Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-01-02
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NAN 1xARRABy a9a xQAes NJ
DSCOTT are shasaA9 OGmn1 tonaon
aDartment, while
and sEE rsa i HSiSSl s.. . sss:afss r.
hand Of less than three yeaTA ess
a. the front IN Yrapca.
<. Is now six weeks ainee Nan -.
,ase hospital. seriou. lis"S %cu.ss.d :
:" "a strain and worry OF those nrsf
Avg weeks has been lifeOd oomo-
shat by e1eouraging reports from
L,ETT. join inS AnNorr. who m.
HosH come in person to the small
ondon apartment. Arnott f. hcsi-
20 In explaining the reason for his
2'.er. demands to know whether the
,Ports she received we're true.
N0W GO ON WITH THE STORY :
& RNOTT raised his troubled eyes
A to her pale face for a moment.
"Yes--that is quite true" he said;
;eut-but he has had O bad shock. I
are say you've heard of such cases
and thought thought before
!Ou see him"
Nan took a step forward.
Before see him! Where is he,
,Aen?" .
For an instant he seemed to hest.
saie: then abruptly:
HE is herein Londen-we
crossed last night"
"Herey'
All the blood in Mans body seemed
10 rush In an overwhelming food to
h&r heart; she caught at a chair
S1rk to steady herself.
Herein London! Peteri This.
hen, was why he had seemed SO near
- her all day-why she had felt In
some mysterious fashion that she
was soon to see him.
"oh" she said softly.
Arnott frowned.
I'm afraid I'm a rotten hand at
explaining things" he said jerkiIy.
IL hope you'll forgive me IL what
I'm going to say hurts you, but-but
hes changed a great deal since you
.siw him. Misc Marraby. He-he-"
fse stopped and ran q hand nervously
eyer his cropped head. ''The fact Is
n can't remember anything that has
@arpened In the past. It's wiped
oUt--clean forgotten
Nan did not answer. She stared at
hin. not understanding. Joan raised
herself a little In the big chair and
leaned forward.
You don't mean that he's-mad?"
she asked In a Mortified whisper.
Good heavens. nor Arnott an.
swered. ITO all appearance--to any.
ere who did Dot know him, he would
FFem the sameas any other man. but
isn't-everything that happened
"a mis- lie before he was wounded
mas forgotten. Physically he's as
=: as ever--the actual wound was
ching: it's the shock that has had
ZACH bad consequences-" He looked
lain at Nan. HE and I were great
lends. Perhaps he spoke to you of
2se. At any rate, he often spoke to
'e or you, and that h why I am
acre. Miss Marraby. he-he doesn't
member you--he doesn't know that
i'e Is engaged to yeu--or that he
ever was" S
Not remember me! Why. how alb.
eurd!' Nan cried, and the silence feA
again.
II don't understand" she said.
clearly. ''You say that Peter does
rot remember me. oh. but that Ia
not possible! At least-he has only
got to see me, surely. :"
He looked away from the strain In
Ter eyes.
Il hate to hurt you" he said
5ruffly. Buff Peter saw you now.
at this moment, he would probably
treat you as II you had never met in
III, your lives"
For an instant Nan stood like a
statue, thsn she cried out. II don't
believe tits q cruel joke--you're
Just saying this to hurt me -. TO
:" She controlled herself with an
sIort.. I beg your pardon" she
vent on. "But-but oh. I
can't believe It's true! why-why
so were only engaged the day he
went away we were both
counting the hours till he would
como back" Her voice was hoarse.
H;cry yestige OF color had left her
face.
hrnott turned away.
80 hope with all my heart that