The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-02-29
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An Apparent Mystery That
Was Simply Explained.

counterpart, the same hair, eyes. tea-
tures-this is nothing. We see it
hundred times day. But to see one
self independent of reflection, making
different movements, going and COM
ing, sitting. standing, while we are still
this is terrible.
I was standing one morning in my
Office on the tenth floor Of skyscraper
looking out Of window. l remember
that | had my hands in my pockets.
Suddenly was startled to see another
me standing in a window of an oppo-
site building. The figure was up one
story higher He had his hands in his
pockets and wore glasses. | also wear
glasses. He had his beard trimmed to
q point; so had l. His nose was tribe
bent to the left; so is mine.
NY first emotion was surprise. my
second terror | had been under treat
ment for nervous troubles, but this
was several months before Were my
sufferings about to return under new
form? Was this hallucination? Had
my brain become affected? | shrank
back from the window and into
| chair.
Summoning all my fortitude, looked
again. The figure had disappeared.
explained nothing, but Immediately
went out. Calling a cab. | directed the
driver to take me to my physician.
recounted what had occurred, and aft
er endeavoring to reassure me he gave
me a qllieting mixture and told me to
fix my mind on my business.
1t was some time before | dared go
to the window again. but after going
there several times without seeing my
double l made up my mind that | was
all right again and was beginning to
cease thinking of the matter when one
day | walked to the window and just
as l reached it my double reached his
own window. Our eyes met. Both
started back, I with a wildly beating
heart, my counterpart with look of
unutterable surprise. l hastily left the
| office and the next day was on steam
er bound for Southampton, England.
I remained abroad two years.
would not have returned even then had
| that was needed in the settlement of
my fathers estate. | had had trouble
| from the first, for my father and moth
| er had separated when | was but
| year old. and this naturally led to COM
| plications. had remained with my ia
| Their, who. I always understood. had
what there was to bequeath. My at
"a for 20
ture of this last complication. only in
timating that he needed my presence
at once. | sailed for New York and
on arrival called at the office of Mr..
Hazleton. who had summoned me.
That there was something Of impor
lance Oh his mind was evident He
| looked me all over as If he had never
seen me before. then stood. still look
ing at me, without saying anything.
"Well, what is it?" | asked.
ibid you ever hear that your mother
left property?'' he asked.
mo"
'Or that she had an interest in your
fathers estate?'
mo. My mother died before my ia
Their"
'"There Is piece of property which
we must sell before settling the estate
1t was owned jointly by your father
and mother. At any rate. it needs the
signature of the heirs of both
Every we'll Am not the heir of
both?''
"Come here tomorrow morning at 9
o'clock. l shall want your signature"
Explain"
Tomorrow at 9 O'clock he repeat
ed and went into his private Office.
At the appointed hour | was at Mr.
| HaZelton's Office and was told to wait
| in an anteroom. Presently the door
main room. At the same moment
door opposite me opened. and man
advanced into the room | had entered
Horror OF horrors, he was my dOu-
BILE!
We stood looking at each other like
the two Dromios. he in wonder. l in
terror.
"Oh. heavens" I moaned. ct has
/ come back to mer'
"Gentlemen.'' said Mr. Hazelton. II
need the signature of both of you to
deed. You are twin brothers,
Twin brothers, we exclaimed in a
breath.
eyes. When your father and mother
separated your father took one. your
mother the other. 1t was agreed be-
tween them that each child should be
kept in ignorance of the other"
The relief-the finding of brother.
a twin brother. of whose existence |
had been in ignorance-was n delight
that can only be understood, ty expe-
rience. 1t did not require shat we
should have been brought up ioeether
to feel that strong mutual drawing
| always to be found in children of a
single birth. We advanced. embraced
and cried simultaneously:
you are?'