Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-07-19

he did not claim to explain my trouble.
he told me that It was OF no impor-
lance. He pronounced me In excellent
health and assured me that time
would come when would look back
on my fears as entirely uncalled FOR
II was not so much his words that re-
assured me as his personality. He
had such a cheerful and at the same
time sympathetic manner. He evident
" believed what he told me. Since ne
was the only poison who could reas-
sure me made frequent visits to his
office and found every excuse to call
for him to come to my home. the re-
suit was q love affair. Whether his
veassurances affected me because the
little god had from the first wounded
me or whether l loved him because ne
gave me comfort no one else could
give l don't know.
engaged myself to DR.. Penrose IN
the spring. and that autumn l came
of age. knew l was to be PAID some
money when was twenty-one which
had been in the hands of trust COM
pany. Whether It had been left me by
nv father or my mother | did NOT
know. | had no remembrance of either
of my parents. had lived with my
aunt ever since could remember any
thing and had understood from her
that both my father and my mother
had died when was very young. ]
had arranged to be married as soon
/ after came Of age as | could get pos
session of my property. My fance was
struggling physician. with nothing
but his income from his practice. anu
we needed my Inheritance.
A few days before was twenty-one
was notified by the trust company
that any time would call on or after
that date. prepared to sign receipts. my
property would be turned over to me,
but they would like me to name day
and hour would be there that they
could have present such persons as
might be necessary. replied that
would call ut the bank at o'clock
on the afternoon Of the day | came oil
age.
l had come to rely on DR.. Penrose
| for matters of importance, and as we
were to be married within a few
weeks after getting possession OF my
fortune | asked him to accompany me
| to the bank and see that nothing was
done that should not be done. On the
day appointed we went together to the
trust company. were received by one
of the officers connected with 1t and
shown into q room where we were
asked to wait few minutes. Present,
" we were ushered into an apartment
in the center of which was n long table
There. standing on the opposite side OF
the table. was the apparitlon had
seen twice before. ! staggered. DR.
Penrose caught me and steadied me.
INV double!' | moaned, shutting
out the apparition.
The doctor saw what | saw-a CIR
the exact image of myself. but dressed
differently
Good, he cried. If that Is your
double you have been frightened at
real person.
| A gentleman present said:
81 am told that you two young ladies
need to be introduced. You are twin
sisters and Inherit share and share
alike In the estate Of Wilbur l.angford
both being his daughters and heirs.
NV sister on seeing me had shown
the same evidence Of shock us myself
| We looked ut each other for some mo-
ments: then both started with one ac
cord around the table and met In al
embrace.
or that domestic trouble which sep
arated our parents. one taking my SIS
ter. the other myself. OF their supse
ouent early death our mother OF q
broken HEARTH Is not necessary tha'
I should give an account here. NJ!
sister and myself having been brought
IN separately. the trustees were ID
structed to bring us together whcr
we came of age and received our In
heritance.
II was some time before my twin
and myself could he torn apart II
.rder that we might sign papers spreaC
out on the table TO receive our sigma
lures. The business having been I'M
lshed. we lpft the bank with our arm
about each Others waist. telling ~
out experiences after our TWO former
meetings. She. too. had suffered. bu
nothing like myself. since she felt SUR
! was real person.
At my wedding my only attendan
was my sister.