New Britain herald., 1927-01-12

! '~'' ''-'''S'i V" iiiN"ii NiC Ie- nous specialist-the brain surgeon? Is he in on this?"
 "Yes. We had consulted him about Jims case before this-this accident He had given us absolutely no en- couragemen
 She was, she added, keeping him posted about Jim.
 And speaking about Jim Elwell," Nevin asked. lis my guess that you were-are particularly interested in the young man a good one?'
 She turned away from him. When she finally swung around to face him her eyes were little wet You know, Jack" she said softly, I've been guilty of a very selfish thing"
 That was all she would say to him.
 Martha Dalton, though past sixty was still sprightly and vigorous. She was on hand to meet the twins at the Camdenville station when they arrived from Indianapolis.
 The cottage to which she had brought their mother on that Octo- Der night nearly twenty years before had been swept and aired. Every thing was spick and span about the premises. The unrouged cheeks of both girls were touched with a deli- cate flush of expectancy as they stepped up on the porch of the old home.
 Goodness gracious!" Rusty ex- claimed upon entering the sitting room as she compared her wrist watch with the clock on the wall. iIt's only eleven-thirty. Seven long hours yet to wait before they'll get here-even if the train Is on time"
 And we can't be sure it will be-" her sister reminded her. Why" she added. didn't we think to bring my harp back with us? You know what Mollie said about how the sound of harp affected Jim? How did we come to forget?"
 "Oh well. the piano is still here" the other consoled her, although I suppose it's terribly out of tune. Come on," she added, Tets go up- stairs and see that everythings just right in Jim's room. Then we'll go out under the trees"
 Remember the day." Betty asked, you knocked the champion of Mis- souri out with a croquet ball an Jim got black eye an you put the | beefsteak on 1t that Mollie was say ing for breakfast"
 And let Mollie cook the beef 1 steak the next morning and helped eat it and never told her 1t had been | a poultice on Jim's eye" supple mented Margaret with sinful de- light. "Oh, sister, if Jim only gets his memory back what glorious times we'll have again."
 In their sudden exuberance over this possibility their dream of fame, | to the voices of which they had been | listening for several months now and | more, were utterly forgotten. Who cared a rap about voice and pair of twinkling feet if Jim could come | back to them?
 Fortunate chance had worked for the Elwells when location for Cam | denville's railroad station had been 1 chosen for the property abutting Union Park. This was one of the prettiest spots in town and lay di- rectly opposite the Elwell home.
 All of Camdenvile. it seemed to the twins when they looked across the street that evening just before train time, had turned out to vel come Prof and Mollie and Jim. | Everyone was in his best and it | seemed to be the universal intent of the townsfolk to make their home coming an occasion for joyous cele- bration.
 The fact that Jim could remember none of them was unfortunate. of l course. but they had mourned him i as dead. And now he was coming back alive. That certainly was something. Therefore everyone was glad and wanted everyone else to | know 1t. Everyone. also, wanted a peek at the two girls who suddenly | has become heiresses to millions.
 Harvey Weir, whose flat feet had | prevented him from going to France l With Jim and who had been the FL | wells helper on many sidewall jobs, | was there with somewhat of cargo l of spirits aboard the lugger. To be- | gin with. his spirits had been high: | they had been augmented, In the meantime. with another kind. liar vey didn't care. He was there to extend Jim the glad hand. Harvey was something of cut-up on occa- sion.
 Camdenville's band, which played in the park of evenings. also was