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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xviii Clear as Crystal "T tello, people! What's the matter, Zizi? I I I'll be on your side! Bank on me, little one, to the last ditch. And, by jumping Jupiter, Brice, I believe the last ditch is coming my way! No, I haven't got a strangle-hold on that eloping memory of mine yet, but I 'ave 'opes. I've had a glimmer of a gleam of a ray of light on my dark, mysterious past, and I beflew myself straight to good little old Doctor Rankin, who's my Trouble Man every time. And he says that it's the beginning of the end. That any day, almost any hour now, I may burst forth a full-memoried and properly christened citizen." "Good for you, old chap," and thrilled at the elation in his tones, I held out my hand. "Go in and win!" "Oh, won't it be fine when you remember?" cried Mrs. Vail, wringing her hands in excitement; "why, I knew a man once" "Yes," Rivers encouraged her, in his kindly way, "what happened to the lucky chap?" "Why, he was affected something as you are, --or, as you were "but Wise couldn't stand for what seemed likely to be a long story. "Excuse me, Mrs. Vail," he interrupted her, "but, really, I must run away now, and I want a word or two with Mr. Rivers first." The good lady subsided, but it was plain to be seen she was disappointed. "May I come in? " and a smiling Olive appeared in the doorway. "Am I wanted?" "Are you wanted?" the eager, hungry smile Rivers gave her was pathetic. For it was so spontaneous, so gladly welcoming that it was as if a light was suddenly extinguished when the man, on second thought, hid his real feelings and advanced with a courteous but rather formal air. "You're always wanted," he resumed, lightly, but the joy was gone from his tones, and a mere friendly greeting resulted. Surely, he was a...