The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-10-29
CHAPTER xV-continued.

stifled exclamation and staggered hack
still farther to the side of the opening.
Doctor Kirkland strobe out of the path
to confront him, saw the prisoner, and
stopped as If transfxed.
The prisoner did not see him. He
was staring at the man who had
stepped from behind the dumfOunded
! physician. The man 7ecoiled against
Ellen and Mrs. Kirkland. He glared
| at the prisoner. Ellen and Mrs. Kirk
land looked at the prisoner and
Shrieked. Amy raised her head and
stared wildly from the man before her
to the man whose arm was about her
| shoulders.
They were the same! yet not
the same. 1t was not alone that one
had a mustache and the other was
clean shaven; that one was thinner
and paler. Now that they stood face
to face it could be seen that there was
perceptibIe difference in height and
breadth, in the shade of the hair, in
the tint of the blue eyes; while in the
bearing and expression of the two
were worlds of difference.
He of the mustache was first of all
/ the astOunded group to find his voice.
"Jove!" he calculated. "Jove! No
wonder you were so certain. We're
as like as brothers :"
"As twins" spIuttered Doctor Kirk
land. "Of all eases of doubles! Yet
I've heard of such resembIances."
"Now that you see Mr.. Lowrie here
before me in the flesh, perhaps you
will believe me when l say 1 am my
self-Richard Clinton"
"Clinton?" muttered BENIN. "Then
you are motifs he?"
"Of course!' exclaimed Mrs. Kirk
land.
Are you blind?" ScOffed Ellen, clasp
ing an arm about her lovers neck in
absolute certainty.
Amy. suddenly conscious Of Clinton's
arm, uttered a cry, and fled away
down the garden.
Clinton whirled TO sprint after her ;
only to check himself at sight of
Bemm's upjerking pistol.
Halt" commanded the detective.
"You may not be VIII Lowrie; but
those bonds and that bank deposit IN
Chicago"
Don't be a fool, BENIN, even If you
are a detective" testify admOnished
| DR.. Kirkland. Here are the bonds. "
He opened the envelOp and spread
out the contents for Bemm's inspec-
ton. BENIN looked at them and then
at Clinton. They seem to be all
there" he said. But the fact remains
they we're taken from the safe deposit
box. This man must have done it. l
found the key in his pocket"
81 had on a suit of Mr.. Lowrie's
clothes" stated Clinton. You must
have found the key in that suit, not
my own"
"And 1 did not leave the bonds in
the box" Will LOwrie spoke for the
first time. "You may remember that
suggestion you made when we were
motoring from Pueblo"
az remember no suggestion" denied
| BENIN.
"You do not? Yet it was that which,
In nv neurasthenic condition, caused
all the trouble. l took it seriously.
That was why told you had put the
bonds in a safe deposit box. To carry
that out, / had rented box. But in
stead of leaving the bonds In 1t, hid
Them in the abandoned brickyard pit
out near City Park. You see, because
of that suggestion of yours, ! was NOR
hidly fearful lest you might take
| them"
al? Take them2 What do you
mean?" stammered BENIN, flushing
| darkly.
Hal" exploded DR.. Kirkland. "You
redden-and the color came first to
your ears. not your eyes. You should
know what that means. And you never
mentioned the fact that Will told you
about the safe deposit box. Mr.. BENIN
Mr.. Detective BENIN, | advise you to
nut up that pistol and go to the hank
and TO police headquarters without de-
Law. NV future son-in-law must be
at once cleared from the stigma OF all
,hat is implied by that warrant. &c!
BENIN thrust the pistol into his
rocket and went.
The indignant physician turned to
Clinton, with swift change to digni-
fed apology: "Sir. If you can forgive
the Grass stupidity of an over-contident
nsychopathiSt-"
"Sav no more. doctor!" interrupted
Clinton. "In view of this remarEabte
resemblance between myself and Mr.
Lowrie-"
Indeed. yes. papa % exclaimed Ellen,
hiding her face behind the shoulder
of her fiance. IF anyone, its for him
10 apologize for letting me
"What's thatT" aggressively demand
ed Lowrie, and he frowned ut Clinton.
mDid that man take advantage OF his
resemblance when with your
my dear WILL" tactfully interposed
AIRS kirkland, quite the contrary. 1t