Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-10-11

Gfo0uaHf IHey bcSdme more kuEtAaSt
and was surprised to see that they
were disposed to act ike ressona BILE
beings. And. more remarkable still
they began to work out q brand new
story, composed OF the several differ
ent stories that had become prsiomi
nant in my BRAIN
This unity came from their present
ing themselves 10 the and holding my
attention till the end then beginning
at the commencement and going past
again. And noticed that every time
they passed they were In a more rea
sonable shape than the time before
Then when they had ranged them
selves and acted Ike human beings;
when there we're no more fncoherencies
to be got rid OF. they faded away.
and saw no more of them. 1t least
not together. Now and again one Of
them would bob up before me-bue for
no purpose that could discover-and
after looking at me inquirinEiy. as
much as to say. do you want any
thing Of me- would disappear like
the turning on Of q light
One day there came change was
conscious OF everything about me A
clammy perspiration Indicated that
was very weak I did not zee Ellen
rrowbridge. but a young woman In
Swiss costume was sitting near my
bed making lace. | called to her. and
rising quickly she came to me. I asked
her what had been the matter With
me.
Instead Of replying she ran away
and called the woman Of whom |
anne l asked for my American travel
ing companion. was Informed thai
she had left interlaken a week before
| asked where she had gone and was
told that she had directed her letters
forwarded to America Had she left
any word for me? None except thai
she had been suddenly called home
passed period Of convalescence In
sight OF the beautiful Jungfnu
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 mp
However. made no effort at anything.
either mental or physical simply lar
waiting for strength This came a
last and since the hot season was ove-
| went down to spezia In Italy. wherr
I imbibed more strength from the sea
air. From there I made Q brief visit
to Florence and Rome aud 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 Of appreciation for
the drama and art there was In me
One day saw an announcement Of
picture play. the scene of which was
laid among the Alps. went to see It.
What was my establishment to SEE
the same views I had looked upon from
my windows at lnteriaken- Then came
q view OF the Jungfrau Just rs II had
appeared to me while ILL., There were
the dots on its side. and when a nearer
view why gfNeD tbey uNnme TcsoNeu
into human beings
Here and there was unfolded thu.
play bad dreamed The characters
did not look Like those In my dreams
but they did the things l had dreamed
The play was as It appeared to me just
before It passed out Of my mind-thsf
Ii, In a finished condition
To say that was wonder stricken Is
10 express feebly what ! felt ! was
frightened. Was In my senses7 Was
not my illness returning 10 mel
was about to leave the theater when
was stopped by curiosity. ] must zee
the play to the end
When the end came was near COT
lapse. That night did not sleep .
wink. How had q play which had
evolved itself In my brain been trans
ferred through flms to q screen In
America7 No solution occurred to me
that had any element of probability In
IT. went to see my physician and
told him what had occurred. He look
ed at me scrutinizingiy and. despite
his efforts at concealment. anxiously
After some thought be gave me his
theory a. 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 a picture
In my brain he was staggered. As to
the transAerence Of thh play to q
screen In America. he could only &C
count for 1t on the ground that when
went to the theater / had q tempo
rary relapse Of my illness and saw
what was nor on the screen. He for
babe 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 call from
Ellen TYowbYtdDp She ra r3o tn mn he