The Washington times., 1931-04-01
Life, Love and Adventures
Of a Modern Cinderella

had recognized her at once.
The situation, as far as the
ankle was concerned, was ex-
planned to the doctor. He gave
certain orders, and Delight was
helped upstairs to a guest room,
where the orders were carried
out. Margaret went with her,
and Lorrimer, waiting below
stairs, went out and talked to
Peter-and later invaded the
kitchen to see Mrs. Jarmen.
Sad At Heart
They could only tell him
that Mary Lou had gone, that
Mrs. Jarmen had seen her "fly"
through the, kitchSn "as if the
divil himself was after her,
sir!" a suitcase in her hand,
a hat anyhow" on her head
and a coat over her arm.
He returned to the library.
He would find out where she
had gone. Someone would
know. His mother perhaps. He
realized with a tremendous
shock that he knew nothing
about this girl, her background,
where she came from. Moth
ing but her name. Yet for
months he had thought he
knew her very well.
His mother came downstairs.
She said, briefly: will you
come up to Heights room?
I've asked her to stay, Of
course. She has telephoned
to town and resigned from
the company, or whatever it is
they do. Dan says the ankle
isn't broken but has been badly
sprained. She'll be laid up for
a little while. She wants to
see you, or rather Dan does"
They went upstairs in silence,
SO much unSpoken and unex-
planned between them. Mathews
looked up cheerfully. He was
sitting by Delights bed in the
pretty cheerful room, sunk deep
in a low chair.
II want to get this straight"
he said. "I've heard the story
now. It worries your mother,
Lorrimer, this fixed idea you've
had. But I have explained to
her that it-or something very
like it-isn't unknown in medi-
cal annals"
II wish you'd explain it to
me-" Lorrimer said, DULY; "I
can't understand, myself. I was
so sure so sure, all those
years! And then today it
came back-and I knew, I re-
membered. I think must have
been crazy!"
Youth Is Impatient
mo. You returned to the
front terribly disappointed be-
cause your plans had gone
aStray. Youth can't bear being
baked, being impatient and
hating the verb to wait I'M
mediately on your return you
had a bad accident, you were
III, you were unconscious for a
long time, you came to your
self, a prisoner. Much that had
happened was wiped out. That
IS to say your most ardent
wish, the wish which had not
been fulfilled, was fulfilled in
the darkness of your subcon-
sciouS mind. Your last con-
scious thought perhaps had
been of Miss Hartford, here and
the marriage upon which your
heart was set. Therefore in
your state of mental and phys
cal shock, the interruption to
your plans faded from your
conscious memory, the wish full
fillment of the subconscious
took its place. Having ar
IDENTIFY desired this elimination
OF your hopes you came to be-
heVe the marriage fait accom-
rh. Mary Lou" Doctor Math-
ews hesitated but went on stead
1ly-"Mary Lou, in assuming
the role of Miss Hartford,
brought nothing to your mem
ory.
"You simply thought her
the girl you had known, come
back to you. She stirred no
chord in you save to fix your
Dellef that she was Miss Har
ford because of her accidental
resemblance to her. But when
you encountered the authentic
girl. memory returned. can't
explain it further. Probably
no one could. But we doctors
have seen many cases of this
sort. 1t was not, however, all
explanation which occurred to
me before this; although I was
frankly puzzled by your insist
ence upon this apparently un-
recorded marriage, as was your
mother. And now, I think well.
leave Miss Hartford to rest. she
can have luncheon brought up
here, can she not? It is long
past The hour and I've had
mine, but I'll invite myself to
a cup of coffee if you can per
Suade Mrs. Jarmen to make ne
one, while you people lunch"
A Timid Confession
Mathews rose and looked
down at his patient. She
smiled up at him and then
spoke to Lorrimer, almost TIM
idly:
"I've brought you all into a
dreadful muddle by coming
back. haven't I? didn't mean