The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-27
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Miss Geraldine Lnngton was
daughter II a very rich widow. living
III 4 suburb or New York. and she had
arrived az the age Of twenty Here
wis an Intelligent educated and good
looking girl Of twenty who had never
had a real beau Yes she had Won
dered what kept the young men away,
Was ii her mothers weulthf Was L
thaf fhey had heard she was exuaya-
CANT in her dress. and knew nothing
whafeyer about managing q houset
Miss Geraldine thought and thought,
bur she could not solve the problem.
Neither could her mother though the
later didn't try very hard. Whenever
she thought about It, she said to her
self:
eOh, Geraldine is all right She
wants her freedom for a while yet.
The right young man win come along
some day. and she will have her brid-
al tour and her happy home ! don't
believe she would marry now, any
how. ara. as long as she isn't worried
about it there's no occasion for me
to fret"
one day Miss Geraldine had 70 go
"a the city to do some shopping. she
went alone very often and she knew
her way about. She never mistoos
Broadway for Seventh avenue and she
never got run over while crossing Her
ala square ar Thlrty-fourth street.
The young lady's usual plan on COM
sng to the city was to take a Fourth
avenue car at the Grand Central sta-
tion and ride down to Thirty-third
street. There she would leave the car,
and walk across Thirty-fourtn street
Ia the great retail stores. She shop
ped an hour or two, and when ready
10 20 home, she carried a little bundle
with her. AS she was going back 70
the train she saw a fine-looking man
approaching. AS he was about 70
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:
II shah be only too happy. What
has happened to your
aWhy-why,n carrying her hand to
her forehead, "something came over
me all at once, and ] can't tell you
who I am or where I live. My memory
seems TO have gone all Of a suddenl"
1T is a case Of aphasia," he said.
sTve heard Of three or four cases of it
this year, but there is nothing to be
greatly alarmed about. In fact have
had a touch Of 1t myself, but was all
right in a short while.
'But what shall I do?a she asked.
.Come into this store for a moment.
The open street is hardly the place
for talk. Now then, you have evil
dently been shopping. Can you re-
member the stores you have just vis-
ited7"
sNot a one, though moy 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"
sWeI. let's see," he unused. you
came in this morning. That isl sup
pose you live out Of town semewhereT
he went on. Haven't you got any Of
your address cards In your pursef
Miss Geraldine opened her bag and
there was no cardcase.
eNow. try and think Of the name Of
..4.. H.. Ia, swgfT tho feag,t1a-
man.
'If-if-lf could think Of the name
Of the town, 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 a big station"
"And then you took the street car
down here?"
Il believe I did"
"WeIl, you probably got of 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
4 street to go up town. You are going
to get off at the Grand Central, prob-
ably and there take train for your
home"
III guess that was the way Of It"
said Miss Geraldine, Il will 60 UP
and see IL I remembe.' tAe station; but
everything seems strange TO me-"
"Of course it does, and | shan't let
you 20 UP to the station alone. ] viii
60 with you, and we will see If we
can't find the right train. Your mem
ory will come back as suddenly as It
went"
They walked along together. This
was carrying the lark good deal fur
ther than Miss Geraldine had planned
for, but she must go through with il
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
n little exclamation Of delight. The
I gentleman was as glad as she was. but
he didn't start right back for Thirty
fourth street. He saw her to the sta
ton and on to her train, and he lifted