The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-08-29
MY OTHER
SELF
BY DONALD c4AMBERLlN


My wife had commissioned me to call
at Hyde's for her Jewels that had been
left there for reseitlng and other ai'er
atlons and hiring them 10 her when l
should leave the city to Join her nj our
country place Passing Hydes lew
days before was ready TO start,
thought of the jewels. called for them
aud took tbem home There is no safe
in my house. aud was At loss "hat
to do with them until my departure
Ny wife has woman who has been
with her great many years She was
and is her maid but II she Is to be
called by such name now she is sure
ly an "old maid" | am very careless
aud | knew that my wife placed i'm
piicit trust In Phoebe. therefore
gave her the jewels aud told her TO
take care OF them until called Tor
them.
The next day, returning from my Of
fee. as was nv custom, about half an
hour before dinner on passing the din-
ing room | saw that dinner was al
ready served and man was sitting at
my place at the table. Then received
the shock of my life He turned MS
face toward me. and | saw Great
heavens! | saw myself!
had no more doubt that | had re-
ceived one OF those brain shocks the
doctors call amnesia OF some more uh-
pronouncable name than that / am
telling you this story. clutched at
the wall for support My legs were
giving way beneath me. Then, fear
ing to faint. | grasped at consciousness
aud succeeded in holding on to It,
THAT which vas sitting In the
chair looking at me-was dressed ex-
actly the same as the standing In the
hall The most remarkable thing about
the matter was that he seemed as
much stricken with surprise ana terror
as |. He trembled like leaf. My
colored butler Joe, who was carrying
out a dish TO the kitchen, turned, STOP
ped short and stared at both me and
my other self. Phoebe, who was up
stairs. hearing the front door open and
shut. came to the landing and, seeing
that had just entered the house, ran
down to the lower hall where was
standing, exclaimlng;
For heavens sake! l thought you
were in the dining room"
My double. sitting at table with
small cup of coffee before him, indi-
eating that he was at the end Of his
dinner. spoke first aud to Phoebe.
DO you see anything strange" he
asked.
Phoebe was too agitated to reply.
She stood looking from one to the
other.
Tell me. quick continued the
speaker. have | gone stark, staring
mad? Tell me that YOU see myself
standing there shlyerlng, just as ! am
doing"
Il see you both she gasped.
"Where aia VOC come from" | man
aged to ask my double.
Where did you come from"
THE Office"
81 have been at the office all day till
| came here
"What Officer
milne; 80 Harrison street"
Oh, heavens. That was my office.
had left it only twenty minutes be-
| fore
Joe" | said to the butler, "am !
myself or is that man myself?'
There was smash. Joe, whose
eyes were as big as saucers, dropped
the dish on the floor and ran out of
the room without Il word.
Phoebe" said my double, tell me
whether am the master Of this
house or that He could get no fur
ther
u don't Know said Phoebe. as
much agItated as any one OF us.
Don't known cried the man at the
table, rising Ring up a doctor |
shall go mad No; can't stand this
can't wait i must know the worst
at once"
Dashlng past me. he seized his hat,
that was hanging In the hall, and In
Ianothpr moment the door was slammed
behind him went into the dining
room, sank into a chair and asked
Phoebe TO hand me stimulant from
the sidehoard II put me in better con-
uion
"Now, Phoebe, tell me what you
know about this"
"All / know, sir is that an hour ago
yon-l mean him-came home and said
he must have dinner at once, as he was
going away He told me to bring him
all the valuables and he would put
them in the bank. got the jewels
THE jewels"
Yes, SIR gave them to him and
\ light began to break through my
stupid skull Rushing to the telephone
called the police and told them that
I had been ytctimized by some one
who looked exactly like me.
Five minutes had not elapsed be
tween the mans departure and the
police getting after him. A patrol
wagon dashed up to my house. They
all took look at me, and In less than
an hour they had my double
The story he told as to how he con
J ,eiNed of and arranged for his plan
he had been Watching me for some
ime-showed great ingenuity And
vet 1t was very simple matter. ne
ad seen me ut the jewelers. and
, teard all said about the jewels More
Ner. he saw q strong resemblance
% himself He had been ON the stage
aud was welt versed In the art OF
making up The suit ! wore was OF
. ordinary dark cloth. and he possessed
, me near enough like il in appearance
20 serve his purpose. Thus prepared
b le had gone to my house IN my an
} yeUre aud t,sA. htn,salf at home