The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-04-19
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An Apparent Mystery That
Was Simply Explained.


tures-this is nothing. We see it
hundred times a day. But TO see one
self Independent of reflection. making
different movements, going and COM
fng. sitting, standing, while we are still
this is terrible.
/ was standing one morning in my
pffice on the tenth floor of skyscraper
looking out Of window. / remember
hat / had my hands in my pockets.
Suddenly l was startled to see another
me standing in a window of an oppo-
bite building. The figure was up one
story higher. He had his hands in his
pockets and wore glasses. l also wear
glasses He had his beard trimmed to
b point; so had l. His nose was a tri1e
bent to the left; so is mine.
My first emotion was surprise, my
second terror. l had been under treat.
nent for nervous troubles, but this
WAS several months before Were my
Bufferings about to return under a new
Form? Was this hallucination? Had
|ny brain become affected? l shrank
back from the window and into a
khair
Summoning all my fortitude, looked
gain. The figure had disappeared. l
Explained nothing, but Immediately
went out. Calling cab, directed the
iriver to take me to my physician. l
Fecounted what had occurred, and aft
er cndeavoring to reassure me he gave
ne Quieting mixture and told me to
ix my mind on my business.
1t was some time before l dared go
% the window again, but after going
here several times without seeing my
double l made up my mind that l was
Ill right again and was beginning to
lease thinking of the matter when one
lay l walked to the window and just
s reached it my double reached his
bwn window. Our eyes met. Both
tarted back, I with a wildly beating
heart, my counterpart with a look of
lnutterable surprise. l hastily left the
ffice and the next day was on steam
r bound for Southampton, England.
l remained abroad two years. I
you'd not have returned even then had
not received notice from my attorney
hat | was needed in the settlement of
ny fathers estate. l had had trouble
rom the first, for my father and moth
r had separated when ! was but a
ear old, and this naturally led to COM
lications. ] had remained with my IA
her, who, ! always understood, had
What there was to beQueath. My at
orneys did not inform me as to the ma
ure Of this last complication, only in
imating that he needed my presence
once. sailed for New York and
IN arrival called at the office Of Mr..
Iazleton, who had summoned me.
hat there was something of impor-
ancc on his mind was evident. He
poked me all over as if he had never
cen me before, then stood, still look
ng at me, without saying anything.
"Well, what is it?" l asked.
"Did you ever hear that your mother
eft property?' he asked.
mo"
"Or that she had an interest in your
ather's estateF
mo. My mother died before my ia
her"
"There is a piece of property which
re must sell before settling the estate.
was owned Jointly by your father
nd mother. At any rate, it needs the
ignature of the heirs of both"
Every well. Am 1 not the heir Of
oth?"
"Come here tomorrow morning at 0
clock. l shall want your signature"
Explain"
Tomorrow at 0 O'clock" he repeat
b and went into his private Office.
At the appointed hour l was at Mr.
(azelton's Office and was told to wait
an anteroom. Presently the door
pened, and I was ushered into the
balm room. At the same moment a
DOR opposite me opened, and a man
1vanced into the room l had entered.
Horror of horrors, he was my dou-
le!
We stood looking at each other like
be two Dromios, he in wonder, in
error.
"Oh, heavens" 1 moaned- ut has
pine back to men'
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Hazelton, 81
eed the signature of both of you to Il
ped. You are twin brothers"
Twin brothers, we exclaimed in a
1eath.
YES When your father and mother
eparated your father took one, your
other the other 1t was agreed be-
reen them that each child should be
fpt in Ignorance of the other"
The relief-the finding of a brother,
twin brother, OF whose existence |
hd beeG in ignorance-was a delight
bat can only be understood by expe-
ence. 1t did not require that we
pould have been brought up together
feel that strong mutual drawing
ways to be found in children Of a
ngle birth. We advanced, embraced
bd cried simultaneously:
"You areT"
MAJ"
"Mark"
was Max, and he was Mark. No
Vins ever more clearly resembled
oh othar apd Mr. Hawaiian ,r,itI, a,