The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19
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JUST FOR A LARK :

BY c. B. LEWIS.

in suburb of New York, and she ha
arrived at the age OF twenty. Her
was IN intelligent, educated and goo
looking girl of twenty who had neve
had a real beau. Yes, she had wor
dered what kept the young men ava!
Was II her mothers wealth? Was
that they had heard she was extrava
CANT in her dress, and knew nothin
whatever about managing a house
Miss Geraldine thought and thought
but she could not solve the problem
Neither could her mother, though tn
latter didn't try very hard. Wheneve
she thought about 1t, she said to her
self:
ooh, Geraldine Is oil right. Sh'
wants her freedom for while yet
The right young man will come alonf
some day, and she will have her brio
al tour and her happy home. / dom
believe she would marry now, any
about 1t there's no occasion for me
to fret"
One day Miss Geraldine had to GO
10 the city to do some shopping. She
went alone very often and she knew
her way about. She never mistook
Broadway for Seventh avenue and she
never got run over while crossing Her
hld square at Thirty-fourth street.
The young lady's usual plan on COM
ing to the city was to take Fourth
avenue car at the Grand Central sta
ton and ride down to Thirty-third
street. There she would leave the car.
and walk across Thirty.fourth street
to the great retail stores. She shop
ped an hour or two, and when ready
to go home, she carried a little bundle
with her. As she was going back to
the train she saw fine-looking man
approaching. As he was about to
pass her. Geraldine stopped dead still
and appealed to him:
81 am In trouble and I wish your
assistance"
The man lifted his hat and replied:
81 shall be only too happy. What
has happened to your
"Why-why," carrying her hand to
her forehead, Something came over
me all at once, and I can't tell you
who l am or where / live. My memory
seems to have gone all of sudden I"
at is a case of aphasia." he said.
sT've heard of three or four cases of ii
this year, but there Is nothing to be
greatly alarmed about. In fact, have
had touch of it myself, but was all
right in short while.
But what shall I do?" she asked.
'Come into this store for moment.
The open street is hardly the place
for a talk. Now then, you have evil
IDENTIFY been shopping. Can you re-
member the stores you have just Wis
ited?"
Not one, though may have visit |
ed half a dozen. don't think there's
anybody in any of the stores who
knows me. / have no account with
any of them"
well, let's see" he unused. you
came in this morning. That isl sup |
pose you live out of town somewhere
ilG NcHl VII IldNEl Sou Spt any VI
your address cards in your purse?"
Miss Geraldine opened her bag, and
there was no cardcase.
"Now, try and think of the name of
the town you live in," said the gentle
man.
''If--if-lf I could think of the name
of the town, I could tell you who I
am" answered the victim.
"You came in on a train, didn't
you?"
"Yes, think I did, for / seem TO
big station"
"And then you took the street car {
down here?"
Il believe I did"
well, you probably got off at Thtr-
ty-third street and it was only q short
walk here. Then you went to the
stores. You had finished your shop I
ping and started back for Thlrty-third 7
street TO go up town. You are going |
10 get off at the Grand Central, prob ?
ably, and there take a train for your
home"
II guess that was the way Of It,"
said Miss Geraldine. II will go up :
md see If l remember the station; but {
seems strange to me-" s
"Of course it does, and l shan't let I
you go up to the station alone. will
20 with you, and we will see If we
ant find the right train. Your men,
Try will come back as suddenly as 1t b
vent"
They walked along together. This 1t
vas carrying the lark a good deal fur L
her than Miss Geraldine had planned y
or, but she must go through with it -
low. The best thing for her to do was
o recover that lost memory of hers as +,
DON as she could. They had no SOON OF
r arrived ut the station. than every s.
hing came back to her, and she gave II
little exclamation of delight. The "
was as glad as she was, but - !,
q didn't start right back for Thirty - -
ourth street. He saw her to the sta
ion and on to her train, and he lifted su
is hat In the incest kind of way, and &c
shook her hand at parting st
Ie was assured over and over again du
hat her memory was all right, and he on
Id just what you might expect "a "a
IAN to do. He took seat in the car ~
l the rear, and he rode up TO Mount la
'ernnn or some other nice small CITY