The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-10-12

! consciousness. rom HAT time for tw
! months ! remained IN an abDorma
condition. A part ~ the time | was /
bed and a part sitting up IN an cas-
chair by a window looking out OH on
J of the many views spread before me
From my bed looked ont upon tina
; beautiful mountain. the Jungfrau. as !
is seen from Inieriaken rising out OF 4
valley made by two nearer mountains
For months before ny departure from
home | had been creating stories. and
they were tumIiIing about In my brain
in confusion After time they shaped
themselves In tirc:,ms While lying In
my bed persons were cnncting parts II
seemed. on their own account. for
had no power-al least | was conscious
OF none--to compel them TO do my bid
ding.
And here let me say that III fiction
or plays. which are form Of fciiOn
a great mistake Is made I'm Surprising
that the author controls his characters
1t IL the characters that control trt
author. He can force them to do his,
bidding. but he viii spoil his story
There are grooves for the emotions as
well as other things. and let him drag
a character out OF Its groove aud II
will balk at once. Then the author
must get him back where he belongs
or he will stand out from the natural
ness OF the play like sore thumb.
During this abnormal period of mine
| was conscious OF Ellen Trowbridge
being In the room. sometimes minister
ing to my wants. sometimes sitting at
table writing. sometimes at her
easel sketching. These were only
glimpses OF her. which would come
and go as figures In a dream. They
were real enough ut times for me to |
have dim consciousness OF the fact |
that | was fortunate IN having an |
American companion to take an inter
est In me-
In the early part OF my illness |
was trying to disentangle the many
stories had written during long
period and keep all sorts of persons
from chasing one another through my
brain. Later several Of my stories
hat had been favorites with me SEEM
I'd TO drive out the rest. and I found
myself linking them together. 1t was
lard work. but better than having so
many tumbling about my brain. Look
ny out ON the Jungfrau. specks APP :
reared on its side. Then these specks.
S If drawn nearer by n telescope. be- ,
anne dim tieAres of certain characters Y
rominent in these favorite stories. /
radually they became more distinct.
nd was surprised to see that they L
ere disposed to act like reasonable v
eings. And. more remarkable stili. G
icy began to work out Il brand new f
DRY, composed OF the several differ A
1t stories that had become predomi- Il
ant in my brain. il
This unity came from their present t,
4 themselves to me and holding my e,
tention till the end then beginning h
the commencement and going past A
ain And noticed thar every time Il
ey passed they were in a more rea- to
nable shape than the time before. NJ
len when they had ranged them IN
Ives and acted like human beings: oil
len there were no more incoherencies W
be got rid of. they faded away, nc
d Il saw no more of them. at least IN
{ together. Now and again one of "a
I'm would bob up before me-but for SC
purpose that | could discover-and co
er looking at me inquiringly. as
lch as TO say. do you want any ra
ne of me?" would disappear like WI
turning Off of light ba
me day there came change was to
Iscious of everything about me- A
mmy perspiiatlon Indicated that | IA
$ very weak. | did not see Ellen Ell
'wbridge but n young woman in a
ISIS costume was sitting near my
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