The Jasper news., 1921-02-03
The Man
Who
Wasn't
Himself
BY
ROBERT AMES
BENNETT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Copyright, by W. c. Chapman
CHAPTER xIV-contlnued.

-13-
"Doctori" cried the girl. you've
come to tell us he has been found"
"Sorry, Sweetheart-not yet. But
he has been seen. We went out to City
Park and"
1--WE traced him to an inbound car"
broke In Mrs. Kirkland. "We thought
-"
Thought he might have come
home" her husband completed the SEN
tence.
You're sure he hasn't, my dearT
breathlessly questioned the lady.
"Wlll-home?" exclaimed Amy.
"Why, Ellen and have been right In
by the telephone ever since Charlie
rushed out to go to City Park No,
no, not upstairs! She's back here.
Come into the library. You both
look hot. I'll have Tillie bring lemon
ade."
Amy, who was nearest the parlor,
heard a step behind her and glanced
over her shoulder. "Ohi" she cried.
"Why did you come DOWN. Good
nessl you're pale = that look i
You're Ill"
"Will!" screamed Ellen. Amy was
recOlling, but the other girl advanced
toward the dazed young man In the
doorway, her arms imploringly out
stretched. Dearest forgive me-
please, please forgive me was cruel,
but l did not realize Forgive me
and give me your ring again, dearest u
my God" groaned the young man.
He put his hand to his head. us 1t all
coming back again? That hallucina-
tion upstalrs-now this u
"His-hIs voice too" gasped Amy
at is because he ISIS insane?"
Nonsense /" doomed DR.. Kirkland
HE looks rational-oniy dazed. He
has shaved"
"Ah that is It'll" agreed Mrs. Kirk
land. "That accounts for"
''That and the terrible strain Of the
highland this change Of clothes
which he managed to get hold Of" con
drmed her husband. my dear boy, why
20 you look at us that way? Have nc
tear. / admit my mistake. You need
not return to the sanitarlum. Had
known how it would affect you"
The young mans face relaxed a line
mot return, doctor2 You really thinl
It unnecessary"
"Quite! quite Never fear. You shall
stay quietly at home, II l have t.
mortgage my house to secure you
bail"
my baIl2" calculated the younl
man. "Surely the bank has not charged
me with"
"Have you forgotten that already 2
pltIfully broke In Ellen. Dearest, cal
It be you have forgotten me tooT
"Forget you, darllng?" he proteste,
~Neverw Shaking off his enervatin
daze, he sprang to her with arden
eagerness and caught her to him In a
impassioned embrace. "Ellenl darlln
Ellen |" he cried. "To have you agal
after all these months You ore n
hallucination-you are reall l fe'
your arms about my neck; your hear
beats against mine"
"Will, VIII my WIN !" she ecstatica
ly babblsd. "YOu, yourself-you
BelI 1OuNe came DaCk 10 me, you
own real self"
"To be sure-to be sure" afflrme
her father. This complete change {
expression, manner, International
sOlute proof of full restoration to b
true personality"
'O-O-O-ohl Is that it7" sighed Am
but she continued to gaze at her r
stored brother with brows peaked ar
a troubled look in her brown eyes.
She burst into tears and ran
ding herself on the shoulder gene
Ously left free for her by Ellen. L
met her with an affectiOnate kiss.
''There This is better, isn't It
he asked, squeezing her with the ar
that was not about Ellen and patti
her vigorously on the back.
"Y-yes," she penitently agreed. II
course you and Ellen I'd new
have believed ! could be such s-seI
ish pigP
He laughed at the absurdlty of {
confession. "What7 You funny |
tie Toodlums. Who was so anxlO
last year for me TO be the lucky man
He kissed the blushlng forehead Of !
blissfuIly happy tiancee.
IL don't care" Amy sought to 4
Eend herself. you've been jealous
Charlie. You know you have"
BE frowned. you've not encourag
ihaf felloY7 I warned him."