The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-04-26
MIXED IDENTITY
BY NINA c. RAMSAY.

9 by Mcclure Newspaper sybdics,sJ
~. S. S. Birmingham,
Lisbon, Portugal.

Lisbon, Portugal.
Dearest Dolly:
cannot begin to tell you how Ella.
am again TO be writing yOu-gueSs
acted IKE cad about Ted Corl!p.-
but at the same time you must admit
little girl, that you gave me som,
cause for anger. Dear, cant We ca.
II quits? And as for"
The letter flutterpd from Molly's fin
gers. Who in the world was writlGs
to her like thisi Why, she had upysI
had a sweetheart in all her lonely life
and out of clear blue Sky-this. She
flushed guilty as she thought OF the
little girl and hurriedly picking IN
The scattered sheets, finished rcadjng
me rest of the letter was iillCd viii,
thrilling tales Of travel. bits uf hullur.
0ns adventure, and-hrtwcrn tie rncs
Il mans ycarning FOR home aud his
girl. IL was signed Monty"
Molly's life hu, been singulnrly nm.
e'tnttul rs tar us ncu we're con.
c'rned. Ever since she could rrmru-
Der she had lived with her mother as
whose soul and mind were buried d, ep
III a past Of which she never spoae.
The day the letter was received she
had teen, tor her unusually blue ard
lonely
She could not hnlp feeling In her
secret heart that The letter could not
possibly be for her and yct--it was
rather nice To- De- called dear
Molly husrily snatched up the IN
Ntlope, and as she scanned it Il sec.
0hd time the smile died from her fHce
ITO Miss Dolly Roberts, Sargent
SCHOOL, Cambridge, Mass" she read.
SO that was IL! She hud frequently
been confused with pOlly Roberts be-
cause OF the similarity OF their Tunes.
although they were as different as
night and day. Pretty. frivolous. tickle
Doily--why, the whole school was
talking about her NOW for clipping
quite dramatically week ago. Yes
pnl the mans name had been Cur.
ling! s....T
She SAT quite still. A daring thought
had entered her mind this MoLtr WIS
a safe -dlstance away, Dolly was GER
talnlN beyond caring school would ne
closing how In week and Molly could
send him her summer address. Who
would be the wiser II She wrote t.
Monty, pretending She MIS- Dolly! She
could tyrcwrite her letters, so thai
Monty would not suspect; he was too
far away To hear or Dully's latest ga.
price. Molly, vi this moment, WAS far
from the placid being her schoomatcs
thought her.
The plan was carried through with.
out slip. Molly wrote ole OF her
inimitable "letters-cleVer, humorous
and sensible. An answer came In
time, then letters flew back and forth
all summer and fail.
Thus matters stood tmtil one crisp
morning in early December. As Molly
was leaving the school building, u tele.
gram was put into her hands, and
with sinking sensation a. her hrenst
she tore open the envelope. The
words stared up AT her through
blur:
Meet me on . 80 train today. Must
see yOu-Munty.'
Molly stood dazed; her little world
was crumblng about her feer
As the hour approached, Molly's
sensitive soul Shrunk from lie task,
but somehow she found herself ut the
STATEN, waiting with heavy heart 10
break her poor bubble into thousand
crystals. .-gg
The train rumhled into the station,
the great gates swung open. ard Q
tbr0ng sIrramed through. Molly, sick
With misery, turned AWAY ami leaned
against Tire non gate.
Suddenly sIs MAS startled 10y q
tOnch ON her arm, and deep voice
said hit nhstsSdlly:
"hOily, you wtrc-yso rood-to
tone.'
III 'lrtr diStrass stre hid nnt notice |
that ht. SsIls.t her "kiaIlS;r shS did
moi even stop 10 wonder how ts srsw
her. ShS"hRa only IN trsIbht's i'm
Dresstcr Of n tNinIed,, rsfhSr good. |
lcOkNg face, and earnest, Shilling
ayes, then -'''''. -.
"Oh," size cried, r'yim-its sil's nor.
10, l,'"fS'r I ''"d .'S'rnG. - "fienjN
your Ispsr {" holly by mistHk- ann !,
I was IOnely, sud-"
The pltifui recital ended IN what |
sounded SnheiCIOusIy Ike y sob. aud |.
ihe tan y0unk mSh IN the ensigU's mi, !,
form natted her shoulder .cltmSly.
"rhere, now" he suurhed p~ufly. II
knew all The time-and In, glad DClIy
did elOpe, hccaWSe now have YOU"
Indignantly Molly shook IN his
hHLd, and demanded warmly:
"YOu- knrwf", d,
well. you see" explained the Young |
man renialiy. "When received yonr I
FIRST letter knew that somebody quite
Inherent from Dolly had written II.
made guarded inquiries or my sister. !
Peg, senior 1T Sargent. and shr told !
me about Molly Robbins Who WIS 81.
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