The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-04

this be my steady, well balanced, I'm
tellectual Margaret? was inclined
to doubt It. Could II be her twin sister?
knew that she had no twin sister. 7
endured her prattle as long as / was
able; then, telling her that had some
work to do before going to bed. l
rose to 60.
"And you VIII take me to the circus
tomorrow night?s she asked, with q
pout.
Certainly II ron wish it" replied
and when could escape from an ex-
uberance OF caresses left her.
That night and the next day my
brain was in a turmoil was like
man who had lost his love. brooded
instead OF working till after Office
hours and In the evening called to
take Margaret to the circus. The
maid who received me at the door
went upstairs to announce me and, re-
turning, told me that Miss May was
not feeling well and had gone to bed.
There was no message Of dIsappoint-
ment at missing the performance nor
at not seeing me. Indeed, the maid
told me that she thought her mistress
had not expected me that evening.
This would have been natural had it
not been for the engagement, since
1t was an evening seldom called.
The next OF my usual weekly visits
was Sunday, and called, dreading to
again find the holden. WINS agree
ably disappointed Margaret was her
usual self except that she showed
signs Of overstrained nerves. Some
thing told me to refrain from mention
ing her singular personality when I
had last seen her, to wait and Observe
During the visit and the next two
visits she was her own sweet self, bar
ring her altered health. Finally re-
ferred to her desire to visit the circus
She seemed surprised, mystified. and
when ! told her the whole story said,
with nervous tremor, "0h, she'gt
ruin mes'
"Was some one else than you with
me that EVENING" asked.
"Yes-no. ! was with you. but she
dominated me-" And she hurried ont
of the rcen.
was not admitted to see Margaret
indeed, I did not care to see her;
was dissatistied--for month. Then
called on her, What was my sur
prise to find her a different person
from either Of the two had known.
From the moment we met she talked
of women's rights. womens voting,
women's superiority to men and final
ly told me that II interfered with her
in any Of these objects to which she
proposed to devote her life we must
proceed by separate paths.
left her maddened Had I not been
puzzled as well would have broken
my engagement then and there, but
curiosity prevented. Several months
passed in which continued to visit
her, hoping that she would settle down
into her old personality resolutely.
When she was another would turn
away from her; when she was my own
Margaret / loved her still the same.
AS the holden found it possible to
be amused with her: as the strong
minded woman I could not endure
her. was not able to get the real
Margaret to talk of the other two, but
from hintssshe dropped ] inferred that
she knew Of their existence, and she
hated them.
One day received q cali from a
psychical specialist He informed m6
that Margaret was under his care,
that two other personalities besides
her own appeared to inhabit her body
and at times dominated her. BY psy-
chic methods OF his own invention he
was trying TO enable her to dominate
them and thus return to normal con-
dition.
He succeeded. the intruders were
driven out. and Margaret is my wife.
LAWRENCE FOSTER CHURCH.