The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-10

soon become impossible for him to
work, for they would have swamped
him. overwhelmed him. He lived In
his work. and he was utterly depend
ent ON his wife, who made 1t possible
for him to work so steadily and ar.
IDENTIFY.
1T is dull for you here. Borisan he
would say sometimes at lunch.
mo, no. love the quiet OF the
country. And besides there's really n
lot to do"
"Yes." said Mrs. Du Val. "We sew,
we make new curtains for Doris and
Rocky's bedroom"
Doris was really learning a great
deal. Already the peas and asparagus
were being canned In the big kitchen.
She had helped start dandelion wine,
seen the red currants come of the
bushes. watched them bubble In enor-
nous pots. Mrs. Du Val was making
barbecue s'such as you will not get,
my Doris. this side of the water
There was batch Of new setter
puppies. Doris was weaving them.
This occupied much of her attention.
Then there were many vases In the
big house to be filled with flowers.
This had become Doris task. There
was, as Doris had said, lot to do.
And she enjoyed doing It.
Every night she fell asleep dreaming
about Rocky. She had moments 1t Is
true. of doubling that anyone could
be so perfect as the son Mrs. Du Val
talked of constantly. But when she
looked into his pictured eyes she be-
lieved them all. Somewhere In the
blank past he had told her that he
loved her. They had married each
other She almost believed she re-
membered It
Besides his mothers stories, she had
listened to his fathers description
ftinged with humorous irony OF
Rocky's business career. And grad
ually she had formed a picture OF this
Rocky Du Val to whom she WAS mar
person more real than anyone she had
ever met. She looked eagerly toward
the day when he would write to her
because she thought. that certainly
when she looked at the intimate words
OF her husband. written to her, his
wife, she would remember and know
for all time what she still CROPPED and
wondered over.
Meantime she thought OF him as be-
Ing the tall careless type fond OF out
door life. HE likes outdoor life when
1t isn't too strenuous Mr.. Du Val had
chuckled. Mrs Du Val said that like
his father he made friends everywhere,
but he had inherited his keen business
sense from his mother He had had
recent promotion In his firm which
would send him to Paris frequently.
But no letter came. A week passed,
and another week June came, bring
ing roses and peonies, a festive setting
for Rocky's return. Then Mrs. Du
Val got letter from him. but OF Doris
1t said only, Doris strikes me as being
very husky. SO there La no need To
worry about her. Just see that she
gets plenty of sunshine and goes to
bed early every night"
This sounded far from loverlIke and
Doris felt suddenly cold all over when
Mrs. Du Val read It aloud to her. Mrs.
Du Val seemed also to feel some lack
In 1t, for she said consolingly. your
letter will come tomorrow"
But 1t didn't come, though Doris
began wistfully to watch for the mall
mans daily visits. The words, "there
Is no need to worry about her" made
Doris wonder again Ii her young hus-
band did know of the condition In
which she found herself mentally Had
the Du Walls, after all, suspected It?
7 Was that why Mrs. Du Val was con-
stantly fussing over her, urging gentle
exercise on her, making her take maps,
begging her to take sunbaths, and for
ever babbling about, "such timer"
No. That was impossible. The Du
Walls showed no sign OF guessing that
Doris could not remember anything.
Yet Rocky's letter left her more than
slightly disquieted. The old doubts
came back. Surprising she were not
Rockys wife. Surprising Mrs. Du
Val had mistaken her In the Biltmore7
What on earth should she do II Rocky
came back and repudlated her?
She spent hours broodIng now on
this situation. She ought to go to
New York and make some effort to
locate her rlghtful place. Surprising
her memory never came back7 For
over month had passed now, and she
was beginning to lose that first ex-
pectancy that had buoyed up her
spirits.
What Is the matter, Doris? You
look pale today. You need rest"
mo, no, I'm all right" Rest meant
returning to her nightmare imagin-
ings: IL Rocky was not her husband
then she must 60 back to the other.
Tell me what Is troubling you,
dear?"
She considered taking Mrs. Du Val
into her confidence. II she found out
that Doris had lost her memory there
was no telling what she would do. As