The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-09-09

times see each other in a nightdress.
No; had seen this vision first at a
time when my physician had warned
me that 1 was breaking down. l had
been orerstrained. What had I been
straining? My mind; therefore it was
my mind that had been giving way.
This temperance Of the vision would
naturally denote that my mind was
again giving way. shuddered. !
saw myself confined in lunatic asy-
lum, mental wreck
My friends to whom my malady be-
came known used every argument to
disabuse my mind. some of them assur-
ing me that my vision was a real per-
son closely resembling me. Others
averred that people in disordered state
of the system were liable to see all
sorts Of things. A theosophist declared
that had seen my spiritual self at
moments when it had been lifted out
Of my bodily self. To this person l re-
piled that when l had seen the vision
was very we'll fixed in my own body.
consulted two specialists in brain
diseases, one of whom told me a 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 me that l was myself pro-
ducing an image of myself. He adj
mitted that the first vision might have
been caused by a disordered system
His advice was for me to drive the
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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-
lance. He pronounced me in excellent
health and assured me that a time
would come when I would look back
on my fears as entirely uncalled 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
ly believed what he told me. Since he
was the only person who could reas-
sure me made frequent visits to his
Office and found every excuse to call
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.
I engaged myself to DR.. Penrose in
the spring. and that autumn l came
of age. 1 knew I was to be paid some
money when / was twenty-one which
had been in the hands of a 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 when was very young. l
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. and
we needed my inheritance.
A few days before I was twenty-one
/ was notified by the trust company
that any time l would call on or after
that date. prepared to sign receipts. my
property would he 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 l
would call at the bank at o'clock
on the afternoon of the day came of
age.
l had come to rely on DIR. Penrose
FLOR matters of Importance, and as we
were to be married within a few
weeks after getting possession of my
fortune I asked him to accompany me
to the bank and see that nothing was
done that should net he done. On tie
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 a 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 I had
seen twice before. I staggered. DR..
Penrose caught me and steadied me.
"My double" 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 a
real person
| A gentleman present said:
II am told that you two young ladies
| uood RI no iOtro1uca1 YoI1 aro 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 domestic trouble which sep
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