Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-02-06
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kAN ~1lARRARY. drives from
homo BY an unsympathstic step.
m n,'n1e go:s g LONDON ana obtsins
hSics .his post e; ss.,i V ne s:a.h e e
is .t the 6sginning Of the Great
PETER LYsTER. nephew and sole
heir 60 the fortune LETT 81 Bic
death. when ne calls 70 say farewell
Nan ana SssSss 5oinns III. ne 4:x mssss
he has obtained her promise OF mar:
JcAN ENp1corr. whose husband
to share their small London apart.
,monshs:nser Nan learns s'e OF i Ps,or!s
injury and after ak weary weeks
LIEUT.. JOHN ARNorr. who tells
her that Peter Is again sound In
body but that he has lost his Nom.
DRY: INFORMED that Peter Is In
He fails to recognize her.
Nan returns to Joan only to be
asked to leave i'm order. to make
room Tor Joan's husband homeward
bound on five days. leave. Nan is
brooding over a fate which has
granted Joan her husband and left
her nothing but memories.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
60 often they had talked of the fu.
~ ture. and what they would do
when their men came home from
France. and now all Mans dreams
i, had been shattered, and she was left
alone In an unsympathetic world
where even her one friend had failed
her.
She put the little bundle OF letters
returned to her by Arnott. away in
drawer and locked them there.
She, tried 70 forget that Arnott had
suggested that she should go down
to his sister. but the thought kent
coming to her mind again as,d again.
Why shouldn't she go? What
harm would she be doing 70 amy
body? ..i4.
At least IL she went she would see
Peter every day. She would hear his
voice and speak to him. Whereas IL
she stayed away
Joan came to the door.
Nan. are you going out?"
Nan looked round.
II will II you want me to-" She
glanced towards the window. She
had realized that the sun was shin.
ing. IT thought perhaps you would
go and get my new hat" Joan said.
ut was promised for today. and
should SO love to have it. Tim might
come sooner than he says, you
know. Things are always so uncer.
tain in the army"
The tone of her voice was uncon.
scious. but 1t sent the angry blood to
Mans cheeks. She turned away to
keep herself from answering angrily.
"I'll go II you like" she said. "But
won't you come. too? It's such a
lovely morning; it would do you good
to go OUT
But Joan would not; she had a
great deal to see to, she said with a
toich of importance.
Nan put on her hat; she was really
glad to be going alone; she did not
!eel as IL she could be very patient
with Joan: she walked down the road
quic';,y
Nan felt very lonely amongst all
the crowds: so many girls had men
In uniform with them-Nan could
not bear to look at them-she went
on quickly
man coming out of shop al.
most ran into her; he pulled up short
with laughing apology, then broke
CT with an exclamation of delight.
Miss Marraby-"
1t was John Arnott, and a little
behind hirnrwas Peter Lyster
t34HO6d. we should run across one
another again" Arnott said. trying
to speak casually: he held TOUT his
hand to Nan. and took hers In a
warm friendly grasp, He hesitated,
ghneing at Peter, but Lyster was
looking from one to the other, OBJ.
N.ouSly expecting to be introduced.
and after. the barest possible hesita.
ton AshPtt, presented him
MY friend Peter Lyster-Miss
Marraby lie did not dare TO lool, |
at Nan, bVis he need not have feared:
after the FIRST natural blenching she
met the position calmly. though she