The Washington times., 1906-09-02

BYNOPsIs or PRECEDING CHAPTERS
H1orian Amidcn a rich young banker, and
the most attractive young unmarried man
81 Hazlehurst IA Middle West American
town.. decides % take a day on from busl-
ness and indulge in his favorite hobby, pho
Biography. (Bapking does nct appeal 90 him
as much as psychological studies ana the
perusal Of poetry. OF which the writings az
Browning are his favOrttes. The community
in which he lives does not know the real
Amidon-it looks upon him as a cautious
banker and money-loviug business man,
On the afternoon or June n. 1880 therefore.
he takes the 4.48 local on board he meets
and converses nationally with. a number
Of his toWuspeOple. AT 9 800 that evening he
gets or at Elm Springs Junction O. eaten
the northbound limited. While sitting ca
his baggage on the platform he oozes on 70
sleep. luIled into UncouscIousncss by the
chorus OF many frogs whose home Is IN q
and wakes up IN a Pullman car. When
he leaps out OF his birth. clothed only 81 MS
paiamas, he is addressed uy the porter. who
seems 70 know him very well, as Nh.
Brassneld." lie discovers % his horror that
he f. ca board OF "a train bound Tor New
York: that the train is late owing %
heavy snow storm. that his wei cut. blt
rather sporty clothing. as well as his bag
& ge b. marked with the name OF Eusrns
B.-a5sdeld; that he has in his pockets a
number OF letters zone OF them a love letter
beginning My own Darling and signed
z1liEabethl and six kilograms addressed q
afr. Brassheld; that the inside pocket OF his
coat contains a long thin pocketbook marked
Eugene Brassueld Belevale, Peunsyl-
vunia" and IN this pocketbOok IS a number
OF memoranda scrubbed on letter head uT
The Brassreld oil Co." and a considerable
number OF one hundred dollar bills When
he reaches New York he is stlll further
mystined BY ending the morning papers
dated January g. lS0l-tiVe years later than
the date Of his departure the day before
from Hazlehurst He is driven % hotel
where the clerk and bell boys an address
him as Mr. Brassfeid and are evidently glad
20 see him. Being. naturally, considerably
overcome By the drift OF events. he retlTes
20 his room % think IL over. Prom MS WIN
dow he sees a sign which reads. Mad ans
le Claire, ClairvOyant and OcculJlst All
MYSTERIES Solved" Suddenly struck with an
idea he leaves the hotel and knocks al me
ClairvOyant-B door. An ebony-hued attend
ant bows him into she presence or a sLrlh-
lngly handsome woman seated on d ull1-
at the foot OF which Is a large tiger skin
rug The woman's costume matches ~ color
the handsome rug. Anidon, or Lif.tssli-l-'
bows Though somewhat amazed M Anil
don's fncoherent story OF his troubles Nine
ls Claire lends q sympatheuc ear % MS Tee
cifaf ana calls IN her father. PrOf. Elathrr-
wick 20 whom she introduces beer remark
able client AuidOr IS then put under the
influence OF Nine Ia Claire.s hNpnatlc IN
nueuce and tells her or his existence as s.I-
gene RrassneId ga BeIIevale. while the pro-
fessor makes notes u MS story. The next
CAV Amidon meets Judge Hlodgctt en- ".d
friend from Hazlehurst. The Judge ietuses
- shake hands until he receives m EXPLAIN
tldn OF AmidoE's i've years olsdppcaThh. r..
Then Amidou tells his remarkable story no
fakes him 70 Nine le Claire and the profess
sor. who explain 20 the Judge that it s. q
vveIl-dedned case Of dual personalify- th't
the mind Of Amidgu. which had suddenly ne
come n blank on TIE daN he leFt ltaIt-'iai To
was Tor five ye1Ts subjective. below tn9
vlane OF consciousness. BY another psfehic
freak the subjective mind had suddenly rs
sl1ued contruI-and Brassfsld had realm
become Arofdon with no recollection ~ tho
existence IN BelIevale II DEVELOPS fA9t
TrsssAeld r. a very rich man IN 1t7lleNale
and the head Of several Important h'7llr
,.rcerDs OBVIOUSLY ne must return 90 look
after them but not rememherinE t'EI.i
detail ~ MS Wfe there he Is naturally in ~
exceedingly dlhicUlt position The luore sra
e. professor 20 r. work on q guide ~ con-
S1rr Tor Ar1lfon % follow on his return
TeIIevaie which IS founded on notes ma q
from his talks 81 his life there which n
gives them under Nine le Clalre il p''.''''
irfiuence.