Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-12-29
ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING, DEC
came dim figures OF certain characters

SOhdblt SHupe lHun tue llint DtluIt,
Then when they had ranged them.
selves and, acted like human beings;
when there We're no more incoherencies
to be got rid Of, they faded away,
and | saw no more Of them, ut least
not together Now and again one OF
them would bob up before me-but for
no purpose that | could discover and
after looking at me inquiringly, as
much as to say, DO you want any
thing of me?" would disappear like
the turning off of n light.
One day there came change was
conscious Of everything about me. A
clammy Precipitation indicated that |
was very weak. | did not see Ellen
Trowbridge, but young woman In
Swiss costume was sitting near my
bed making lace. called to her, and
rising quickly she came to me. | asked
her what had been the matter with
me.
Instead Of replying she ran away
and called the woman of whom
rented my room. As soon as she
came asked for my American travel
Ing companion. was informed that
she had left lnterlaken week before.
| asked where she hud gone and was
told that she had directed her letters
forwarded to America. Had she left
any word for me? None except that
she had been suddenly called home.
passed period of convalescence In
sight Of the beautiful Jungfrau.
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 | could not call up.
However, made no effort at anything,
either mental or physical. ! simply lay
waiting for strength This came at
last and since the hot season was over
| went down to Spezla In Italy, where
| imbibed more strength from the sea
air. From there | made brief visit
to Florence and Rome and sailed from
Naples to America By the time
reached port ! was perfectly restored
to health
Soon after my return | became enam.
ored OF picture plays. These plays-I
refer to those of dramatic and artistic
merit-called out all or appreciation FOR
tine drama ana art there was In me,
one day ! saw an announcement or
picture play, the scene OF which was
laid among the Alps | went to see It.
what was my astonishmeht TO see
the same views had looked upon from
my WINDOWS at lhterlaken' Ihen came
we" OF tue JuheIrau just as IL had
appeared 10 me WINE III Ihere were
tne uots On ,ts sue anu wheh hearer
VIC" was gwen 'ney Dec"ihe resoNeu
'n.o human oei"ss'
here anu there was uhioided the
play l nad dreamed Inc characters
uld not look nke those IN my dreams,
puI tney uiu tne thihgS hau dreamed.
Ane piay was US II appeared 10 me just
Deiore u passeu OUT oi my hiihu-lnae
~; IN nn,sned centurion.
10 say tnaI 1 was wohuer strickeh u
70 eApiess ieeply "hat lett 1 was
irgh'eheu. was III my sehses' was
not my Illness returning 10 me
was aDout 10 ieaVe inc tneater "nen
WIS stopped ny curiosity must 500
tne piay 70 tne emu
When the emo came l was near COL
hpse' Ihat nignt uiu not steep
WIKI now nau pay winch hau
eFoi'eu itSelI III my Drain Deeh Irans'
Ierreu through Nuns 10 screen III
America NO soiuuoh occurred 70 me
that hau any element Oh propaDihty III
IT, l went 10 see my physician ana
toiu MN "hat nau oceurreu' ne iooh-
90 ut me scrutihizlngy anu oesplte
MS eHortS NJ conceallnent' ahAiously'
AFTER some tnought ne gave me MS
theory as 10 the cause Oh Wnat hau
toiu Mn ne saiu that tnere was
hothihg unusual IN the character OF
my previously written stories CHASING
one ahotner through my Dralh' A drug
would 90 that' But when ne came 10
account TOT the FORMATION OF picture
In my Drain ne was staggered. AS 10
the transrersnce OF this play 10
screen In America he could only ac-
count Tor IL on the ground That when
went 70 the theater ! had Tempo
rary relapse OF my illness and saw
Wnht was NOT on the screen lie Tor
Dade me 10 40 any literary work ana
10 hVe az quietly as POSSIBLE
The true solution came In time. One
day | was surprised by call from
Ellen Trowbridge. She came to make