The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-01-14
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By RUBY n AYRES sAssrxss
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In a small London apartment
NAN MARRABY and JOAN ENDI-
COTT had been longing for the day
when the Great War would be end
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 tiding that Peter had
lost his memory-that 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 GO ON WITH THE STORY
sGT KNOW" Nan tried to laugh,
i but it was more like a sob.
"a dreadful photograph I
lad taken last year on the sands at
Margate-that was before 1 knew
him-and the sun was in my eyes
and my hair blowing all over the
place, but it was the only one had
and so ="
She stopped, with a d~esolating
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. Yes, that was
the one. 1t was there, with your
letters. 1 wanted to show it to him,
but the doctor wouldn't allow it. He
SAID it was no good forcing things
that I had far better let him alone.
He always got so excited when we
tried to make him remember any
thing"
But my name" Nan said eagerly.
'Surely when you spoke my name
to him"
II don't think I did speak it. 1
think all I said was, hadn't l better
| write and tell the girl in England?"
He broke off. A little dry sob a
escaped Nan.
mo, no." she said as he paused
GO on, please. please"
HE asked me what l meant. He
said that I knew there was nobody in
England he cared for. l remember
he had told me months before that he
hadn't a relation in the world"
Eyes, knew that" Nan answered.
"He came from Vancouver when the
war broke out and Joined his old
regiment"
Arnott's admiration of this girl
was growing. She had grit, real grit.
What are you going to dog he
asked presently. II hate to feel
that-that I've had to bring this
trouble to you. I'd give my right
hand if I 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.
Il have them. I'll send them back
to you if you wish.
YES. Then, if you will, please let
have them"
"I'lI bring them round tomorrow"
They had reached the flat now, and
Arnott stopped.
There's one thing I wanted to
ask you" he said hesitatingly. "Of
you may not know anything
about it, but . but Lyster keeps
asking about a signet ring of his;
apparently it was a 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.
81 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.
"I will say goodnight, then-1 may
call tomorrow and bring your let
ters-"
THANK you" He held her hand
hard for a moment. 81 think you're a
wonderful woman" he said simply.
"It" 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