The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-06

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and guessed what had happened"
Jerry said soberly. I'm fact, we in
vestigated and found the poor devil
was dead. So the other one lit out,
did he? That simplifies matters a
whole lot.
I'VE have only the prince to deal
with now, and I rather imagine
Miss Crandall can make short work
of him. There she comes nowl Look
at her, Vee-Vee! She's not primo
ess, she's a queen!"
Vee-Vee was too bewildered to
speak. The one person in all the
world who had legitimate cause to
hate her and reproach her had
come personally to rescue her.
OF course, Jerry Macklyn had ex-
planned, had exonerated her, Wee
Wee told herself, but why had Wv
ian Crandall come herself?
OF course, the real Vivian had re-
turned to her parents, had given
the lie to the story Of her kidnap-
ing, and by this time the papers
were full of the bizarre story Of the
girl who had impersonated a primo
ess. But why had she come-alone
with Jerry?
miss Crandall, this Is Miss CAM
eron," Jerry's voice broke in on her
dazed speculations. well. now.
what do you two think of each
other? Do you think you'd get
mixed up as to which was which If
you were shut up in room to-
gether?"
The two women who looked so
startlingly alike confronted each
other for the first time. Green
eyes gazed deeply into green eyes.
Two slim white hands met and
clasped, and in that moment. with
out explanations, without questions,
Vivian Crandall and Vera Cameron
became friends.
I'm awfully glad we found you,
Miss Cameron" Vivian. Crandall
spoke as matter-of-factly as If the
two girls had met in a drawing
room.
II hope you can find 1t in your
heart 20 pardon me for having
caused you so much trouble by my
thoughtlessness in disappearing. OF
course, I had no idea that I pos
sessed a double"
Vee-vee tried to speak, but tears
choked her voice, and she turned
helplessly to Jerry, who put his
arms, about her again.
"I've explained the whole situa-
ton to Miss Crandall, and she does
not blame you in the least, Wee
Vee," he assured her. Nov, If
you'll listen a minute, and quit cry
ing like a blessed baby, I'll tell you
how Miss Crandall happened to get
in touch with me and how we found
you.
Don't worry about the prince,
Miss Crandall. This intrepid hero
inc has locked him in the cabin
and he'll stay there until we get
good and ready to let him out"
"I've always hoped that my dis
gushing little prince would find his
match and he seems to have done
so at last" Vivian Crandall said.
But suppose we sit down on that
old well top over there and be COM
Portable while we spin fairy stories
for each other. I imagine Miss
Cameron can make our adventures
seem tame, Mr.. Macklyn."
Jerry, seated on the edge Of the
rotting weli-top, with q green-eyed,
copper-haired girl on each side of
him, told his story first.
80 no one knows yet but us and
the prince that I'm not Vivian
Crandall?" Wee Wee demanded,
amazed but doubling. when Jerry
had finished.
mo one" Vivian Crandall assured
her. Nov tell us your story, please.
It was Ivan's choice little scheme,
Of course. But tell us how he man
aged it and how the kidnapers hap
pened to be mixed up in It,"
Vee-Vee narrated her adventures
as briefly as possible, but she was
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tions Of pity, incredulity and anger
from both her hearers.
When she had concluded, Vivian
Crandall rose and came to her i'm
pulsively, STOPPING to kiss her cheek.
MY dear, you were unwittingly
doing me a very real service" Wv
ian Crandall said softly. Didn't
it occur to you to wonder where I
was all the time, why I didn't come
forward when detectives were
searching for me?"
"Of course it did," Vee-Vee smiled
quiveringly.
1.-THE truth is that I was imper-
sonating you'll"
"I-don't underestimate, vee-vee
gasped. "You had never seen me,
any more than I had seen you"
Let me explain" Vivian sat
down beside Vee-Vee and took her
hand, which she stroked caressing-