Putnam patriot., 1910-07-01

moments when it had been lifted out of my bodily self To this person l re- piled that when l had seen the vision l was very well fixed in my own body. consulted two specialists in brain diseases. one of whom told me q great deal about the cerebrum. the cerebel lum. the dura mater and other sub stances of which the brain is com posed and their reciprocal relations. nothing of which l understood The other told lie that l was myself pro ducing an image of myself. He ad- mitted that the frst vision might have been caused by disordered system. His advice was for me 10 drive the l matter out of my mind. Occupation and amusement would assist me to do this
 Young Dr. Penrose did more to re- assure me than any one else While he did not claim to explain my trouble he told me that it was of no impor- tance. He pronounced me In excellent health and assured me that q time would come when I would look back on my fears as entirely uncalled for. It WIS not so much his words that re assured me as his personality. He had such cheerful and al the same time sympathetic manner. He evident ly believed what he told me. Since he
 was the only person who could reas- sure me I made frequent visits 10 his office and found every excuse 10 call
 for him to come to my home. The re
 suit was a love affair Whether his
 reassuranees affected me because the little god had from the first wounded
 me or whether | loved him because he
 gave me comfort no one else could give don't know.
 l engaged myself to Dr. Penrose in the spring. and that autumn l came of age. knew l was to be paid some
 money when l was twenty-one which had been in the hands of q trust com
 pany. Whether 1t had been left me by
 my father or my mother l did not
 know. 1 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 when l was very young. l
 had arranged to be married as soon
 after 1 came of age as could get pos
 session of my property. My fiance was
 a struggling physician. with nothing but his income from his practice. and
 we needed my inheritance.
 A few days before was twenty-one
 1 was notified by the trust company that any time I 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 l would be there that they
 could have present such persons as
 might be necessary. l replied that l
 would call at the bank at 2 o'clock
 on the afternoon of the day l came Of
 age.
 1 had come to rely on Dr, Penrose
 for matters of importance. and as we
 were to be married within few
 weeks after getting possession of my
 fortune l asked him to accompany me
 to the bank and see that nGthing 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 il and
 shown into 8 room where We were
 asked to wait few minutes. Present Iy we were ushered into an apartment in the center of which was q long table There. standing on rhe opposite side or the table. was the apparition l had seen twice before. l staggered. Dr .fa n1 My doubIe. 1 moaned. shutting out the apparition.
 The doctor saw what l saw-a girl 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: q 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 al each other for some mo- ments: then both started with one ac- cord around the table and met tn an embrace
 Of that domestic trouble which sep arated our parents. one taking my sis ter. the other myself of their subse- auent early desth-ow mother or broken heart-it is not necessary thai 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 h. herffance-
 Ii vas some time before my twin and myself could be torn apart ID order that we might sign papers spread out on the table to receive our signa- sures- The business having bsen nn- ished. we left the bank with our arms about each others waist tell1ng of