The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-11

Now suddenly she had tNsUnp. as
were. another being not another per,
son. for her body remained the sa
But all the past fifteen years OF her
life in which she had been tenderI,
cared for bv her parents. all her love
for them. all her asSN'ia lions. had
been suddenly blotted out.
A parent IL more likely to love q
crippled child than q perfect one. and
although whatever affection was to bp
derived thereafter from Bertha must
grow again. her father and mother Law
ished upon her still greater love than
before. For time they kept d CLOSE
watch over her. never permitting her
to leave the house: but. since she
seemed In other respects than iOss of
memory perfectly we'll. they finally
gave her more liberty. and In time she
was returned to school. She was a
fairly good scholar. but did not take
the high stand In her classes as before
her afflictiOn.
An attachment had been In process
Of fOrma ton between Bertha and Pau
Drury. youth of eighteen. who at the
dine of her atflictiOn Dad recently en-
tered college. That they were great
friends was known to their parents
though the latter were not aware ot
auy more serious feeling between
them. Soon after Rerthn's stroke PAU
came home on short visit. and the
Marsfields were anxious to know II
she had forgotten him as we'll as the
others He came to see her and re-
ceived the first shock Of his life when
Bertha, passing through room where
he was, failed to recognize him.
Paul when he next went home on
vacation received another disappOint
ment, hearing that Bertha had re-
placed the intimacy that had existed
between them. A young man OF TWEEN
ty. George Atwood. was known tn bt'
with her great deal. Since Bertha
was now sixteen years old II whs Z"
be inferred that these attentions came
from Il man to woman rather thai
from a boy to a girl. This naturally
added to Paul's disappointment.
For a short time after Bertha's loss
of memory she WAS told OF the rel',
iiopship that had existed between her
and various persons. hut 1t wax found
better to cease giving her such infOr-
nation. though all Those who had pre-
viously been Intimate with her wer.
aware Of her condition. She was mo-
told of the boy and girl attachment
that had existed between her and Paul
Drury. and whenever they met she
passed him without recognition. Being
young man of deep feeling and withal
now conscious of his love for the
Bertha that had been. these meetings
were inexpressibly painful to him.
The affair between Atwood and
Bertha progressed and. when Bertha
reached her nineteenth year. came to
head. Atwood for Il time had not
been told that Bertha had had another
Identity. When he was informed of
the fact he was much troubled and at
tempted to withdraw from his init
macy with her. But he found 1t Inn
possible Youth is reckless and prone
to take upon itself prospective troubles
an older person would shun. Feeling
that life without the girl he loved
would be unbearable. he resigned him
self to accept with her whatever the
future might bring forth
Bertha'S parents were bitterly op-
posed to their daughters marriage with
any one. They considered that she
was liable al any time to recover hei
former identity. and II such change
should occur 1t would be infinitely bet
ter that she should be at home and un-