Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-06

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l Dick said grimly. "Net before I'm
..rouph with you. You've chosen to
,nterest yourself in me. suppose
-.u don't deny the imputation in that
;.,,sr You'll grant that I have a
..ht to know who and what you are,
I'D inst what you are interested in.'
"Right.o," the reporter said cheer
n,,,v. glad to get to grips; and to
.ton n fencing that was gettinT no.
rbrre. vr "I'm connected with the Iimes-
Renublican, in your own 1air city.
was In the theatre the night Gregory
recognized you. Verbnm ,nn .9PF;,, saPF;
"This Gregory Is the ~ ,,
ooh. quit it, Clark" Bassett said.
,uddenly impatient. ihat letter
tbe last proof needed. Gregory wrote
Il after he'd seen David Livingstone.
IL would,'t have written 1t II he
~ nsJ Tho n man hadn't come to an
nunnJderstanding. und I've been to the cabin.
~ Cod. man, I've even got the parts
~ vour clothing that wouldn't burn
Va, can thank Maggie Donaldson for
"Donaldson," Dick repeated. THAT
~as il. I couldn't remember her
name. The woman in the cabin. Mag
de, And Jack. Jack Donaldson
He got up, and was apparently dizzy,
for he caught at the table.
"i,ook here" Bassett said, ''let me
,,ve Won n drink. You look all in"
But Dick shook his head.
"No, thanks just the same. I'll
ask you to be plain with me, Bassett.
I AMI have become engaged to
GIRL, and--well, I want the story.
That's all" :,
And, when Bassctt only continued
10 stare at him:
81 suppose I've begun wrong end
first. forgot about how 1t must
seem to you. I dropped II block out
Of my life about ten years ago: Cant
remember it. I'm not proud of it,
but it's the fact. What I'm trying
to do now is to fill In the gap. But
I've got to. somehow. l owe it to the
cir" /
When Bassett could apparently find
nothing to say he went on:
"You say may be arrested II
20 out on the street. And you rather
named Beverly Carlysle is mixed up
knew her.
Eyes. You knew her." Bassett said
slowly. At the intimation in his tone
Dick surveyed him for moment with
out speaking. His face, pale before,
took on q grayish tinge.
II wasn't--married to herr"
mo. You didn't marry her. See
here, Clark, this is straight goods,
Is it? You're not trying to put some
thing over on me? Because if you
are, you needn't. I'd about made up
my mind to follow the story through
for my own satisfaction, and then
quit cold in it. When mans pulled
himself out of the mud as you have
It's not my business to pull him down.
But :! don't want you to pull any
bunk"
Dick WINGED.
'Out of mud"' he said. mo. I'm
'elling you the truth. Bassett. I have
'ome fragmentary memories, places and
people, but no names, and all of them,
imagine from my childhood. I pick
Up at cabin In the mountains, with
NOW around, and David Livingstone
eeding me soup with a tin spoon"
ie tried to smile and failed. His face
witched. II could stand it for my
elf,' he said, 'but I've tied another
lie to mine, like cursed fool, and
low you SPEAK, of n woman. and of
aoment,, suppose you let that 90 just
ap. You're medical man. You've
!roba5ly gone into your own case pretty
thoroughly. I'm accepting your state
asnt, You see. As matter of fact
must be true, or you wouldn't be
ere. But I've got to know what I'm
clns before / lay my cards on the
able. Make 1t simple, If you can. /
ont know your medical jargon."
LICK did his best. The mind closed
own now and then, mainly from a
MOCK; No, there was no injury re-
ulred. He, didn't think he had had
? INJURY. A mental shock would do 1t.
IT were strong enough. And fear.
was generally fear. He had never
,Mnsldered himself braver than the other
'llow, but no man liked to think that he
az Cowardly mind Even if things
adn broken as they did, he'd have
,me oack before he went to the length
marriage, to find out what it was he
10 been afraid Of. He paused then,
give Bassett a chance to tell him,
" ~ inc reporter only said: go on.
uu sn PMt your cards on the table, and
en III lay mine out"
!. Dick went on. He didn't blame Bas-
~; II there was something that was
ms line of work, he understood.
y sr ihe same time he wanted to save
ava a anything unpleasant. (The word
'rn umpieasant' ! startled Bassett, by its
as :; IihaaeIuacyD lie knew now that
a, r'u nag punt up for him an identity
ae Irobably did not exist, but he
"hSeu SII basSett to know that there
,rNa r,u never 3e doubt of David's high
"PVSe ,Wh ana his essential fneness.
nrI, "a.eVer was BEFORE" he finished
w TpS; i ana Ill get that from you
is bi0 hi , nni any sort Of n man at all
i d'a hod stood up and braced himself. II
~ peen clear TO Rassctt for t.u -,
AIM 81 .nat Dick was talking against time.
a,ihst 'mit the period of revelation. ~
,u,I sn,a nave it. but he was mentaliy
sI s"GI'hg himself against It.
bisL,u ,n'nk,' he said, "I'n have that
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