering and found
Lowering looking at him with a
changed, cunning, expression.
Lets drop this fencing" said the
latter. II understand what you are
up to-"
"Well9"
'Tm your man, but won't have any
thing to do with the matter except the
| penmanship."
you mean
I'm write the check. You'll have to
do the rest"
"You tumble too easily. I'm afraid
Of you"
Nothing r1sked, nothing gained"
"What amount do you propose to go
forP
what do you propose7 This is your
suggestion. ! suppose you have figured
on getting funds out Of this man before
and are posted on what he will stand"
This was true. Anderson had figured
on getting funds from Pierson and
knew where he kept bis bank account
and what was his credit. 1t was agreed
between the two men that Lowering
should draw check for $4,000 on a
certain bank tn New York where An
derson knew Pierson kept an average
balance of $4,000 be used for margins
on stock operations. The rascals were
to go to New York together to perpe-
trate the swindle. One thing Lowering
insisted on, to which Anderson de-
murred-Lovering claimed that since
be would do the forging he alone would
be guilty. Anderson could throw the
whole burden on him. Lowering also
changed his mind about the method Of
drawing the money. Resembling Pier
son 80 closely, he would need no iden-
tification at the bank. He could pre-
sent the check With certainty that it
would be paid without question. He
therefore required Anderson to write
him a proposition TO get $4,000 out Of
Pierson by forging his name and imper-
sonating him. Lowering refused to pro-
coed with the matter until Anderson
gave him this paper. and Anderson
finally consented.
The conspirators parted to meet tn
New York ON certain dav I'm eeptem.