Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-11
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| udukntcT VI very ElCH WluOW, nNlnl
in a suburb of New York, and she ha,
arrived at the age Of twenty. Her,
was an intelligent, educated and goo,
looking girl Of twenty who had nevel
had a real beau. Yes, she had won
dered what kept the young men away
Was It her mothers wealth. Was Il
that they had heard she was extrava
CANT in her dress, and knew nothing
whatever about managing a house
Miss Geraldine thought and thought
but she could not solve the problem
Neither could her mother, though the
latter didn't try very hard. Whenever
she thought about IL, she said to her.
self:
ooh, Geraldine is all right. She
wants her freedom for a while yet.
The right young man will come along
some day, and she will have her brid-
al tour and her happy home. l don't
believe she would marry now, any
how, and, as long as she isn't worried
about il there's no occasion for me
to fret"
Out uuN MISS lluu u EO
TO 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
aid square at Thirty-fourth street.
The young lady's usual plan on COM
ing to the city was to take a 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 little bundle
with her. AS she was going back TO
the train she saw a fine-lOOking man
approaching. As he was about TO
pass her, Geraldine stopped dead still
and appealed to him:
u am in trouble and 1 wish your
assistance"
The man lifted his hat and replied:
81 shall be only too happy. What
has happened to your
"Why-vhy,' carrying her hand TO
her forehead, something came over
me all at once. and I can't tell you
who I am or where I live. My memory
seems to have gone all Of a 'suddanw
1T is O case Of aphasla," he said
GIVE heard of three or four cases Of it
this year but there is nothing to be
greatly alarmed about. In fact have
had q touch OF it myself, but was all
right in a short while.
But what shall I do2" she asked.
Come into this store for a 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?"
mot a one, though may have visit
ed half a dozen. i 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 somewhereT
he went on. Haven't you got any Of
your address cards in your purseT
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-if I could think of the name
of the town, l could tell you who
am" answered the victim.
you came in on a train, didn't
your"
Eyes / think i did, for I seem to
remember a big station"
"And then you took the street car
down hereT
II believe I did"
"Well, you probably got off at Thir-
ty-third street and II was only a short
walk here. Then you went to the
stores. You had finished your shop
ping and started back for Thirty-third
street to go up town. You are going
to get off at the Grand Central, prob
ably, and there take train for your
home"
IL guess that was the way Of It,"
said Miss Geraldine. II will go up
and see if / remember the station; but
everything seems strange to me-"
"Of course ii does, and l shan't let
you go up to the station alone. / will
60 with you, and we will see If we
can't find the right train. Your men,
DRY will come back as suddenly as 1t
went"
They walked along together. This
was carrying the lark a good deal fur
Their than Miss Geraldine had planned
for, but she must go through with 1t
now. The best thing for her to do was
TO recover that lost memory Of hers as
soon as she could. They had no soon
er arrived at the station, than every
thing came back to her, and she gave
a little exclamation Of delight. The
0aptIauan vyas 90 glad ao she WAS huf |