Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-05-29
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PETER LISTER lost his memory
from shell shock In France. Upon
MS return to London he falls to rec
NAN MARRABY. the girl to whom
he Is betrothed. Nan, broken heart
ed. has returned home to care for
she fails to heed the advice OF her
JOAN ENprcorr. tina. she en-.
courage the love OF Peters frien,l
JOHN 0 xR ITSr1 with ~hom Peter
- resting at the home OF Arnott's
widowed sister. not far from the
mmasracy estate. Nan Is Jealous OF
hates
HARLEY SETON. q money lend.
err: who has told her that Peter is
a aes as1aori she e 70 on the point of
order 20 settle her future once fer
an and protect hAr Sather from
threatened financial embarrassment.
telling the villagers that they are
engaged. In the village she meets
an acquaintance who Invites her to
n tsepn % opines ,S Church FUNCTION and
VIII soon marry Peter.
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MAN felt as IL she were lust a
Y mechanical figure forcing her.
self to walk on, walk on, and
not give way to the overpowerinp
sense Of weakness that seized her.
Then the mist lifted. and out Of
the silence she heard herself saying
politely:
Really! How very Interestingly
'One hears so much of these hasty
war weddings nowadays" Miss
Dudeney went on. II don't know
that I agree with them myself. AS
matter Of fact, 1 believe the glamor
OF the uniform and the romance Of
parting is more than half responsi.
BILE for such marriages. But .
well-people must do as they like"
Yes" said Nan. suffly. people
must do as they like"
She echoed the elder woman's
words. Darrot.like. Of course. it
could not really be of Peter they were
talking-it was some other man.
And now do say you will come
and help with the church decora.
TONS" Miss Dudeney said again, and
Nan realized that they had reached
the vicarage and had stopped at the
gate. LAS / told you, Mrs. Mears is
coming. and her brother--perhaps
you know Mr.. Arnott?"
Yes" said Nan
And / daresay Mr.. Eyster will
come MS WE'LL" 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 walked back.
So Peter was going to marry Doris
Mears.
II always knew IT," Nan told her.
self. not realizing that she spoke the
words aloud. Somehow I think |!
always knew it," she said again hope
lessly
She wondered if Arnott had known
II that morning he came over and
asked if there could be any hope
for man who was not Peter: she
wondered IL 1t had been an attempt
and humiliation.
1T was kind of him. anyway" she
thought, drearily; very kind of
him"
OF course. all the parish knew by
this time of Peters engagement; she
felt as il 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 codld 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 90 about and see the
v:crld-she would make herself for.
st
After all, it's no worse than II
would have been If Peter had been
lilied she Told herself: but she
- new thai il; vas. a Thousand times
"se.