Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-09-06
JUST FOR A LARK
BY c. B. LEWIS.



arrived at the age Of twenty. Here
was an intelligent, educated and good
looking girl of twenty who had never
had real beau. Yes, she had won
dered what kept the young men away.
Was it her mothers wealth? Was it
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 1t, she said to her.
self:
ooh, Geraldine is all right. She
wants her freedom for while yet.
The right young man will come along
some day, and she will have her brid-
al tour and her happy home. I don't
believe she would marry now, any
how, and, as long as she isn't worried
about it there's no occasion for me
to fret"
One day Miss Geraldine had to go
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 60 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:
II 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 / can't tell you
who am or where live. My memory
seems to have gone all of a sudden"
cit is a case of aphasia," 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 touch Of it myself, but was all
right in short while.
"But what shall do?" 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
itedY
"Not one, though may have visit
ed half dozen. / don't think there's
anybody in any Of the stores who
knows me. I 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 somewhere2'
he went On. "Haven't you got any Of
your address cards in your pursew
Miss Geraldine opened her bag, and
there was no cardcase.
"NOw, try and think of the name Of
the town you live ill.," said the gentle
man.
"If-if-if I could think of the name
of the town, I could tell you who
am" answered the victim.
"You came in on a train, didn't
you?"
eyes, I think I did, for I seem to,
remember big station"
"And then you took the street car
down here?"
81 believe I did,"
"Well, you probably got off at Thir-
ty-third street and it was only 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"
"I-I guess that was the way of 1T"
said Miss Geraldine. 81 will go up
and see if I remember the station; but
everything seems strange to me-"
"Of course it does, and I shan't let
you 60 up to the station alone. Will
go with you, and we will see II we
can't find the right train. Your mem
DRY will come back as suddenly as 1t
went"
They walked along together. This
was carrying the lark good deal fur
Their than Miss Geraldine had planned
for, but she must go through with it
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
q little exclamation Of delight. The
gentleman was as glad as she was, but
he didn't start right back for Thirty
fourth street. He saw her to the sta
ion and on to her train, and he lifted
,js hat in the incest kind Of way, and