The times., February 17, 1912, Image 4

THE TIMES
MY BROTHER’S
SUBSTITUTE
PORTLAND CONSULAR AND
Ed Lewis, who rejoices under the misnomer of “ orator” for the
bent down and, placing her pink lips
on mine, gave me a delicious kiss. It
I. W. W., with a voice like a foghorn, stood on the streets the other
VICE CONSULAR OFFICES.
seemed that all the joys In the world
night and spewed forth anathemas against Portland clergymen, not
were concentrated In those few mo­
one of whom has ever harmed, or attempted to. He heaped ridicule
ments. Then, saying that she would
upon the Christian religion. He even spoke of Christ as “ the first
The
following
comprise
the
list
go and bring my noon meal, she left me.
Rock Rolling Feats of Mark
of consular and vice consular of­
Never In my life have I been placed
Baltimore’s police chief would punish pickpockets by amputating
Twain In His Boyhood Days. fices represented in Portland:
in such a quandary. My own dear
their fingers, one at a time for each offense. Such a plan will never
twin brother had left me to personate
himself with a woman he loved and
Consular Offices.
become popular with the light-fingered gentry, anyway.
who loved him. I didn’t know wheth­ A BAD SCARE ENDED THE FUN
A Secret Known to T w o
er 1 was acting both dishonorably and
Chile —A. R. Vejar.
Men, but Not to Their
unbrotherly to him or not. Ue had not
China— Moy Back Hin, 233 Sec­
W ives
confided the truth to me. Ue had ex­ The Final Prank on Holllday’a Hill
Was In a Fair Way of Ending In a ond street.
pected that the girl would mistake me
Tragady Whan tha Danger Was, by a
BAGGAGE STORED THREE DAYS FREE
for him, but had the position in which
By F. A MITCHEL
Costa Rica— 6 . C. Ames, 732
Bit of Good Luc!- Narrowly Averted.
this mistake would place her and me
Marquam building.
occurred to him? Frobably not. He
Writing on "Mark Twain" In Har­
was In such a hurry that It was likely per’s Magazine, Albert Bigelow Paine
Germanv— O. Lohan, 31 Hamil­
Jim and 1 are twins. Wo don’t look be hadn’t thought of this. 1 was terri-
as much alike as we did when we fed at receiving caresses that were in­ recounts some o f the scrapes of the ton building.
were young, because Jim’s hair has tended for him. It was as dishonora­ youthful Sam Clemens. Sam was a
Great Britain— James Laidlaw,
grown much grayer than mine and ble to the girl as to Jim. What was I recognized ringleader among his play
mates, and one of the pranks they Ainsworth building.
I ’ve a scar on my left cheek. But up to do?
played nearly had a fatal termination.
to thirty the members of our own fam­
The thing I did—the next thing—was
• "One of their Sunday pastimes was
Japan— M. Ida,
219 Henry
ily sometimes hud troublo telling us to eat the dinner she brought me, all
to climb Holliday’s hill and roll down building.
apart.
the while the lovelight In her eyes big stones to frighten the people who
There was a breakdown In the fam­ beaming down upon me. After I had
were driving to church. Holliday’s
Mexico— F. A. Spencer, 46 Front
ily when Jim and 1 were eighteen finished and she had removed the tray
hill above the road was steep. A stone, street North.
years old. Father died without leav she told me that she had reported me
once started, would go plunging and
lng anything, and Jim and 1 had to to be so much better that she bud more
leaping down and bound across the
Peru- Barrette Carlos, care C.
bustle. 1 found a situation In one con time to devote to other patients, but
road with the deadly swiftness of a H. Rasmussen.
ceru and Jim In another. Later 1 was she would come In to see me between
twelve inch shell. The boys would get
sent away to establish a branch of the her attentions to them. During one of
a stone poised, then wait until they
Switzerland— A. C. Bigger.
business In another city, while Jim re­ her absences I thought the matter
saw a team approaching and, calcu­
mained where he was. 1 hadn't seen over and came to the following conclu­ lating the distance, would give It a
him for two years when I heard that sion: I must go on playing Jim’s part, start. Dropping down behind the bush­
Vice Consuls.
he was ill und In a hospital. The news whatever It was, for I could not do es, they would watch the dramatic ef­
wus too much for my ability to remain otherwise without giving him away, fect upon the churchgoers us the great
Belgium— C. Henri Labbe, Lab-
away from him longer, so I fixed things and how serious this would be to him missile shot across the road a few
be building.
up in my business for an absence, took I did not know. I bud been placed In yurds before them.
a train and on arrival went from the a position for which I was In no way
"This was Homeric sport, but they
Chile—John Reid, 514 Lumber
Main Office and Warehouse
station direct to the hospital.
responsible. My conscience was clear, carried it too far. Stones that had a
Jim had a private room, and I was and I didn’t see how It could bo cloud­ habit of getting loose so numerously Exchange.
shown to It by an attendant. I found ed. I would act the part of a respon­ on Sundays and so rarely on other
Great Britain—J. Ernest Laid­
PARK AN D DAVIS STS., PORTLAND
him In bed. but Instead of showing ef­ sive lover.
days invited suspicion, and the ‘pat- law, Ainsworth building.
fects of an illness 1 couldn’t see but
I managed to put off my departure terollers’—river patrol, a kind o f police
that he looked as well as ever. He as u discharged patient for two weeks. of those days—were put on the watch.
France— C. Henri Labbe, Labbe
Telephones: Main 6980, A 3322
was mighty glad to see me, as I was How I succeeded In doing it I don’t So the boys found other diversions un­ building (consular agent).
to see him. I asked him to tell me know, unless It was by the connivance til the palterollers did not watch any
about himself and how It wus that be of the girl who dreaded to part with more. Then they planned a grand
Netherlands — John
William
appeared so well and yet confined to me us much us I dreaded to part with coup that should eclipse anything be­ Mathes, 213 Wells-Fargo building.
bis bed. Ue gave me one of those her. At the end of these two weeks fore attempted in the stone rolling
Nicaragua and Honduras—R.
frightened looks Intended to Impose si­ I am ashamed to confess that 1 was line.
lence. Then, pulling me down toward ready to tight to the death my own
"A rock about the size o f an omnibus Chilcott, 306 McKay building.
him. he whispered In my ear:
flesh and blood, my own twin brother, was lying up there in a good position
Phone or Write
Sweden— Valdemar Liddell, 26
"I want to get out of this. Your for the love o f the girl in whose af­ to go downhill, once started. They de­
coming Is a godsend. Get off your fections 1 had taken his place. 1 ex­ cided it would be a glorious thing to North Sixth street.
clothes 111 u burry nnd tumble Into bed. cused myself by encouragng a suspi­ see that great bowlder go smashing
I'm going to put them on and make cion In my mind that he had treated down a hundred yards or so in front
SUM M ONS.
my way out. Nobody will know the her shamefully and that I was Justi­ of some unsuspecting and peaceful
difference between you und me."
fied in securing her for myself. At minded churchgoer. Quarrymen were In the C ircuit Court o f the State o f O regon,
F or M ultnomah Cou nty.— The F oott-T itu s
He looked so anxious and eager that any rate, 1 would never give her up to getting out rock not far away and left
M achinery H ouse, a C orporation, plaintiff,
I Immediately begau to bustle off my him or any one else.
vs. A. K. Carlson, defendant.
their picks and shovels over Sundays.
But what next? When this query The boys borrowed these and went to T o A. K , Carlson, the above-nam ed d efen d ­
clothes, nnd as fast as I got out of them
ant
:
popped
into
my
bead
I
was
seized
with
Jim got Into them. As soon as 1 wus
work to undermine the big atone. It
In the name o f the State o f O regon :
Y ou
in bed and Jim was dressed I said, a sudden desire to get out o f the hos- j was a heavier job than they bad eount-
hereby sum m oned and required to appear
pital, find
bear ” * from ” him
“ Now tell me about It.”
a a Jim
»i— and 1 1
1’" “ an
“ ed ou, but they worked faithfully Sun­ are
and answ er the com plaint filed against you
But Jim gave me another frightened explanation. Then, whatever it was. day after Sunday. If their parents in the above entitled action , on or b efore the
of six w eeks from the date o f the
look, as much as to say that he couldn't I would tell him that, having placed had wanted them to work like that expiration
first pu b lication o f this sum m ons, to -w it: on
think of doing so. nnd was about to go me in a position to make love to his they would have thought they were be­ or b efore Febru ary 10th, A. D. 1912, and, if
you fail to so appear and answ er, fo r w ant
girl, he should not complain that I had ing killed.
when I clutched his coattail and said:
th ereof the plain tiff w ill take
judgm ent
OF PORTLAND
‘ Finally one Sunday while they were against you fo r the sum o f E leven H undred
"For heaven’s sake, don't leave me won her from him. Had 1 won her
F orty -S ix and 22 -1 0 0 D olla rs and for
this way! Tell me how long I’m to from him? Did she love him or me. I digging it suddeuly got loose and start­ and
the furth er sum o f One H undred and F ifty
er both of us?
ed down. They were not quite ready D ollars a tto rn e y ’ s fee, and fo r the p la in tiff’ s
stay here anyway."
Feeling that if I lay thinking upon for it. Nobody was coming but an old costs and disbursem ents h erein : and also for
“ I don’t dare take the time. If my
the sale o f certain attached p rop erty b e lo n g ­
nurse should find us both here It would tills brain and henrt racking problem j colored man in a cart, so it was golug ing to you, to -w it: 34 shares o f the capital
stock o f the F oott-T itu s M achinery H ouse, an
I
should
go
mad,
I
threw
off
the
cov-
j
to
be
wasted.
It
wus
not
quite
wast­
prevent my getting out In your place.
regon C orporation, w hich p rop erty has been
ers aud Jumped out o f bed. I was in ed. however. They had planned for a O
She's liable to come lu nny minute."
du ly attached in this action.
“ Well, oue thing you must do—attend Jim’s clothes In a twinkling nnd when thrilling result, and there was thrill
T h is sum m ons is pu b lish ed pursuant to an
to my business for me—that Is, If I’m my nurse entered again 1 was ready enough while it lasted. In the first ord er o f the H on. W . N. G atens, Judge of
the
above entitled court, w hich ord er is dated
for my departure.
pluce, the stone nearly caught Will D ecem
to be kept here nny length of time.”
ber 27th, A. D. 1911. T he date o f the
She stood looking at me. surprised. Bowen when it started. Johu Briggs first p ub lication h ereof is D ecem ber 30th. A.
“ All right; I’ll do It,” he said. And
D. 1911, and the date o f the last pu b lication
I
folded
her
In
my
arms,
showered
had
Just
that
moment
quit
digging
before I could get another word out of
kisses on her face—particularly her lips und handed Will the pick. Will was h ereof is F eb ru ary 10th, A. D. 1912.
him lie was gone.
J. M . H A D D O C K ,
Main 6383
90 First Street
lie needn’t have been In such a hur­ —then dashed away without a word of about to step into the excavation when
A ttorn ey fo r P laintiff.
explanation as to my suddeu depar­ Sam Clemens, who wus alreudy there,
ry, ns It turned out, for Ids nurse didn’t
D ate o f fir s f pu b lication , D ecem ber 30th,
leaped out with a yell:
A. D. 1911.
come In for half an hour. At the end ture.
" ’ Look out. boys; she's coming!’
In nil hour I was with Jim.
D ate o f last p u b lication , F eb ru ary 10th,
of that time the door opened, and a
A. D. 1912.
“
Why
(lid
you
put
me
In
this
posi
"She
came.
The
huge
stone
kept
to
very pretty specimen of femininity en­
the
ground
at
first,
then,
gathering
a
tlon
and
why
have
I
heard
nothing
tered. She wus dressed In a nurse’s
uniform of spotless white. Tills was from you since?” I asked Impatiently. wild momentum, it went bounding into
Doi*» she love me still—I mean you?" the ulr. About halfway down the hill
very becoming to her complexion, which
She loves me—me. I say—not you it struck a tree several inches thick
had a lot of red In It. Then, too. her
and cut it clean off. This turned its
at all."
eyes and hair were dark, and the con­
course a little, and the negro In the
Thank God.”
trast with her dress and cap was
cart, who heard the noise, saw it come
Wlmt do you mean?"
charming.
‘Subside, Bob, and I’ll tell you all crushing In his direction und made a
Nho came up to my bed, looked down
about it I dared not write you—I mean wild effort to whip up his horse. It
upon me sympathetically—lovingly, It myself—for fear of giving uwny the i wus also headed towurd a cooper shop
seemed to me placed her hand on my whole situation. I went to the hos I across the road.
forehead—a warm, soft one anil said:
pital engaged to be married. I hadn’t I "The boys watched It with growing
” 1 really must report that you are had time to Inform you of my engage­ Interest. It made longer leaps with
ready to lie discharged. The house sur­ ment before 1 was taken III. Immedl- every bound, und whenever It struck
geon will find this out pretty soon, and atel.v after our betrothal my fiance the fragments and dust would fly.
I’ll get myself into trouble "
sailed on a European trip The hos­ They were certain It would demolish
Here was a pretty go. Jim had de­ pital girl took a fancy to mo at once Hie negro and destroy the cooper shop.
parted without giving me the slightest and showered such attentions on «me I he shop was empty. It being Sunday,
hint what part to play. The only tiling that I couldn't help reciprocating. I but the rest of the catastrophe would
I could do was to be noncommittal and very weakly suffered myself to be j invite close investigation and results,
learn as much of the situation ns I drawn Into an affair o f the heart. I It was making mighty leaps now, and
could. It looked as though .1 Im had assure you 1 didn't realize bow deeply I tlie negro hud managed to get directly
been making love to his unrsc, had re­ involved I had become before I coni iu its path They stood holding their
covered and. in order to remain In the milled betrothal bigamy.
breath, their mouths open.
light of her presence, had 1 logons! In
"Then suddenly—they could hardly
"In your appearance I saw a loop
tin* hospital longer than was necessary hole. I took advantage of It. nnd from believe their eyes—the bowlder struck
But how to reconcile this with his de­ what you tell me all has turned out a projection a distance above the road
sire to («scape without her knowing he fortunately "
and. wilh a mighty bound, sailed clour
had gone 1 hadn’t even an Inkling The
"Jim, you ought to lie ashamed of over the negro and Ills mule nnd land
safest tiling I could think of to say yourself to win a girl’s affections nnd ed In the soft dirt beyond, only n frag­
was:
ment striking the shop, damaging but
then run away from her "
SOME OF THE N E W FEATURES
” l)o you really think so?”
"To have my own brother to dishon­ not wrecking It. Half buried in the
” 1 certainly ibt Indeed. 1 see no rea orably take her nwny from me. It ground, ttint bowlder lay there for
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experience. You know that I love you
"Call It squared." 1 said, seizing rock the boys ever rolled down. They
New Two-Color Dial
began to suspect tbnt the sport wus not
New Back Space Key
and I have perfect coutidence 111 the Jim’s hand
New Variable Line Spacing Lock
love you ha\e both shown und have
I was happy In knowing that I could altogether safe
New Shift Lock
expressed for me
We can meet as claim our girl, but I was puzzled to • "Limelight nnd the center of the
New Paper Feed
often as my duties will permit until we know whether I should do so ns Jim stage was a passion of Sam Clemens’
can be married ”
or myself. He and I talked the mat- boyhood, n love of the spectacular that
This was the principal part of It. nnd ter over and decided that after tieeom never wholly (lied, it seems almost a
If It hadn't been for Jim's desire to lng formally engaged I should Intro- pity that in those old faroff, barefoot
(Incorporated'
substitute me for himself would have dace Jim to my fiancee ns my twin j days he could not have looked down
New York and Everywhere
been all 1 eared to know Though 1 brother whom she had never m et (he years to a time when, with the
was puzzled, my role was much easier This plan worked admirably
After world at his feet veueruble Oxford
to play tluiu before I concluded to an tin- ■* eduction I twitted my betroth i should clothe him In a scarlet gown.”
gle for time
j d , saying:
-------------------------
I baaed my first definite remark on
” 1 presume, sweetheart, that since
Her Re«#n»m *nt.
the probability that my Inferences Jim and I are twins you would ns lief
Alice—It's mean of you to tell people
► ere correct namely, that Jim had marry one of us ns the other.”
flint when Jack kissed me I didn’t re-
hnd nil affair of the heart with his
"H'm!” she replied deprecntlngly. "I seut It. Maud—I didn't, dear. On the
nurse nnd prolonged Ills stny beyond would know you apart In the dark.”
contrary, I said that when be kissed
his recovery
Besides this, the sltua
I dare say this is Ihe only case where you on the cheek you held it up ngaiuat
tion was pleasing to me. nnd I didn't in two brothers who had occasion to him for quite awhile.—Boston Tran-
mind acting on the same Idea
qunrrel over the same girl blessed g-rlpt.
"The period I have panned here 111 each other Instead. But the secret Is
Our Language.
your care,” I said, "lias been the hap between Jim nnd me Neither of our
"Now you know you're all wrong
plest in my life t simply can't boar to wive* has an inkling o f It. Should
end It."
J Ini tell his wife how nearly be came about that"
"Ob. yes; If you say so, I reckon
"It mnst end some time ’’
being carried away by propinquity
"Give me another day Tomorrow I during a period of physical weakness I'm all wrong, all right' —Chicago
will try to make up my mind to leave there would be trouble at home. If I Tribune.
you.”
j were to tell my wtfe of the trick by
Watch the beginnings. Great floods
A pained expresaion at the prosper which on* lover was substituted for
bars corns through Uttle leaks.
tlrs parting passed over her face She another she would b* furious
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