The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-06-07

me or whether loved him because ne
gave me comfort no one else could
give don't know.
engaged myself to DR.. Penrose in
the spring, and that autumn | came
of age. | knew | 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
my father or my mother l did not
know. l had no remembrance of either
Of my parents. l 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 wien 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
a struggling physician. with nothing
but his income from his practice. and
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 at the bank at 2 o'clock
on the afternoon of the day l came of
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 he done. On the
day appointed we went together to the
| trust company, were received by one
| Of the officers connected with it and
| shown into room where we were
asked to wait few minutes. Present
| ly we were ushered into an apartment
In the center of which was long table
There. standing on the opposite side of
the table. was the apparition l had
seen twice before. l staggered. DR..
Penrose caught me and steadied me.
my doubler moaned, shutting
out the apparition.
The doctor saw what l saw-a girl
the exact image of myself. but dressed
differently.
"Goodr" be cried. IF that is your
double you have been frightened at q
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 Langford
both being his daughters and heirs"
| My sister on seeing me had shown
| the same evidence of shock as myself
| We looked at each other for some mo-
ments; then both started with one ac
| cord around the table and met in an
embrace
| OF that domestic trouble which sep
arated our parents. one taking my sis
ter, the other myself, of their subse-
quent early death-our mother of q
broken heart-it is not necessary that
should give an account here. My
sister and myself having been brought
up separately. the trustees were in
structed to bring us together when
we came of age and received our in
heritance.
It was some time before my twin
and myself could be torn apart in
order that we might sign papers spread
out on the table to receive our sigma
lures. The business having been fin
Ished, we left the bank with our arm.
about each others waist, telling Of
out experiences after our two former
meetings She. too, had suffered, bu
nothing Ike myself. since she felt SURF
was a real person.
At my wedding my only attendant
was my sister.