Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-03-19
PHILIPS DOUBLE.

Hs had changed considerably during I
M three Or more years Ia which We
b,a last met A neatly trimmed
brown beard gave him much more /
manly appearance than the smooth /
sbayen coantonance ! used TO know, .
bu, his beautiful rotuudlty Of face and .
azure were missing. The face was
male and thin. covered 10 some extent I
m The beard. and the eyes dull and i
al | noticed all this with some
feelings Of apprehension as We heart.
.!y shook banda
Il have been I'LL he said. but my
Lore stay Ia tho country has done me
considerable good have been feel
ing lrst rate physically. Of late; but
there's something mysterious about
which can not help worrying, and
that i bad for me
,And what may this mysterious
thing bo. Philip said ~ you will
excuse my luquisitsvcnasa
i don't know Il II would DC wei! to
tail to story TO q man who writes for
ihg newspapers Philip said forcing
smile You might make mo Tie
laughing stock 81 the town. "
Being assured, however that he
would 40, b subjected 10 any rldicule
be told re With 40 air 81 profound
SERIOUSNESS very strange Ihln
H. lived he said Ia tho quiet
boarding house 81 Mrs BleBcks,on ID
IVES, Ihlrty-iourth street not far
from Madison avenue He moved
there on his return from tho country
lti,.e over two weeks hgo, Almost
every evening especially after he hGd
retired for the night there appeared
Ia the room mn apparlt!on. II was
the Very image Of hlinsoli--his double
80 % speak ID had tho strange habit
Of doing tho very things he had done
before going TO bod II wore tho
same clothing smoked tho same cigar
ard read she Same book that he did.
Philip was NJ first frightened nearly
70 death but ono evening be sum
moled enough courage 10 APP
preach this mystorlouA uueaa-
ug altar ego. On coming
rear Il however II elongated itself
ard assumed very rrotesquo attitudes
and presently vanished altogether.
Though apparently inbnod with life
and motion IL wua not constituted as
hts mortal self VIVA II possessed no
substance II was a. light No the air,
and Philip thought ho could SOC
through It's body. Often no would
wake up and find Il smoking q cigar.
The room was filled with smoke. and
yc, ,hcro was not tho slightest odor o
tobacco pgrcepilblo !, wns brilliantly
Illuminated hy the burning gas jot but
Philip distinctly remembered that ihc
room WAS dark when he retired.
This is certainly strange thing,
said. SIN Il may 30 tho prank q
some mischioyous persons Have yol
made any invest CATION at alp"
Whatever it may be Philip re
Piled ] do not know. Every on
who has boarded in that room has hn'
The samo experience, Mira Blcncksto
Told me this last night when ] sntd
could remain thoro no longer. Thong
noi very sensitive woman hy an
means shc has herself boon worries
70 death about H. Ever since tn
death Of her husband DR. Blcuckston
about two years ago this thing IN
oeon going on. And only In tina
Identical room
We had hy this time arrived In iron
q tho building where Philip had i
Gated his law Office Come up Z
night and convince yourself aboI
estly
! was only too glad 10 do so. IoI
would bring my friend DR. Arm.
with me, and bc at his room at oigl
o'clock. Tho agreement was satisfa
tory, and we shook hands and partc
so this Is tho room said ID
Army, glanoing around, and scrutini
ing everything very closely.
Il u was fine room. airy and spaciou
Ihllip's bed stood nenr the door, !
Wflung-table and several shelves
looks occupied niche In tho wa
near the window Two statuotte
Il representing Faust and Marguerit
Fl one Mt each side OF tho bronze cloc
II ornamonted tho marble manteL
laet II was n delightful bachelor
II apartment with Its large nome
rocker, easy chaira books pie'm
ana other evidences OF q refined tas'
Philip passed around tho ciga
and, for the benefit OF tho doctor
q repeated tho story he hud told to II
And when does this double of yot
n usually appearP" inquired DR. Arm
q USUALLY little after the gas
h neen oxtinguished, replied Phil
81 we sat and chatted for 40 hour or
q ana then, In accordance with tho d.
II "re suggestion, tho room was da
y ened and We awaited dovelopmou
h ! think we sat on the edge OF
& ved In darkness and silence that Y
II becoming painful for OF least half
q p Sr Presently we all started sligh,
@ RANT traces Of forms wore maxi
heir appearance. Gradually they
gan 70 assume distinct shapes. >
n ueAiy by some unseen hand the
n YVES turned on and the room