The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-04

Il don Delleve IL.
II do"
| "why"
Because, In the first place, 1t has
been demonstrated by medical men IN
Paris, and, in the second place, once
had case Of 1t in my own practice"
"Give me the case"
This was the doctors story;
There were two sisters / do not
care to give their names, so / will give
fictitious names--Lillian and Louisa.
Lillian was the older. During GER
tain winter it was proposed to give an
entertainment for charity, and the sis
tiers were among the performers.
Among other attractions were living
tableaux. In one of these tableaux
Lillian took the part of Queen Mary Of
Scotland, seated in a room OF Holy
rood palace at Edinburgh, surrounded
by courtiers. Lord Darnley, whom she
afterward married, was among them.
Now, the man who personated Darn
ley was very tall man-Darnley him
self was long, you will remember
whom Lillian had never seen before
rehearsal Strange to say, she fell vio-
lently In love with Darnley. There
was but one rehearsal before the per
Torrance, and. while those who took
part were being posed, it was noticed
that the queens eyes were bent on
Darnley lovingly. Perhaps you have
never seen woman SO infatuated with
a man that she can't keep from show.
ing it, | have.
Nobody thought of the crown the
queen of Scots wore or where it came
from. / certainly did not then, but
since l have hunted the matter UP
and have learned all about it Lillian
by her evident predisposition for this
fellow who personated Darnley attract
ed the attention OF all present at re-
hearsal When the tableau was Civ
en- before an audience she looked at
him so lovingly that all except those
who knew supposed 1t TO be a part OF
the performance and were delighted
with the representation.
This performance was such a sue
cess that 1t was determined to repeat ii
the following week. The day 1t was
to be given again / was called on to |
visit Lillian professionally. | found |
her in an abnormally nervous condi- |
ton, with other symptoms. forbade
her taking part in the tableau, which /
was TO come off that evening, and it |
was decided that her sister Louise
was to assume the part in her place.
What do you suppose happened?
Louise was very like her sister, and
turing the few moments that the pic
.ure was exposed to the audience she
Darnley with the same infat-
lated look that her sister had worn. !
20 that most Of the audience supposed
hat it was Lillian who personated the
queen and was assuming the same
ovelorn expression as when she had
before. | was in the au-
Hence end was astonished to see a
cal lover look such as | had seen in
lillian.
Among the performers the matter
made a good deal of talk, for ii was
vident to most of them that these
,ver's looks Of the sister were real :
being a brain specialist. at once saw ,
problem before me. 1t seemed TO me
hat there must be something in the
alative position of Darnley and the
ueen known TO each of the sisters
lat produced the lore or an effect sim r
ar TO the emotion felt by the real
ueen Mary for the real Darnley. But
a inquiry learned that Lillian knew
stween Mary and Darnley. while Lou h,
e had supposed that Mary hated him
81 talked with both girls and. without
,cusing them OF being in love with =
lie man who had personated Darnley. y
Few from them their feelings while Ii
the tableau. Both admitted that y"
ey had felt strange emotion which &C
Id disappeared as soon as the curtain :
as rung down and they took of the :
own. / made bold TO ask them the
ture of this emotion; but. it being
matter on which a woman would
rink from speaking, got no definite N
formation. But from different adj
ssions coming from one or the 9th
of the two l gathered that they
Il an emotion the nature Of which
ey did not understand themselves.
The matter passed so far as remark
Is concerned. but not from my mind.
{, seeing no solution OF 1t. | finally II
Dpped trying to solve 1t. Then came II
; announcement of these fellows IN II
ris. | had no sooner read IL in the
wspapers than | reverted to the Z
,leau. and / Immediately thought of llp
crown worn by the two sisters. / lIE.
Mt TO the man who had furnished =
costumes for information about It. -
referred me to a certain theater
/ gave me his card introducing me
the property man. ! asked him to
me something about the crown
{ had been used in the tableau.
There's a history TO that crown he
lied 1t was worn by an actress
o committed suicide for love. She
yed a part requiring her to wear 1t
many successive performances I'll
Was she ia love with an actor who
ved with herr | asked.
No was the reply; he had nothing
10 with the stage"