The Washington times., 1906-09-16

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
Florlan Amidon. a rich young banker. and
the most attractive young unmarried IA Iu
81 ItazlehurIt "a Middle West American
t0ynI. decide. 20 take a day OF from bust
ness and indulge in his faVorite hobby pho
Biography. thanking does not appeal 20 him
a. much ts psychological studies and the
perusai or poetry OF which the writings uf
Browning are his favorites. The community
In which he lives does not know the real
Amldon-it looks upon him as a cautious
banker and money-lOving business man,
On the afternoon OF June p, 1886, therefore,
he takes the 4.4S local On board he meets,
and conyerses nationally with. "a number
OF his toWnspeople. At 9.05 that evening he
gets or AT Elm Springs Junction 10 catch
the nu-thbcund limited. While sitting Ola
his baggage on the platform he dozes on %
sleep lullei into uuconsciousness by the
chorus OF many frogs whose home Is IN
nelghbortng pond
and wakes up IN a Pullman car When
he leaps our of his birth, clothed only tn his
uajamas. lie is addressed hy the porter. Who
seems 70 know him very well. as Mr..
Brassneld." He discovers 70 his horror that
he rs on board OF train bound for New
York that the train IS late owing Co a
heavy snow storm; that his wei cut but
rather sporty clothing as well his bag
gage, Is marked with the name OF Eugene
Hrassdeld. that he has Ia his pockets a
number ~ letters cone If them a love letter
beginning MY own Darling, ana SIGNED
Elizabeth and six kilograms address. q ID
Mr. BTassheldi that the iusIae pocket OF hls
coat contains a long thin pocketbolI. marked
vania," and in this pocketbook Is a number
OF memoranda scrubbed on a letter mead Ut
The Brassueld OH CO. ana cth7'Hy ,,. t'..
number of one hundred dollar bills NHeL
he reaches New York he Is stun 4ultAel
mystihed by finding the morning ba-'g'S
dated January s. ls0l-hye years later man
the date OF his departure the day h-I.ie
from HazlehuTst He IS driven 20 a H''eI
where the clerk and bell boys al4 al-i 80
him as Mr.. BTassteld and are efllrhi!N . 90
10 see him. BEING. naturally, e'll7.a 49, ..
overcome by the DRIFT OF events, re Iettira
10 his room 10 thinklt over FROM nus VIM
dow be sees sign when READS -HiA .,,
L. claire Clafrv6vaut and DcCuitlst All
Mysteries Solved suddenly struck WIN an
idea he leaves the hotel and knocks az l-le
ant bows him into the presence or Slt'A-
ingly handsome woman seated ON at $,
~ the foot Of which is a large tiger skin
rug The womaus costume matches ~ c'lgf
the handsome rug. Amtd0u or Brassnelds
bows Though somewhat amazed az Ami
don. e incohereut story or his troubles, -iine-
De- claire lends sympathetic ear u nus lt-
CitaI and calls ia her father, Prof ElaiAcE-
wick On whom she introduces her iehtlN-
able client. Amidon is Then put uh.eI i.t7
influence o. Nine. Ia Cl6ire's hypnotic lh-
fuauea and tells her Of his existence as l-u-
gene Erassdeld IN Belevale- while Jne li -
fessor makes notes u ms STORY nc ". "a
friend frau UaZIehuTst- The 5lds- ieItsr7
90 shake hands until ne receives On eNpiai't-
tl0n of Amidon's ttve years d!sarltl
Then AUidon tells his remarkable tloiS l'
takes him To- Nine. le Claire and the li"tes-
sor who explain 90 the judge that IL j.
vaII-6rfucd case or dual personality t.il'
the mind OF AmidCn. which had suddenly ne
come a blank on the day he left Eazleh-i &C.
was FOR five years subjective. below t1r
rlsua ~ consciousness. BE- another l~Eth.e
fraa1- the subjective mind had suddenly es-
ruual contr1I-aul BUssdeld had tea'h
become Amidon with mo- recollection ~ the
existence IN Helleyat-- II teNelo.S lLl't
77r7ss8eId {z a very rich man in felevale
ana the head II several Important business
concerns. obviously he must return 7" ....H
after them but not remembering u t.l'---
detail NJ hts life there be Is naturally I'D ill
exceedingly difficult position The luaE- A'i
the professor 20 % work on a guide .'L '"
dfIrt for Auiann 10 follow ON his return %
VeUaysIr which is founded on notes Llh.'T
from his talks of HIS life there when h-
gives them under Nine le tialfe IlN l,ll.l--
Ia claire her father. and Judge Bl"dseLls
he arrives in Beueyale his troubles netlh
IN earnest. Naturally he falls 20 re'rs re
50. rsef friends but when De calls on EiZ-
Fhsrh Inc most trying scene IS preclpIIitel-