The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-06
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PETER LISTER lost MS memory
from shell shock in France. Upon
his return to London he fails to rec
OgniZe-
NAN MARRABY, the girl to whom
he is betrothed. Nan, broken-hear
ed, has returned home to care for
her three motherless stepbrothers
She fails to heed the advice of her
friend.
JOAN ENDICoTT. that she en-
courage the love OF Peters friend
and fellow officer,
JOHN ARNOTT, with whom Peter
is resting at the home of Arnott' s
widowed sister, not far from the
Marraby estate. Nan is jealous of
Arnott's sister and although she
hates
HARLEY SETON, a money lend
cr, who has told her that Peter is
his debtor. she is on the point of
accepting his offer Of marriage in
order to settle her future once for
all and protect her father from
threatened financial embarrass-
mem.
Nan hears that Seton is already
telling the villagers that they are
engaged. In the village she meets
an acquaintance who invites her to
help with church function and
then opines that Arnott's sister
will soon marry Peter.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Nan felt as if she were just a
mechanical figure forcing herself to
walk on, walk on, and not give way
to the o"erpowering sense Of weak
ness that seized her.
Then the mist lifted, and out of
the silence she heard herself say
ing politely:
Really! How very nteresting!"
Zone hears so much of these
hasty war weddings nowadays"
Miss Dudeney went on. 81 don't
As Il matter Of fact, ! believe the
nance of parting is more than half
But;-well. people must do as they
like
She echoed the elder woman's
words. parrot-like. OF course, it
could not really be of Peter they
were talsing-it was some other
man.
"And now do say you will come
and help with the church decora-
tions," Miss Dudeney said again,
and Nan realized that they had
reached the vicarage and had stop
ped at the gate. "As told you,
Mrs. Mears is coming, and her
brother-perhaps you know Mr.. Ar
nott?'
YES" said Nan.
And daresay Mr.. Lyster will
come as well,' Miss Dudeney went
on. "They say he is devoted-per-
fectly devoted. Goodby, Miss Mar
raby."
"Goodby," said Nan; she just
touched the thin, cotton-gloved
hand before she turned and walk
ed back.
So Peter was going to marry Doris
Mears.
81 always knew it, Nan told her.
self, not realizing that she spoke
the words aloud. Somehow think
! always knew it," she said again
hope lessly.
She wondered if Arnott had
known it that morning he came
over and asked if there could be
amy hope for Il man who was not
Peter; she wondered if it had been
an attempt on his part to save her
from pain and humiliation.
at was kind of him, anyway
she though, drearily; Every kind of
HIM"
OF course, all the parish knew by
this time of Peters engagement;
she felt as if they must all know,
too, that he had once loved her, and
that she was broken-hearted.
The thought stung her, she would
| take the only way out and marry
Harley Seton.
Nobody could be sorry for her then
Seton was rich and sought after;
he could give her money and every
thing she wanted. She wondered
desperately if the things money
could buy would deaden the pain in
her heart. She would have a good
time-she would 60 about and see
the world-she would make herself
| forget.
After all, it's no worse than it
| would have been if Peter had been
| killed." she told herself; but she
| knew that it was, thousand times
! worse.
II wish I could die" she thought
as she opened the little iron gate
J and walked up the garden path.
The front door stood open-the
, little maid was lowering in the
hall.
"Plaese, miss. Mr.. Seton is here
"Oh, is he?" she said stupidly
Then she began to laugh.
She wondered if he knew of this
dreadful thing that had come into
her life.
She took the pins from her hat;
she smoothed her rough hair; ther
she went on into the schoolroom.
Seton stood by the fireplace. HI
was reading a paper. but he laid il
down when she came in.
Good EVENING"" he said.
Good EVENING"" Nan answered.
She looked straight at him. H.
was not such bad-looking man, sh.
thought, and he was we'll dressed
Some women would be proud enough
to have him for husband apar
from his money-bags. She wonder
ed if she really thought that, or i
she were just trying to make thing
as easy as possible for herself.
''1've been waiting half an hour,
he said.
.'Pm sorry" Nan answered.
He came step towards her.
"And-my answer" he asked.
She raised her eyes to his. s.
blue they looked against the start