The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-09-12

told that she had directed her letters
forwarded to America. Had she left
any word for met None except that
she had been suddenly called home.
passed period of convalescence In
sight Of the beautiful Jungfrau I
remembered perfectly the characters of
the stories had concocted during my
illness, moving about on the noun
tain side, but the combination story
they had enacted I could not can up.
However, made no effort at anything,
either mental or physical I simply lay
waiting for strength. This came at
last and since the hot season was over
! went down to Spezia in Italy, where
imbibed more strength from the sea
air. From there l made a brief visit
to Florence and Rome and sailed from
Naples to America. BY the time 1
reached port was perfectly restored
to health
Boon after my return became enam-
ored of picture plays. These plays-I
refer to those of dramatic and artistic
mertt-called out all Of appreciation for
the drama and art there was in me.
One day / saw an announcement of q
picture play, the scene of which was
laid among the Alps. went to see it.
What was my establishment to see
the same views had looked upon from
my windows at Interlaken. Then camo
view Of the Jungfrau just as 1t had
appeared to me while Ill. There were
the dots on its side, and when q nearer
view was given they became resolved
into human beings.
Here and there was unfolded the
play I had dreamed. The characters
did not look like those in my dreams,
but they did the things had dreamed.
The play was as 1t appeared to me just
before 1t passed out Of my mind-that
is, in finished condition.
To say that was wonder stricken Is
to express feebly what I felt. I was
frightened. Was In my senses7 Was
not my illness returning to me? I
was about to leave the theater when /
was stopped by curiosity. l must SEQ
the play to the end.
When the end came was near col
lapse. That night did not sleep
wink. How had a play which had
evolved itself In my brain been trans
ferred through films to a screen In
American No solution occurred to me
that had any element Of probability In
1t. went to see my physician and
told him what had occurred. He look
ed at me scrutinizingly and, despite
his efforts at concealment, anxtously
After some thought he gave me his
theory as to the cause Of what had
told him. He said that there was
nothing unusual in the character Of
my previously written stories chasing
one another through my brain. A drug
would do that. But when he came to
account for the formation Of picture
In my brain he was staggered. As to
the transference of this play to
screen In America, he could only ac-
count for 1t on the ground that when
went to the theater had tempo
rary relapse Of my illness and saw
what was not on the screen. He for
bade me to do any literary work and
to 1--we as quietly as possible.
The true solution came in time. One
day was surprised by a call from
Ellen Trowbridge. She came to make
confession. She told me that while
I was lying III at Interlaken was
much Of the time delirious. While de-
hrious / was constructing picture
play. going over and over it time and
again. Presently it occurred to her to
make note Of what was saying, and
she then secured an outline for the
play. Then it occurred to her to paint
the scenes for the play, some Of which
were before her; others she selected
She had been deeply impressed with
the play and yielded to a temptation
to do dishonorable act. Being sud
denly called home. she took her notes
and pictures with her and sold them
to film company. The result was
the play that 1 had seen on the screen.
She handed me $500, which she had
received for her stolen property.
The scientific moral Of this story is
that my dramatic and artistic proclivi-
ties came out while was in delirium.
But how was enabled to construct a
play under such abnormal physical
conditions is problem for more an
alytical minds than mine to solve.