Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-01-30
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UkS0lN hE8E TOOAy
The World War brought great
more bitter than that allotted to
NAN MARRABY. who bad parted
from her sweetheart. retaining only
ns to make so nss hi; s S.d1 s %
learned OF his serious injury. She
had lived somehow through the
weeks Of waiting with news frag.
PETER IYsTE sfef sad an.ily re-
turned to London. but when ne faced
his betrothed. he failed to show
s Msins ,s OF recosnition-the she'll
JOAN EN Ms'So1si whose husband
Is also serving. 10 living with. Nan
~ smail London apartment. There
LIEUT. JOHN ARNo1r. pal Of
tcters. attempting to pursuade Nan
10 so down TO his sisters homo with
Peter might under these favorable
circumstances regain hts memory,
Nan finds IL impossible to accept.
lost in reverie.
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MAN tried to smile They had
Y planned such a time when ne
got his leave: his last letter TO
her before he was wounded had been
Iu!l OF all that he meant to do when
he came home--one sentence he had
written seemed to leap out of the
past and stare at her.
Well spend our honeymoon in,
London. think. Nan. There are
such lots of places ! haven't seen.
and L shall love doing the round OF
the shops with you and buying you
lots of things. I suppose you know
that you haven't got a proper en-.
gagcmcnt ring yet. madam? That's
the first thing We'll do the morning
after i get home-go and choose q
And now he was home, and he had
forgotten her. He was quite content
20 go the round Of the shops with
John Arnott instead
She went to the door with Arnott
and bade him goodby.
But I shall see you again. shan't
l'H he asked anxiously. I'VE shan't
he going down to my sisters just yet.
hope you will let me see you
again"
Nan answered that she would be
very pleased. At the back Of her
ask Arnott where he and Peter were
going that morning-if she dared go
IN the same direction herself, in the
nope OF meeting them. If she could
Just see Peter. just watch him from
distance. it would be something.
She shook hands with Arnott me
chanically.
a telegraph boy ran up the steps
AZ they stood there. He handed Nan
telegram.
Name OF Endicott?" he said la
conicaliy.
For Joan" said Nan. A little
rang of. envy went through her
Heart. Once the sight OF a telegram
"et all her pulses racing, but now
ne cared less than nothing. She
e Arnott a hasty "goodby" and
- in to And her friend.
lcan was only just dressing. She
ed very frail and childish stand.
~ there with her hair tumbling
IT heI shoulders. Nan spoke to
Gently.
telegram. dear she said
I'm turned sharply. her face
AK white She dropped her brush
tu IL CHATTER
''1r me? Oh. Nan. you open it
- 30 afraid"
Nan iaughed-she tore open the
:nvelope carelessly. and drew out the
message.
Home oH Frin.,. five days leave.
Tim" -
She read the messag, Nd
Joan gave iittl.l terical.
scream. ,,'! -.
Il don't believe lt--you.
me ] just dsa1 bell,
She sgatched the paooc froL,
JEead it and burst into esAsH. -
Oh. lt's just too wondssfuI--I'r
80 happy Oh, Nan. ~ mus,
i,ur."'.D and finish that pink bspwss
9fisc ns. ';,il,T3
il, t{ao walked out OF the room WITH.
max answering. she did not mean q
''"''sind or unsymaathetic. but her
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