The Jasper news., 1920-12-02

amnesia, that d to say. loss q mem
oEy--"
''1Ey memory, uir. ~ excellent
-0h. Will." reproached nnlen. sXoe
say that when you Do not oyen--r
Leave him to me, daughter" Inter-
posed the physician, and be dxed Ma
shrewd sa1e on Clinton's angry face.
MY dear boy. In many cases OF am.
nesia the patient not only forgets his
PAST life but also f0rgets that he has
forgotten. This amounts to tlss0cin.
ton Of the personality"
'-rhls medical jargon, sir. is. to say
the least
Zone moment, please. Have you 70
Gently met with shock. such as that
OF railway collisionra
II was In q motoring accident. But
that was more than a year ago"
Over a year ago" echoed Amy
''What a--fabrfcatloni
.Piease do not interrupt" admou-
ished Doctor Kirkland. He nodded
gravely to Clinton. more than a year
ago. you sayf Was II a severe acci-
dentf
"only to the car. was merely
stunned"
knocked unconsciousi H'ml That
and the preceding psychopathic eondI-
tlons-Quite In line with the other
cases reported"
doctor Kirkland" impatiently re-
torted Clinton, certain as am OF my
present sanity, much more OF this SOL
emn twsddle will drive me mad"
"No. you need have no fear Of that.
Only you must be calm and reason
nble. You win understand how condi-
tlons such as yours develop II you will.
kindly permit me to explain about the
peculiarities OF amnesia--the peculiar
results Of the loss of the time men,
ory, combined with the frequently as
ISOLATED phenomena resultant in dis
ISOLATION, Authorizations"
"All Of you are subject TO hailuclna-
lions when you mistake me for that
VIII LowTie I" hotly declared Clinton.
snow. now. my dear boy; be calm"
soothed the physician. 'srhis excita-
billty-"
Clinton sprang up. his blue eyes
flashing with anger. Enough, sir
shall at once return to the station.
As have agreed to send on for proofs
Of my identity i shall do 80. They
will be mailed direct to you. In the
meantime you can telegraph to your
missing friend or to those who have
charge of him. But will stay here
no longer"
The cold anger and determination
Of the young mans tone struck speech
less even the physician and the debO.
nair BENIN. Ellen looked helplessly
from her father to her equally mute
mother. The hush that Ind fallen
upon them .wns broken by, the quiet
voice of Amy. asking in mutter-of-
fact tone: "when did you say your
train leaves?"
shortly before midnight" answered
Clinton, frowning at BENIN.
'It's pretty late In the day to get
BERTH" remarked the girl. "But II
they're all taken | suppose you can
sleep in the smoking ROOM"
II have stateroom engaged through
to the coast" explained Clinton. his
voice softening, though he continued
to frown at BENIN.
Amy smiled across at Ellen, and
answered artlessly: "Of course. you
old stupid. But ] shall need the state
room; so unless you have luck"
"Really, Miss Lowrie, fail to I'M
derstand--"
Didn't call you an old stupid
You say you won't stay. Well, then,
| am going along with you"
"But-but, Miss Lowrie, cannot"
Perhaps you can't. l can" smll-
ingly declared the girl.
Clinton turned appeallngly TO DR..
Kirkland. This is--it cannot be per-
mlttedl Surely you'll not allow heri
Send for her mother"
There isn't time," said the girl.
Anyway mamma never would forgive
me II let you go Off alone"
"Good heavensi. You really mean
toto"
>'"Of course. You simply must have
someone to take care OF you TIL you
come to your senses"
He wiped the persplration from his
forehead. ''If only could make you
realize To let you 60 would be I'm
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