The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-12
Continued from last Saturday,
CHATTER TX,

to her loss. She made herself use fui in every way that she could about the house that she might not be too great burden on the young folks. Be fore Esther's marriage she had kept lodserr as q means of livelihood but now she had nothing 10 furnish a house with and that way of support ing herself was out of the question. She spent many hours going over in her mind aH possible v.Gys that she might add a few dollars to the family treasury.
 By tho doctors orders Mir. Knight wns sent to bed very early every night It was thought that rest and quiet miSht in time restore his lost faculties.
 II had become a zablt for Jack to go in and sec the old gentleman for a little while after supper and tell him the news of the day. Mir Knight al- ways kept a slate by him now. and could carry on quite h conversation by means of 1t.
 Well, fnther, what do you think of this? Wimbledon won the ball game today, TO. Pretty good, wasn't it7" and Jack sat down in the rock or beside the bed. T picked up an extra paper tonight. so we will not have Go share, you can have one and ]. too," and he handed daily to tho old man. Mir. Knis. --d up nc him with an expression leo ion and gratitude. He had become very fond of his son-in-law and look ed forward to these nightly chats.
 There's case that ought to inter est you" went on Jack, pointing out tho paragraph. "A man who lost his memory and got 1t back yesterday af- fer nearly three years He met with"
 He got no further, for suddenly something happened. There was a low rumble, then deafening, ear splittiHg roar. the walls of the room fell inwards and the ceiling came down with a crash.
 Jack was vaguely conscious of these thinEs. then suddenly everything be- rarlc da<t. He knew no more, not n N lat had happened.
 Rufus Knight leaped from his bed and none too soon for q heavy beam fell across it. It was the end of this beam that had struck Jack and rendered him unconscious What could have happened! The mortified old man gazed around him in be- wilderment. Such destructioni I.athcs and plaster lay in heaps on the floor half covering his son-in- law laying there so white and still.
 The floor Is quite sound" he nut tered. I hope the others have not been hurt" He was so 'agitated he did not realize that he had spoken that the band around his tongue had been miraculously loosened
 A moment afterwards the door was flung open and Betty and Mrs Brown rushed in. "Jack--fatherl' she cried, "are you safe? There has been terrible explosion in the va cant house next door, She finish ed her sentence mechanically for sho suddenly espied her husbands forr. and flung herself down beside him. "Oh! What shall I do, Jack is killed!" she moaned. Mrs. Brown sank on her knees beside her son. No. Betty, he Is still living. We must get n doctor at once." Just then feot were heard on the stairs and a policeman and some men rush ei fin. Together they raised Jack from thc floor and laid him gently upon hs own bed. Shall I ring for the agnbulance." asked one of the men. But at that Betty walled: Mono, must nurse him myself Just get a doctor. that is all I want" and she rained kisses on Jacks limp hand that she held in her own.
 During all this excitement no one pIid any attention to old Mir. Knight All the interest vas focused on the v.ctim of the accident. He stood tEcro looking on--suddenly he re- Iuembercd something.
 T spoke" he thought-and then Inc said the words fin a hoarse whis- per. When the accident happened spoke! Where am I? How do l happen to be here with Betty. That man who is hurt must be my daugh- ter's husband"
 He clapped his hands to his head and whispered under his breath Good heavens! My memory has come back along with my speech. I can speak and remember all!" He passed his hand across his head then dropped into chair, his brow knit sn a frown. He was thinking hard
 'Let me see-let me see" he whis- pered to himself. Eva and Der tram had been lying to me. they had deceived me about everything. They separated me fire Il Betty. remem- ber--I told them to get ont of my house. I was going to find Betty and ask her to forgive me and come to live with me. she and her hus- band" He was rather hazy about the trip to Wimbledon, but he re- membeed clearly the agonizing sec ond just before the cab struck him down.
 He had a vague recollection of IBety coming 10 hin somewhere and taking him to live with her. But all that had happened since was mere fog TOW. Tt is very strange" he muttcred. 'I wish I understood more clearly what is going on. What am doing in this house and where is that worthless nephew and his wife7"
 A sudden thought came to his mind. Till he had had time to gather up the threads and get thinga clear in his own mind, should he keep the fact that he was himself again a >ecret7 That would give him time to observe Betty and her husband. Yes, he would say noth- ing for a while. He would wait and listen.
 Jack had been put to bed and there he had to stay for some weeks. Ills fndnrIna r,rern nuife serinua and rrern