South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-05
A RAMBLE IN APHASLA
By o. Henry
By o. Henry

for the bottles Of tartrate Of anti
mony and tartrate Of potash. in
which. very likely. you would take
little interest"
A shining landau stopped before
the entrance. The lady rose. i took
her hand. and bowed.
II am deeply sorry said 70 her,
that 1 cannot remember. I could
explain, but fear you would not IN
derstand. You Will not concede
Pinkhammer; and I really cannot at
all conceive Of the-the roses and
other things"
"Good-by. Mr. Bedford" she said.
with her happy sorrowful smile, as
she stepped into her carriage.
attended the theater that night.
when I returned 20 my hotel. a
quiet man IN dark clothes. who
seemed interested in rubbing his
finger nails with a silk handker-
/ chief, appeared, magically, at my
side.
"AIr. Pinkhammer." he said. cas-
ually. giving the bulk OF his atten-
tion 20 his forehnger. may I re+
quest you 20 step aside with me for
a little conversation There is a
room here"
Certainly" I answered.
He conducted me into a small.
/ private parlor. A lady and a gen.
tleman were there. The lady, 1 sur
missed. would have been unusually
good looking had her features not
/ been ClOuded by an expression of
keen worry and fatigue. She was OF
a style OF figure and possessed col
I Oring and features that were agree
able 20 my fancy. She was I'm trav-
cling dress; she fixed upon me an
earnest look Of extreme anxiety. and
/ pressed an unsteady hand 10 her
/ bosom. I think she would hare
I started forward. but the gentleman
| arrested her movement with an au-
/ thoritative motion of his hand. He
then came, himself. out TO meet me.
He was a man OF 40, a little gray
| about the temples. and with a
strong. thoughtful face.
Bedford, old man." he said. cor
! daily. I'm glad 10 see you again.
/ OF course We know every thing IS
| all right. l warned you. you know.
4 that you were OVERRIDING 1t. Now
you'll go back with US. and be your
self again in ID time"
1 smiled ironically.
II have laan 'Bellforded' so
often" I said, that IL has lost it's
edge. Still, I'm the end. IL may grow
wearisome. Would you be willing at
all 10 entertain the hypothesis that
my name is Edward Pinkhammer,
and that I never saw you before in
my life?"
Before the man could reply a
wailing cry came from the woman.
She sprang past his OBTAINING arm.
/ "Elwyn!' she sObbed. and cast her
self upon me. and chung tight. Ell
wyn," she cried again, don't break
MY heart / am your wife-call my
name once-just once. I could see
you dead rather than this way"
unwound her arms respectfully,
but firmly.
Madam" said. severely, par
don me II I suggest that you accept
a RESENT lance too precipitately. II
Is pity" I went on, with an
amused laugh. as the thought accur-
red 10 me. that this Bedford and
I could not be kept side by side upon
/ the same shelf like tartrates OF
sodium and anthony for the pur-
poses OF Identification. In order to
/ understand this Illusion" con-
cluded airily, 1T may be necessary
/ for you 10 keep an eye on the Drug
gists' National convention"
The lady turned TO her cOmDan-
ion. and grasped his arm.
What is II, Doctor Volney? Oh
what Is it?" she moaned.
He led her to the door,