The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-13
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An Apparent Mystery That
Was Simply Explained.

different movements, going and com
Eng, sitting, standing, while we are still
this is terrible.
l was standing one morning in my
Office on the tenth floor of skyscrapel
looking out of window l remember
that / had my hands in my pockets
Suddenly was startled to see another
me standing in window of an oppo
site building. The figure was up one
story higher. He had his hands in bis
pockets and wore glasses. / also wear
glasses. He had his beard trimmed to
a point; so had /. His nose was tri1e
bent to the left; so is mine.
My 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 a
chair.
Summoning all my fortitude. looked
again. The figure had disappeared.
explained nothing, but Immediately
went out. Calling cab. directed the
driver to take me to my physician.
recounted what had occurred. and aft.
er endeavoring to reassure me he gave
me quieting mixture and told me to
fix my mind on my business.
1t was some time before l dared go
90 hn xrytrd In, hut Of fr,rr
there several times without seeing my
double | 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 reached it my double reached his
own window. Our eyes met. Both
started back. with wildly beating
heart. my counterpart with look of
unutterabe surprise. hastily left the
Office and the next day was on steam-
err bound for Southampton. England.
remained abroad two years. Il
would not have returned even then had
j not received notice from my attorney
that was needed in the settlement OF
my fathers estate. I had had trouble
from the first. for my father and moth.
err had separated when | was but
year old. and this naturally led to COM
plications. had remained with my ia
Their, who. always understood. had
what there was to bequeath. My at
torneys did not inform me as to the ma |
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 on 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.
'Wel. what is it, l asked
''Did 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
Very well. Am l not the heir Of
both?"
"Come here tomorrow morning at
o'clock shall want your signature"
Explain"
Tomorrow at Q o'clock" he repeat.
I'd and went into his private office.
At the appointed hour was at MI.
Hazelton's Office and was told to wait
n an anteroom. Presently the door
opened. and l was ushered into the
main room At the same moment
loor opposite me opened. and a man
advanced into the room l had entered.
Horror of horrors. he was my dou.
Die!
We stood looking at each other like
he two Dromios, he in wonder. IN
error.
"Oh, heavens." moaned- 1T has
'ome back to me-
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Hazelton. 81
reed the signature of both of you to a
Iced. You are twin brothers"
Twin brothers, we exclaimed in = /
,reath.
Eyes. When your father and mother ,
eparated your father took one. your i
mother the other 1t was agreed be I
ween them that each child should be Q
ept in ignorance of the other"
The relief-the finding of brother
twin brother, Of whose existence ]
ad been In ignorance-was a delight
hat can only be understood by expe
lence. 1t did not require that we
hould have been brought mp together
D feel that strong mutual drawing
ways to be found In children of
Ingle birth. We advanced. embraced
nd cried simultaneously: !
you are?" :
Max" /;
Mark" n
/ was Max. and he was Mark. No +
wins ever more clearly resembled v
nch other. and Mr.. Hazelton. with n r
lwyer's instinct. seized pen and e
,ratched our respective names on our
IFS TO preserve the identity of EACH :
" brother on. seeing me at my win :
ow had been similarly affected as l. I
ven the pleasure at finding one an b
her has not to this day obllterated il
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