The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-10-03
MY OTHER
SELF
Bv DONALD CHAMBERLIN

country place. Passing Hyde's a few
DAYS before l was ready to start, L
thought Of the jewels, called for them
and took them home. There is no sa1e
in my house, and l was at loss what
to do with them until my departure
NV wife has a woman who has been
with her a great many years. She was
and is her maid" but if she is to be
called by such a name now she is sure
" an ''old maid" l am very careless,
and | knew that my wife placed I'M
plicit trust in Phoebe. l therefore
gave her the jewels and told her to
| take care Of them until l called for
| them.
The next day, returning from my Of
fee, as was my custom, about half an
hour before dinner on passing the din
ing room l saw that dinner was al
ready served and a man was sitting at
nv place at the table. Then / received
the shock of my life. He turned his
face toward me. and | saw Great
heavens! Isaw myself!
| had no more doubt that l had re-
doctors call amnesia or some more I'M
pronouncable name than that l am
telling you this story. l clutched at
the wall for support. My legs were
giving way beneath me. Then. fear
ing to faint l grasped at consciousness
and succeeded in holding on to it.
THAT l which was sitting in the
chair looking at me-was dressed ex-
actly the same as the l standing in the
hall. The most remarkable thing about
the matter was that he seemed as
much stricken with surprise and terror
as |. He trembled like leaf. My
colored butler Joe, who was carrying
out dish to the kitchen. turned, stop
ped short and stared at both me and
nv other self. Phoebe, who was up
stairs, hearing the front door open and
shut, came to the landing and, seeing
that l had just entered the house. ran
down to the lower hall where ! was
standing, exclaiming:
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 and to Phoebe.
DO you see anything stranger he
asked.
Phoebe was too agitated to reply.
She stood looking from one to the
other
"Tell me- quick" continued the
speaker. have l gone stark, staring
mad? Tell me that you see myself
standing there shivering. just as | am
doing
81 see you BOTH she gasped.
"Where did you come from?' l man
aged to ask my double.
"Where did you come from"
1.-The Office
81 have been at the Office all day till
came here"
what Officer
mine; 3S Harrison street."
Oh, heavens That was my Office.
l had left it only twenty minutes be-
fore
Joe" I said to the butler, lam
myself or is that NAH myself?"
There was a smash. Joe. whose
eyes were as big as saucers. dropped
the dish on the floor and ran out of
the room without a word.
"Phoebe' said my double, tell me
whether ! am the master of this
house or that He could get no fur
Their.
81 don't know" said Phoebe, as
much agitated as any one Of us.
Don't know cried the man at the
table, rising. Ring up a doctor. |
shall go mad. No; I can't stand this.
l can't wait. l must know the worst
at oncev'
Dashng past me. he seized his hat.
that was hanging in the hall, and in
another moment the door was slammed
behind him. | went into the dining
room, sank into a chair and asked
Phoebe to hand me a stimulant from
the sidebOard. 1t put me in better con-
dition
Nov, Phoebe. tell me what you
know about this"
"All l know, sir. is that an hour ago
JOu-1 LuOdu u1m-Cduc uOluG anu Sdlu
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. l got the Jewels
''The jewelsy'
Yes, sir. | gave them to him and
A light began to break through my
stupid skull Rushing to the telephone,
l called the police and told them that
had been victimized 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
ce1ved of and arranged for his plan
ne had been watching me for some
ume-showed great ingenuity. And
yet 1t was very simple matter. He
mao seen me at the jewelers. and
heard all said about the jewels More