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The Man Who
CHICAGO LEDGlZR( '
Wasn’t Himself
(Continued From Page fl)
lie nodded to his wife as he stepped back
into the car. "Excuse me to Mr. Clinton,
my clear. I shall return in time for din-
her."
hlrs. Kirkland smiled at her guest as
the car g away. "The B.
specialist is little more his own than that
of an old-fashioned family doctor." she
said. "My husband is an slienist." Silo
turned to the housemaid. A "Is Miss Ellen
at ' ‘
"Yes, msfam. ‘She came back‘ half an
hour ago." ‘
.“Teil cook Mr. Clinton is to dine with
us."
i
The little maid ilitted up the lawn and
into the house. Mrs. Kirkland and the
guest sauntered after her. The west
fronting of the porch afforded an across-
traveler paused in the porch. midway be-
tween the steps and the door.
"What a view!" he exclaimed.
"You enjoy it?" the lady was quick to
.cntch him up. "Then. if I may ask you
0 excuse me for a few moments, I shall‘
leave you out here in the porch."
He sprang to open the screen door for
and stood gazing
ful of all else than the gold and scarlet
and red that streamed up till“ W’ ii‘-‘ecy
V clouds above the indigo mountains and
white peaks into the azure s 3’.
Around the corner of the house strolled
girl, carrying in one
The
fiery splendor of the sunset caught her
gaze and held it while she passed the
corner and mounted the end steps of the
porch. She did not perceive the guest
until one ohthe many easy-chairs scat-
tered sbout the porch caused her to
glance around.
At first sight of the unconscious trav-
eler she straightened with an impulse of
instantly’
unable to believe some great good for-
(HHS.
But her incredulous bewilderment was
lay; a rosy
blush swept down from her forehead over
her pink cheeks. The reserve of her
manner melted before A wave obtendcr
emotion. she glided forward.
HE traveler was so absorbed in his
her Joyful eagerness
halt-parted lips s breathless little cry:
"Will! dear!"
The young man faced about with a.
start, and stnred at the girl in blank
surprise. He saw a. beautiful, blushing
face. a. pair of gray eyes nglow with lovo.
s can she hall raised her arms as if
she expected him to embrace her.
r VVIHI" she repeated.
He hurriedly gave back A step. "I-I
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heg your pardon. Clinton is my name-
Richard Clinton."
"O-a-ah!" she exclaimed, shrinking
hack in turn. perplexed and alarmed at
his strange behavior. “What-how-the
ook at me! Can it be possible
that your loss of memory " She
clasped her hands to her bosom. "But it
can't be! It can't! You never could for-e
get me, never! Say it! say you haycn‘t
--haven't forgotten me, Will!"
“Bu on't understand, It's some
mistake. A case of "
t is, of course it is!" she broke in.
, ou admit it. Your poor dear head was
at hrst confused. But now-now you re-
member me!’ "
' am very sorry to disappoint you," he
replied. “But I cannot permit you to de-
ceive yourself. I do not remember you.
I can only conjecture that you may be
Miss Kirkland." . ,
"Then you do remember. you do!" she
cried. , -
“No,"’he insisted, “It is only that you
are here, and so I-"
"You. to are here!" ‘
“Because your rather and mother made
this same mistake. I am not Mr. Lowrie.
I am " x
"Don‘t. Will!” she begged. "Please,
please don't say it! That you should
have forgotten your own name-it's not
possible, notT" She stopped to stare
at him, terrified by a sudden thought-
-ohl if it is that! Oh, dear!-papa told
me of cases!"
“Miss Kirkland. if I may?"
"That!" she gasped. "Oh! oh !-you did
not write, and the sanitarium superin-
tendent Dretended it was because you
needed ,nhsolute rest. . . . ut or
him to write that you were improving
when this-this dreadful?"
A sol; choked her. She drooped with
grief. her line eyes brimming over with
ears. He looked down at her. half em-
barrassed, wholly compassionate.
"I'm extremely sorry-such an awk-
ward mistake," he said. "But if your-
if M. Lowrie is sick and I am well "
"That is the worst at it!" she com-
plained. "You are well. I have never
seen you look so strong, so line. How
can you seem so well when your poor
But it cun’t be, dear! It must he
3 10ke. only a Joke! .You Are trying to
tease me, that is all!"
e had come close to him, her eyes
bright with hope. They were in a se-
cluded corner of the porch. There ,were
expectancy: ,
is face. already embarrassed, flushed
crimson. w her quivering hands
down from his shoulders with gentle
force and stepped away.
-er-I regret very much. but I can-
not allow ou-" he
"This resemblsnceelt must be most un-
usual. But my name is Richard Clinton.
I'm not yonrmnot the gentlemnn who
has had the rare good fortune "
t Will!" she gasped.
o! On the contrary I-it is just
that I am’inyseif. not this Mr. Lowrie.
I have convinced your parents of the
fact." .
"You have? You've convinced pups
and momma?“ cried e
shrinking away from him.
them that you are no
you might have looked first for
the differences between myself and your
I understand that he did not
no
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ll this time in which
to grow it." she replied. with a. quick lit-
tle laugh. ,
"You refuse to believe me?"
"I believe you, are yourself. Will. I
see it"
“But my voice?" he queried.
be different from his."
"Of course. it is different from what it
“It must
she echoed. But
moment her perplexlty cleared.
remember. Pups says that many per-
sons who have trouble with their memory
mistake the limo w en
happened to them.
"But 1 must insist, Ziiiss Kirkland. that
I-" He innced past her and smiled
with relief. "Here is your mother.”
The girl darted along the porch to
clasp her mother's arm.’ "1 am
appealed. "What is it? Tell mei
insists he is not-not himself.
frightens me!"
dear," soothed Mrs.
“there is no reason,
in your room-" she
"You will under-
stand. Mr, Clinton. the be-
“-1!
Kirkland,
ing so absurdly close.
cltedmnot quite herself. So great
shock. if you will kindly excuse us
3 few minute ‘
‘ m very sorry," he said. "Perhaps
it would be better if I should go."
'rr.'e child is ex-
A
"Oh! no. no! Do not go!" hysterically
cried the girl.
"Hush, dear," reproved her mother.
"Mr. Clinton is not going.
and dine with us."
"I! you really wish it." he assented.
“Then you’ll not go?" exclaimed the
lr
He is lo stay
in
"Of course not. Ellen." said her moth-
er. "Come in with me.
' CHAPTER III.
BONDS.
EFT alone on the porch the guest
again faced the sunset. But the dag.
sling glories of red and gold were al-
ready fading into the gray of twilight.
He looked nbsently at the blackened
bulk of the mountains, his expression
shifting between nnno nnco and amuse-
merit, curiosity and apprehension.
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situation!" he chuckled.
“First all of them at the station, and
then. . . . e actually would have
. . . Good thing I have no doubts of
myself. If I had admitted-" lib
chuckled again at the thought, but again
became serious and a. trifle sad.
He was still evidently considering the
situation when a small touring car came
whirring along the street in this clear
twilight. stopped before the house
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mean to say you've been left nil this
time to entertain yourself?"
the time.” smilihgiy replied
“On the contrary Miss Kirk-
I
came around I regret that
my insistence on my identity rather
overcame her."
"Not surprising, when she is engaged
to you. is in"
“Engaged to me!
course "
""To your double, to Will Lowrie," ex-
plained the physician. “Do you need
further proof that you are his double?"
" 0 She was still quite positive,
I fear, after all my Ittempls to convince
You mean of
the mistake. However, llirs.
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have gone bad they not very
kindly insisted that I must rennin."
"You must."
-"It is very hospitable of you to in-
slat. Still I do not wish to cause your
dauizhter the slightest distress."
her more
physician -
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“That being so I am very glad to stay.
I've been recalling the hct that men
even of natlonni prominence have doubles
who are mistaken for them. iy re.
semblance to Mr. Lowrle is not-so
strong I: I at first thought.”
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