New Britain herald., 1925-09-19


 deriving pain.
 He raised his hrows, Tt that SO? --- must aympathize - with Ly- ster," he added courteously,
 "I really don't think you need trouble" Nan answered. I've just discovered that we had made a mistake" The last words were q rush. "I hope If ever you meet him Mir. sefton, that you will not men ton my name at all."
 He leaned forward and touched her hand with his own,
 q think 1t is a most sensible view to take" he said, "Tf all women were like you, Miss Nara by"
 Scfton was looking al her with nndisgused admiration. He was de- lighted to find that he was 10 have the girl for a near nelghbor.
 50 you have three small step brothers?" he said.
 "Yes."
 Perhaps you will allow mo to take them out in my car some times" he suggested. ~ have a great deal of time on my hands and I am very fond of children"
 Nan did not believe it, but she thanked him and said that it wal q kind suggestion.
 "What you have just told me o yourself and Lyster," the man op' posite her was saying casually, Ire minds me of case which ] heard about last night. The man was 2 friend Of mine, too, strangel, enough. and he rushed into mar riage just before going to France Quite a nice little girl he married He'd only known her few days one of those war weddings, yo, know. l believe sine was genuinel. fond of him, but he"--he shrugged --- 'he was the sort of man to b' taken hy any pretty face Any way, his wife found out tho othe day quite by chance that h. had come home on leave and neve of course, and the fellow had th audacity 10 pretend that he didn' know her"
 Nan's cheeks famed. She force herself 10 composure,
 And you are comparing mysel and Mir. LySter to this melo dramatic pair" she asked ightl,
 Not in the least. 1 assure you he answered. Tt was the mere fac of your having broken your en gagemont that recalled the inciden to my mind.
 Nan kept her eyes fixed on hi face,
 And and the girl you spok of just now" she asked.
 He shrugged his shoulder Poor little thing one cannot bu feel sorry for her. but for the mar though he is friend of mine, seemed rather low-doWn game [ play"
 You mean?" she asked, with a , effort
 T mean, to pretend that he ha lost his memory and did not kno' her, ."
 Nan caught her breath Lost hi memory" she echoed,
 That is what he pretended, ant of course" Sefton laughed ca lously T need not say that ther was another woman in the case a the time"
 Nan felt as if her body Ina grown suddenly cold. She leane back in the corner with a feeln of dreadful weakness.
 Another woman! But hu oh. how could he!"
 sefton looked at her with a fair smile, 'I have learned never to | surprised at anything that happer nowadays he said, cynically. II let the window down with a rul : T think we must be near Lit Gadsden now. How are you goir 3 to get out to Leavenden There will be trap of son sort" Nan answered. And if n I shall leave my bag at the static and walk.'
 : My car will meet me" he to | her. T shall be delighted to dri' you out if I may"
 Nan wanted to refuse, but sl thought it would seem absurd. ri very kind of you," she said.
 The train ran into the static and Sefton opened the door. A Ii cried man came forward to me him and took his suitcase. seftt indicated Nan's modest bag on tl rack,
 q am going over 10 Leavend
 first" he said. He and Nan walk out of the station together,
 As they bowled along the Ian in Sefton's car she caught lit glimpses of yellow primroses in f woods, and now and then the faii elusive scent of wood violets. W "I need not tell you that the was another woman in the case the time, . . ." The words haur d, ed her. There was something par; d. Tel between her own story and { 'd one of which he had spoken. Tn Id other man had just pretended J. have lost his memory, whilst Pet E she closed her eyes for m Id ment, and thought of Peter Lyste r. worn face. as she had seen it or that morning; the tired look in l st eyes, the absent minded indiffere way in which he had seemed to l le gard everything. and she knew