Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-01-27
TIE BROTHERS
BY JACK LAWTON.
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crCam-olive skin. looked as her moth
er might have looked when. the young
American engineer married her and
brought her back to his land.
Dolores knew, too, the trickery Of
her mothers charm and the radiance
Of the flashing smile over pearly teeth.
Dolores father ~wOrshipcd the girl as
he had wcrshipcd his love before her,
and when his life, too, came to an
early end he left his daughter be.
seeching tender care, TO the guardian
ship of the man who was his closest
friend.
Again the girls cajolories won her
triumph; there was no favor not act
ually harmful which the guardian with.
held. And at the height of her beauty
and triumph Il ~neighborh0od party
brought Donald and Douglas, the
twins, to Dolores notice--and TO their
surrender. Donald and Douglas Bruce
were valued mcinbers of the small
town; young lawyers following the
lawyer father before them.
That II was Douglas who did the
greater part of the firms work, and
Donald who spent the greater part Of
the firms money, made no difference.
Both were eagerly welcomed, and
many pretty. fetching caps set for
them. And then they met Dolores.
That very night as Don sat upon
the he'd the brother shared, the broth
ers knew what had happened. Both
had fallen In love nj first meeting, If
not at first sight, with the little half
Spanish beauty.
And So neither one. discussed her.
And when Douglas closed his Office
door to IN afternoon ~clleniage and
sOberly went the same road, Don
smiled after him. for Don was sure
of himself, where girls were con
cerned: ever II witching wonder of a
girl like Dolores. Once she had al
most yielded to his impnlsive carcSs
almost, hut not quite. lie smiled
again at recollection of her startled re-
treat but her eyes ia" NIUE "'i'
sure.
broken, 'h'F were "rIl''
ing apart. Ailer u hS' h''S'''ui!
slenpless night. Douglas made his de
cision. lie would 90 to Dolores and
ASK her 10 hurry MN.
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