The Washington times., 1913-04-27

you aren't too tired. that you'd go on
and tell the rest
But the way she was looking at JEFF
frey was an indication that | might
have spared my apology. Lips a little
parted, eyes that were starry in their
deep brightness. Well. what girl
wouldn't look like that al man who
was telling such story? 1t wasn't
until l asked her to go on with her
own that she looked away.
Its nothing very exciting, she be-
gan. Il don't believe l ever had any
real adventure until last night. |
went to Nice. as l said, and pawned
my rings. and then l sat down on
what l should do. \ ntce-looking
woman was sitting at the other end of
my bench, and l spoke to her-in
French, of course.
she said in English that she didn't
understand. and / began quite naturally
talking to her in English. l told her |
wanted to get a position as compa MON
or governess or something. but that
hadn't any references. That got me
started telling her the whole story.
1T frightened her a little at first. il
was So Incredible that II seemed as if
/ must be trying TO impose on her. But
luckily her husband was a doctor, and
he came along just then and questioned
me- and they finally decided that |
would do as a companion for their
daughter.
of course none OF us knew then that
there was anything queer about me. ex-
cept the fact that | couldn't remember
names. And by the time We did dis
cover it-well, they had grown fond of
me and sorry for me and wouldn't hear
of my living anywhere except with
them
Can you tell us what ii was that was
queer about you?" Jeffrey asked.
why, ] used to have lapses of con-
sciousness and wander of and do
Heaven knows what outlandish Things.
DR.. Williamson concluded that II was
my former self that was doing them.
the girl-before the smallpox. you know.
But as / couldn't remember any of the
things she had done when | came to
who she was. The only thing 10 do
was TO follow me around and see what
/ did. and take care that ] didn': set
into any serious trouble. They did tnat.
those people, with a devotion
Her voice choked up a little at that.
oh, l can't talk about it, she said.
and then went on. My lapses kept
getting worse and longer. and all Of US
got very much discouraged except the
doctor himself. He insisted that the
worse they got the nearer / was 10
being normal person again. He said
the longer and the stronger they were
! the mere likely it was that the men,
ory would begin coming through. And
| by and by that really began to happen.
There was lot of argument in the
| family as to whether I was English or
American. Mrs. Williamson and Evelyn
| insisted l was English. but the doctor
| thought l was American. I was per-
| fectly sure that some OF the places
began remembering intimately couldn't
be anywhere but in America"
WHY did you live IN that particular
part of Paris" Jeffrey asked:
"Tt inst mart ~ their kindness
to mt. / wanted to- and they noticed
| that when I wandered off-in my old
self, you know-I always went there, SO
| they took an apartment in that court
AS a matter Of fact" Jeffrey asked,
| didn't you and your aunt live there
before YOU had the smallpox"
The girl looked at him in simple as
tonishTnent. why, of course. Rue
Boissonade." and she gave the number.
Il never put those two facts together
until this instant. though / knew thcm
both Independently for quite while.
But the Williamsons didn't have the
same apartment that my aunt and I
had lived in"
JeA,ey laughed. No" he said. II
had that one
she colored vividly Did I-haunt
you?" sne asked
That's exactly what you did said
Jeffrey. I never saw you there. but
You left some pretty puzzling traces.
Drey car tell you the story some time.
He's a great ysrn-spinner. But please
60 on. Tell us the rest