Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-27

I was very well fixed 10 my Own body
/ consulted two specialists In brain
diseases. one OF whom told me 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 I understood. The
other told me that / was myself pro
ducing an image OF myself. He ad-
mitted that the FIRST vision might have
been caused by disordered system.
His advice was for me TO drive the
matter out OF ny 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,
ne told me that # was OF no impor-
lance. He pronounced me in excellent
health and assured me that a time
would come when ] would look back
on my fears as entirely uncaIled for.
It 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 be
was the only person who could reas-
sure me / made frequent visits 10 his
Office and found every excuse TO call
for him to come to my home. The re-
suit was a love affair. Whether his
reassurances 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.
on0aoad rouoaIF "a nr PanrOSa in
the spring. and that autumn 1 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 1 did not
know. had no remembrance Of either
OF my parents. l had lived with my
aunt ever since I could remember any
thing and had understood from her
that both my father and my mother
had died when l 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 ne,
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 came OF
age.
I 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 it and
SHOWN into a room where we were
asked to wait few minutes. Present
" we were ushered into an apartment
in the center Of which was a long table.
There, standing on the opposite side Of
the table. was the apparition l had
seen twice before. 1 staggered. DR..
Penrose caught me and steadled me.
4 MY QOuDlca uOdueut bnuttAn6
out the apparition.
The doctor saw what I saw-a girl
the exact image of myself. but dressed
differently.
"Goodr' he cried. IF that is your
double you have been frightened at
real person"
A gentleman present said:
ct 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"
Ny 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 dopoestic trouble which sep
: ara ed our parents. one taking my sis
ter, the other myself. Of their subse-
ouent early death-our mother OF
broken heart-it is not necessary that
I should give an account here. My
sister and myself having been brought
ND separately, the trustees were In
structed to bring MS 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 fn-
ished, we left the bank with our arms
about each others waist telling of
out experiences after our two former
meetings. She, TOO, had suffered. but
nothing like myself. since she felt sure
was a real person.
At my wedding my only attendant
was my sister.
He who has the truth in his heart