Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-16

he WAS astonished to hear young man,
whom he had noticed staring vacantly up
and down the street, ask him:
"Whcre am T.
The young man was plainly not intoxi-
Gated, and his air was one of troubled
earnestness so the officer did not think he
was joking. He asked him what his name
was
81 don't know, - replied the young man.
"What city am in:''
When the policeman had answered ques-
tons in regard to locality. he in turn in
tcrrogated the queer acting stranger, but
could gain 10 information. So he took
him to the police station, but no one could
shed light on the case and the young man
was finally taken charge of by DIR Daniel
Hughes, superintendent of the Philadel-
phia City hospital DR. Hughes immedi-
atcly took "A deep interest in the case, and
for IA month devoted much of his time to
an attempt to solve the mystery. To all
questions about himself the young man,
who had been given the name Of George,
could make no reply He remembered alb
solutcly nothing of his past and could not
tell what his name was or where he came
from.
George seemed to he very intelligent,
however, and DR.. Hughes employed him
rs his private secretary. All summer long
he remained in the hospital, happy in his
employment and contented ut all times ex
cept when the subject of his lost memory
was touched upon.
Last July an assistant physician was
engaged He was DR.. Robinson one day
the assistant went into DR. Hughes ONCE
and saw George sitting at Il desk,
"Why Bert" exclaimed the young ply
stefan. "Wherc did you come from:'
George looked up without trace of rec
ognition on his face and replied that he
\, was DIR Hughes secretary.
"Why, Bert spencer continued DR.
| Robinson, you don't mean to say that
you don't know me-"
George replied that he did not remember
ever having seen him before, and politely
refused to believe DR. Robinson when the
latter told him that they had been chums
since they were boys together
DIR. Robinson told DIR. Hughes that the
supposed George was Herbert Spencer,
whose home was in Lawrence, Kan, and
that two years ago lie had been IA pharma-
ceutical student at the state university in
that city Spencer had disappeared, il
seems, and his relatives had been unable to
find any trace of him since.
Spencer was persuaded to return to Law
renee, and his brother came on to accom-
pany him back Herbert had to be intro
duccd to his relative and became fairly
well acquainted with him before the trip
was ended, although his brother could not
arouse any recollection in his mind Of their
previous intimacy.
1t was thought that he might remember
his mother at least, but she had to bt
pointed out to him as well as his Other
relatives and friends. He was given his
old room at home in the hope that familiar
objects and associations might waken his
sleeping memory, but it was all in vain.
Spencer was slow in making new friends
and the old ones he could not recognize
He seemed anxious to do something, ST
his family asked him if he would like t
take up his studies again. He said h
would, and so Whcn the fall term of thu
Kansas university opened recently he be
gan again in the freshman class, which III
had left two years ago. The studies seem