The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-15
His Double
A Clever Scheme
By RUTH GRAHAM

WI. IltTSOu, ] DelleNe.
"You have the advantage OF me.
SIR"
81 have seen you several times and
have been introduced to you. Are you
not Richard Pierson of Chicagop
"If you will excuse me. sir. I 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 sinister motive
that 1t behooves us to be on our guard
| on the advances Of a stranger"
you are perfectly right. am Mark
Anderson and have often been In Chi.
cago. There have met Mr. Richard
Pierson. II you are not he you resem.
BILE him sufficiently to be his twin
brother"
IL confess" replied the other. soften.
ing. that I have often been taken for
this man Pierson. I wish that could
say that | am he. for understand he
has fortune. When were you In Chi.
cago. sirT'
Anderson told him that he had left
Chicago but n few weeks ago. adding:
"If you are not Richard Pierson of
Chicago will you now kindly tell me
who you are!'
Lowering is my name-Alexander
Lowering"
The ice having thus been broken. An
derson seated himself by Lowering, and
the two fell to chatting about Chicago.
a city Of which both seemed to be very
proud. Anderson asked lowering iu
what business he was engaged. Low
ering told him he was an operator on
the board of trade. A like question TO
Anderson resulted i'm the information
that he was at present out Of business
and. he said with knowing look.
that he was hunting for job.
Mr.. Anderson. while he carefully re-
Trained from appearing to court Mr..
Lowering. lost no opportunity Of put
ting himself In his way. Lowering Mt
first appeared to he trying to avoid tho
man, but gradually gave way and sut-
fercd himself to become intimate witt,
his new acquaintance. Finally Andcr-
son mentioned a certain young widow
! q Mrs. MarklHnd. Lowering pricked up
his ears.
"Thc man you resemble" said Ander
son, was at one time attentive to her
| Lowering WINGED.
One morning the two men We're in the
writing room Of the hotel Lowering
was writing letter. lie had finished
and addressed IL and was beginning an
other when he was called away. leav-
which he had written it. When he re
| turned Anderson said to him:
do YOU know that your handwritins:
is very like that of the man | mistook
you for?"
GLOW do you know that? ?" asked Low
ering.
IL 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 handwritng?'
Yes"
How did you become sou
well. the fact Is that Pierson was q
sutor for the hand of n woman know
And she showed you his letters?'
"She did once"
Did she consider that honorableT
well. the truth Is had heard things
about PierSon. and. the lady being my
friend, thought il my duty To tell her
She showed me letter to convince me
that was mistaken. but convinceC
her at last"
Lowering did not seem To take enough
interest in the matter to follow IL fur
ther.
Il wonder" said Anderson. "if yOuy
signature is as much like Persons a.
your handwriting is"
Were not of the same name"
Write his name. Richard q. Pier
son"
Lowering wrote the name ana showop
IL TO Anderson. who studied il careful
ly. Il think ! have note from Pier
son" he said I'm get it and compare
the two signatures.
Going TO his room, he returned WITH
the note II simply informed Mr. An
dersOn that certain request of his
could not be granted.
Not even an expert" said Anderson
could tell the signatures apart"
lie 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-"
"Welli"
I'm your man. but won't have any.
thing Ia do with the matter except the
penmanship"
"lou mean
I'm write the check You'll have o.
'lo the rest"
You tumble too easily. I'm afraid
If You"
Nothing riSked. nothing gained"
"What amount do YOU propose TO go
'orY"
what do You propose? This Is your
suggestion suppose you have figured
IN getting funds ont Of this man before
,nd are posted ~ what he win stand