Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-11-29
THRMONT Frederick County, Mavand Thursday November 29 1884,

but it is very sad, and you give me no
word Of sympathy
He turned slowly away.
Sympathy! For what? For being
the most audacious and foolish of liars:
thought Gertrude, ae, withouta a spoken
syllable of farewell she saw him going
from her presence.
Gertrude went TO the seaside again
in the afternoon, not because she wished
to go there or elsewhere, but in order
to ayoid controversy on the subject.
And there, turning the angle Of a great
bowlder, she met Page Tarner.
She would have passed On without a
word but he said:
DO forgive me if speak to you again.
I want TO tell you'll picked up a hand.
kerchief on the beach after you had gone
yesterday and it may belong to you;the
name upon it is Gertrude Morey.
He fumbled in his pocket.
u cannot find it, he said alter pro-
longed search; butts the name yours
and may I seek out some mutual ac-
quaintance who will introduce us? You
are very lovely. admire you more
than any one else. I feel very queer.
All
He paused sleepily,yawned and seated
himself on rock.
A spasm of horror passed over Ger
trudes face.
u should have known it from the first
she walled; he has gone mad! How
cruel how heartless I haye actedv
YOU know Page Turner-you take
some interest in his welfareT
Gertrude found herself under the
scrutenlzing eyes Of an elderly man with
a kindly, thoughtful face.
Yes sir, but l had not seen him for
several weeks until yesterday, and he
acts in a very strange manner. don't
understand it,
YOU are. perhaps, not aware that he
has been i'll:
MI? No! Kindly tell me Of it, I
ami was betrothed to him.
All Then you shall know. Four
weeks ago be had fall which rendered
him unconscious. He was i'll several
weeks am Dr.. Artwell; had charge
of the case. | observed that at o'clock
every afternoon he fell into condition
which his nurse called sleep, but which
was different from ordinary sleep. In
a few moments he walked again. About
four o'clock he passed again into the
peculiar condition somewhat resembling
sleep. l need not give all the details
Of nv observations. Suffice it to say
that | became conyinced that between
one and four he was different person,
haying no memory of anything that
transpired while he was in his normal
condition. 1t Is a peculiar case and |
have followed him today in order to
make further observations. 1t is now
about four o'clock.
At that moment Gertrude uttered a
cry and both she and the doctor sprang
toward Page.
He had strcached himself upon two
stones lying close together; one of them
had rolled and he had fallen, striking
his head ogainst s1hird stone.
It was about two clock one afternoon
when Page opened his ewes with the
light Of consciousness in them, and saw
Gertrude bending over his pillow.
4 thought all Was ended between us,
he said feebly.
>No-not unless you wish it, said
Gertrude tremulously. 'All that was a
dreadful mistake. But you are not to
talk; you must
Darling. l never wished it, he said
Sleep, dear, sleep Gertrude breathed
tenderly, and all will be we'll when
you awake
And all 4oas we'll, for the unnatural
state meyer returned ,and Page, model
of physical and intellectual vlgor, often
listens with keen interest to the strange
story of his double wooing of the woman
who is now his wife, and says with a
smile at the end:
But it was better to fall in love with
my Gertrude twice than to have loved
another, even for two afternoons
And Gertrude kisses him instead Of
replying.
Little Things
Little deeds Of kindness,