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O ty J B x M fX X 0 x Tx 9 y-rK y K 3 X n Q e o YOUR FIANCEE WAITS SYNOPSIS Alighting Alighting from a atrain atrain atrain train at Denver a well-dressed well traveler traveler trav tray eler Is familiarly accosted by a aman aman aman man about his hla own age The traveler traveler traveler trav trav- eler Ignores the advance A few minutes later he Is s greeted asWill as aa Will by an elderly lady and gentleman gen en- en tieman who stop their auto to speak He Ue Imagines It a case of mistaken Identity and announces himself as Richard Clinton t on n his way to the coast The couple appear greatly surprised and learn Ing he Is to be in town until midnight midnight mid mid- night the lady Introducing herself as Mrs l Kirkland and her husband as Doctor Kirkland Invites him to dinner explaining the action by his hie truly remarkable resemblance to a friend of theirs He lIe accepts At Atthe Atthe Atthe the Kirkland home he meets a ayoung ayoung ayoung young lady who greets him as her fiance nance She Is Ellen Kirkland and plainly is greatly hurt by his assertion assertion assertion asser asser- tion that he Is Richard Clinton At dinner Clinton learns that his host Is ia a medical specialist and that he Is believed to be Will Lowrie Lowre Low- Low rie re a young man who had been suffering from a nervous breakdown breakdown break break- down and had gone east for medical medical medical medi medi- cal treatment Lowrie had had In his possession bonds of Cof the value of belonging to the bank where he was employed which have disappeared and of which he has no recollection With Doctor Kirkland Clinton goes to the Lowrie home the doctor being satIsfied satisfied sat sat- that Amy LowrIe Wills Will's sister sister sister sis sis- ter will convince Clinton he Is really LowrIe suffering from loss of memory Amy declares at once he Is Iii her brother and Insists on treating him as such to his great embarrassment Doctor Kirkland sends a telegram to the sanitarium sanitarIum sanitarium sanita sanita- where Lowrie Is undergoing treatment Ellen and Amy try In vain to convince Clinton he Is Will wm Lowrie o 0 C CHAPTER IV IV Continued 5 Stay You mean stay here and rob me of ot my trip pouted the girl Very sensibly I 1 exclaimed Mrs l Kirkland Irkland Unless you drive me mad madl I qualified qualified fied fled Clinton I shall stay In Denver but on condition that Doctor Kirkland shall at once t telegraph to inquire about Mr Lowrie The telegram shall be sent tonight tonIght tonight to to- night said Doctor Kirkland No doubt we shall hear from the thee sanitarIum sanitarium sanitarium sanita sanita- some time tomorrow Very well I suppose I can keep sane that long May I ask you to o send telegrams for me to to- to toNo No that will not be necessary The answer to your our telegram will prove that I cannot cannot cannot can can- not be Mr Lowrie Mr Lowrie I chuckled Bemm Clinton flushed and almost snatched out a wallet wanet which he opened so hurriedly hurrIedly hurriedly hur hur- that the contents fell from It IL Among them was a bank draft and a yard-long yard railroad ticket As he caught these from his bis lap to hand to Doctor Kirkland Bemm stooped to pick up the baggage check that had fallen on the floor With Witt them lay a numbered brass piece prece such as Is s given out as a receipt at checking counters When Bemm handed Clinton the paper paper paper pa pa- per baggage check the metal check was not with them nor was it on the rug The own owner r did not notice its absence He w was s pointing to the name nameon on the ticket and draft There Is clear proof of ot my Identity identity identity Iden iden- he said Stupid of me not to have thought of ot It before Draft drawn In la I my Y favor my signature on th ticket Bemm- Bemm glanced at the signature and said a trifle sharply not your writing You mean It Is not Will wm I Lowrie's corrected cor Clinton It Is my name RIchard mchard Clinton and my signature One rOne of ot the results of ot dissociation Isa is isa isa a change of ot handwriting observed Doctor Kirkland in his most cocksure tone There Is the bank draft draft argued r d Clinton It Is drawn on San Fran Iro cisco I shall cash It tomorrow Bemm shot a quick glance at the physician and lightly remarked Youn need to be Identified Ill I'll be glad to Introduce you to your bank Mine Your other selfs self's bank chuckled d Bemm As Will Lowrie you know you yon were confidential agent and broker of the Fourth National explained Doctor Kirkland Charlie and I have our accounts there so it will be less awkward awkward awkward awk awk- ward for tor you to present your draft where he and I can enn explain the situation situ situ- Explain 1 l muttered Clinton Well I suppose I must make the best of ot It Now v If you'll kin kindly ly give me your our offee of- of fee card and the address of ot the tube bank ban and direct me meto to the nearest hotel Listen to him I cried Amy Hotel Ho IIo tel when tel when I-when when hes he's at home 1 I That comes of ot traveling for tor months Miss LowrIe he gravely replied your mother Is away I 1 can no more stay here than I could have agreed ed to your traveling alone with me he the silliest I II II I 1 mean It If it Mamma what if It Amy should ask us to stay tonight suggested Ellen Clinton looked about him with the alarm of the bird under the descending descend descend- ing lug net of tike the fowler Mrs Kirkland I must mist lu l you he protested The lady smiled reassuringly Ellen Ellen Ellen El len has solved the difficulty ty We may call it a house party and you a guest as well as she and I. I Leaving me Die out of ot It It complained Bemm Why shouldn't he put up at my lodgings for tor the night Just the thing agreed ed Clinton Very good of ot you Mr Bemm It will will will-will will save Miss LowrIe the trouble of ot- ot Botheration 1 I exclaimed Amy If U Charlie takes you away he need never show his face here again Besides hes he's not going to because youre you're going to stay home That settles It declared Doctor KIrkland When puts her foot down down down- Come Charlie Goodnight Goodnight Good Goodnight night my dear Girls dont don't let him escape you Dont worry replied Amy Ellen EIlen El EI len hen and I Y shall treat him so nice that he wont won't want to leave Id be glad to stay even If It you beat bent me suggested Bemm That would make it If quite a house party observed Ellen with a wistful glance at Clinton Amy laughed outright She anti and Charlie are going Into horticulture They think two peaches will make two pairs If It provided with the correct correct correct cor cor- accessories Is there a man In town more correct correct correct cor cor- than yours most devotedly 1 queried Bemm The only gentlemen Invited to this house party are brothers bantered the little hostess Do Join us I Thanks no I 1 Good evening every every- body Meet you at the bank Will Bemm covered his hasty retreat Im coming doctor Leave the door open Even Clinton smiled at the precipitate precipitate precipitate tate flight of ot the young youn elegant Trust Tillie to have his room all nil ready rendy said Amy Ill put him to bed right away Come else the sandman will catch you Its It's time you t toddled off to Clinton l looked to Mrs Kirkland I for succor succor r. r The lady smiled and graciously graciously gra gra- wished him Pleasant dreams I Good night 1 I murmured Ellen She Impulsively rose and nd started e toward i I I l 4 lIf If ft rt Wasn't for These Dirty Old Gloves Gloves- Gloves It e him only to stop In sudden remembrance remembrance brance and stand blushing between dismay and halt halt- hearted half expectancy Good night excuse I-excuse t excuse good me me me good goodnIght goodnight night I he stammered and he hurried out past Amy Into the hall bath She darted after him but did not overtake him until he paused in the upper hall before the door of ot a deliciously dell deli dainty pink and Ivory boudoir She placed a caressing hand on hi his shoulder when at the sight of ot the feminine furnishings of ot the room room he would have stepped back Arent you going to tell me how much mum prettier It Is than It was she reproached You forget this Is the first time 1 ever ever ever- everIt It Is very pretty though Far too exquisite for tor a man Horrors I she cried You Yoo must be ha half t asleep Go on to your your your- own room He looked at the clo closed ed doors of ot theother theother the theother other rooms rooms as I If In doubt She cut short his hesitation by leading him to to the en end of the hall hat and Into a large simply furnished bedroom I tell you she said TillIe Tillie Til Til- Tillie lie has everything neat as a pin She darted ahead Into a clos closet t and came out with an armful of garments Yes Tulle Tillie has hung hung up up your lounging robe and pajamas Here Item they are You'll want a good hot bath after y your ur trip and theres there's Ellen and her mamma mamma- so Ill I'll not stop to talk Good night Good night he replied trying trIng to avoid her affectionate gaze We must not k keep ep them waiting she said upturning her Cupids Cupid's how lips to o him film To have altogether refused that Invitation Invitation In In- would have been an II He caught her small head beI be be- I I. I tween us hands bands and Dent down to kisher kiss kis her forehead Little sister sIster little little sister I he half halt whispered Now go please go gol l I Will she ecstatically gasped Y You ou do dodo do-do do remember me I 1 INo INo No Its It's not that he hastened to curb her Joy Please go at once She went out dejected He De bolted the door and looked about the room with an abstracted gaze The almost almos ascetic simplicity of ot the decorations and furniture gave mark marked d prominence nence to the two large photographs on the dresser The young man wen went across to study the faces that the the-pho- the pho photographer pad had represented with unusual unusual unusual un un- un- un usual fidelity Though so dissimilar they were alike In being lovely He smiled whimsically and murmured mur Two darlings my darlings my fiancee and my little sIster little sister I CHAPTER V V. V Early Bird Birds At sunrise Clinton was wakened by bythe bythe bythe the dazzling rays that streamed in at athIs athis athis his open window He De hastened to where he be bad left his clothes They were arranged In Ina Ina ina a different manner from that In tn which he left them they them they had an odd look look look- the suit was not his own Though not unlike In color the pattern and texture texture texture tex tex- ture were dissimilar On the dresser lay all the articles that had been In his suit sult except the handkerchiefs Fresh linen and underwear were laid out In the place of ot what he had worn His Ills shoes set where he had left them but they had been carefully polished It was easy to divine that while he lie slept someone had come Into the room through the rear door or the passage that led to the bathroom Accustomed to hotels he he- glanced along the walls In search of ot a bell bell push button On the side near the rear was a round contrivance lie He went nent o over er and recognized It as fiS the mouthpiece of an old-fashioned old speaking speakIng speaking speak speak- ing tube He lIe stooped to it and called irritably Hello hello Is this the kitchen kitchen- Hello Hellos Hellos- Yes yes Im I'm here Mr Will VIII came hK hack k the voice of ot old old TIme Tillie Sly My I butU but it U noes sound nat natural ral to hear you gInning ginning gin gIn- ning me up up- up Its my clothes broke In Clinton I want my suit Suit was the astonished reply Why I laid out the very best everyday every every- everyday everyday every every- day one you left No no I mean my own suit theone theone theone the the- one I wore last evening That 7 But you cant can't have It I get the pants pants' pressed and the coat coaL cleaned Theres There's a grease spot most as big as as as- Clinton slammed down the cover of the mouthpiece and returned to glower at the changeling suit But he did not long remain inactive Up through the open window floated a clear sweet hail hall O ho O ho lazybones Arent Aren't you coming down 1 He leaped Into the fresh costume and dashed to the bathroom without stopping to examine the fit of ot the garments gar gar- ments That he was able to get Into 1 them at all was sufficient to satisfy him for the time being With hair half haIt brushed he hurried out Into th the tho hall ball fastening his tie You are she Incredulously ques- ques Well If It you mean It It- It How now could I help It when you called me he the asked But I know how much yon you like to tolIe tolie tolie lie abed If It It wasn't for tor these dirty old gloves rd Id give you a big hug hugn I n for it L 4 4 He lie looked quickly aside and replied In a n tone of ot brotherly banter Like Lik the Mikado you make the punishment fit the crime Meanie Mennie 1 I she pouted You wouldn't say that say that If it Ellen offered to o hug hUB you tou How do you know knew Anyway I 1 mean precisely precisely- lIe He stopped short and pointed at the spots on her big apron where she had th the damp soil soU Youve been working hard The early early- bird has been catching the worm Those nasty cutworms cut cut- worms 1 she complained I catch them and give them to Tedd Teddy Jones Jone for his fishing Poor things 1 I Its It's to too bad they nave to be such a nuisance Come and see see seethe the toles roses To avoid bruising the flowers that drooped dropped n Or br r thrust out over the path pathon on either either side he had to walk behind her She danced ahead of ot him rapturously rap rap- calling his attention to her especial favorites among the blossoms blossom He lie agreed with all her praises evidently evi evi- evl- evl dently willing to acce accept her judgment since he never shifted his gaze away from her from her dainty head and nl girlIsh form She had bud on a cri crisp p gl ging g ham lam dress an and her abundant hair I hung down her straight little back In Ina Ina ina a thick braid There was excuse for tor even a brother to consider her adorable ador ador- able particularly n a brother who could I not realize realise that she was his sister She glanced about and caught his rapt expression Oh Will what Is IR It she asked You look tn so 80 so as as If it youve you've been moonstruck I am trying to compose u n poem he said How Is this The Princess of or Posies I Amidst her bright roses N Alaa Alas me supposes SUPposes' Her Iler brother to be bel i No wonder you OU look daft I If that la ht J I the way you feel teel she ehe remarked Maybe so much beauty on an empty I stomach has upset you It t is not the lack of breakfast he asserted Well then then then- Oh I 1 theres there's 1 mien lIen coming out of the pergola He lie colored nut and looked toward who was eagerly approaching As he caught her gaze his flush d deepened Were Vere walling wailing for tor you dear sold Hald Amy Really neally breathlessly murmured Ellen Amy tugged at arm Dont be he a dummy Speak to her He lie bowed hastily to the other girl Jirl girlIn girlin In a futile attempt to ovoid her tender gaze Pardon me Miss Kirkland I I- I 4 Miss the Kirkland the the Idear ad Amy and she sang Mug mean meau- The maidens maiden's standing by sIr air sir to do Tie yours or die Sir ear Amyl Amy I murmured the stately Miss Kirkland her cheeks s scarlet arlet with blissful blissful bliss bUss i ful shame I your fiancee e waits walts announced announced announced an an- the little tease j I Clinton drew back stiff with embar Miss Lowrie Miss Lowrie he be replied you and Miss Kirkland alike forget s am not not not- Please please Will I tIt broke In EN El len lea Do not say that do that do not I f He only means not himself sag gug geste Amy She smiled d at the young young man hopefully Perhaps you might iI |