The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-09-14
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| OcOlN uEn6 AOOAI
NAN MARRABY and JOAN ENDl:
COTT had been longing for the day
ed and PETER LISTER, Mans
Joan's husband, would come back to
them.
Six weeks previous to the time Of
this story, however, Peter was re-
ported seriously injured.
Then LIEUT.. JOHN ARNOTT
brought the tfding that Peter had
lost his memory-tha he did not re-
member his engagement to Nan.
! Peter fails to recognize Nan when
| she faces him while on leave in Lon.
! don.
Arnott tells Nan about his unsuc-
cessful attempts to make Peter re-
| member his engagement. He tells
Of finding her letters and a photo
| graph Of her.
Now co ON WITH THE STORY
II know" Nan tried to laugh, but
| it was more like a sob. "A dreadful
| photograph had taken last year on
| the sands at Margate--that was be-
fore knew htm-and the sun was in
| my eyes and my hair blowing oil
over the place. but it was the only
| one ] had, and SO
She stopped, with desolating
memory of the day she had given it
to Lyster, and of how he had kissed
it and put it away in his tunic when
| they said goodby
YES" said Arnott. Eyes, that was
the one. 1t was there, with your
letters. ! wanted to show it to him,
but the doctor wouldn't allow It, He
said it was no good forcing things-
that ! had far better let him alone.
He always got SO excited when we
tried to make him remember any
! thinc."
But my name" Nan said eagerly.
Surely when you spoke my name
| to him"
II don't think ! did speak it. l
think all ! said was. hadn't ! better
! write and tell the girl in England ?"
He broke off. A little dry sob had
escaped Nan.
mo, no." she said as he paused.
Go on, please, please"
He asked me what meant. He
said that ! knew there was nobody in
England he cared for. RENE mber
he had told me months before that he
eyes, ! knew that" Nan answered.
He came from Vancouver when the
war broke out and joined his old
regiment"
Arpott's admiration of this girl
was growing. She had grit, real grit.
what are you going to do?" he
asked presently. I'll hate to feel
that-that I've had to bring this
trouble to you. I'd give my right
! hand if could undo it :"
perhaps I'd give a great deal
more than that" she told him. But
it wouldn't be any good. And-and
all my letters ?" Nan asked.
II have them. III send them back
to you if you wish"
Eyes. Then, il you will, please let
me have them"
"Tll bring them round tomorrow"
They had reached the flat now. and
| Arnott stopped.
There's one thing wanted to
ask you," he said hesitatingly. "Of
course, you may not know anything
about it, but but Lyster keeps
on asking about a signet ring Of his:
| apparently it was great favorite.'
: Something seemed to catch Nan by
the throat; for a moment she could
not answer.
| The ring that even then lay against
her heart! The ring he had given
her because it had been his most
| treasured possession-and he did not
even remember having given it.
II thought perhaps you might
know something about it," Arnott
| said uneasily; he seemed to take her
silence for negation. After a mo-
ment he held out his hand.
81 will say goodnight, them may
call tomorrow and bring your let
| ters-"
"Thank you" He held her hand
hard for a moment. Il think you're a
wonderful woman" ne said simply.
"I!" Nan laughed hoarsely. "Oh,
I'm not, really. If you could only
see into my heart, you'd know how
I'm crying and railing against fate
Goodnight" she said, and, turning,
fled into the house.
Arnott walked soberly away
through the darkness. His own