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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 1t her mothers wealth? Was II
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:
"Oh, Geraldine is all right. She
wants her freedom for q while vet.
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 1t there's no occasion for me
to fret"
One day Miss Geraldine had to go
to the city to do some shopping. She
went alone very often and she knew
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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 q 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 q 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:
II 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 am or where live. My memory
seems to have gone all of a student"
ut is a case Of aphasia," he said. |
i've heard of three or four cases Of il |
this year, but there is nothing to be |
greatly alarmed about. In fact, have |
had touch of 1t myself, but was all |
right in short while.
"But what shall 1 do?" she asked.
"Come into this store for a moment.
The open street Is hardly the place
for talk. Now then, you have evil
IDENTIFY been shopping. Can you re-
member the stores you have just Wis
lted?"
"Not one, though 1 may have visit
ed half a dozen. 1 don't think there's
anybody in any of the stores who
knows me. l 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"
ne went on. Haven't you got any of
your address cards in your purse?"
Miss Geraldine opened her bag, and
here was no cardcase.
"Now, try and think of the name of
he town you live in," said the gentle
nan.
"f-if-if could think Of the name
# the town, could tell you who I ,
lm," answered the victim.
you came in on q train, didn't /
'ou?"
"Yes, 1 think 1 did, for I seem to
a big station"
"And then you took the street car G
own here?" t
II believe 1 did," v
swell, you probably got off at Thir-
y-third street and 1t was only short u
7alk here. Then you went to the
torres. You had finished your shop !,
ing and started back for Thirty-third
treet to go up town. You are going
get off at the Grand Central, prob r
bly,, and there take a train for your
ome." +
II guess that was the way of It," ii
I'D Miss Geraldine. 81 will go up L
nd see If I remember the station; but A
'erything seems strange to me-"
OF course 1t does, and 1 shan't let
)u go up to the station alone. will
with you, and we will see If we pI
mt find the right train. Your men,
y will come back as suddenly as it d
emit"
They walked along together. This ,
as carrying the lark a good deal fur
er than Miss Geraldine had planned =.
r, but she must go through with 1t
w. The best thing for her to do was
recover that lost memory of hers as in
on as she could. They had no soon az
arrived at the station, than every
Ing came back to her, and she gave ii
little exclamation of delight. The
ntleman was as glad as she was, but
didn't start right back for Thirty Or
1rth street. He saw her to the sta
n and on to her train, and he lifted
hat in the incest kind of way, and
rmly shook her hand at parting. l.
was assured over and over again
1t her memory was all right. and he n