Show Broken ad I e I A SE CE INO Lynn WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE To the home of and lIillie Mu- Mu lie Elwell Elvell in md Ind one night in October of 1898 is brought braught a woman who had fainted on a train That night twin girls Sirls are born to her bel and she dIes without revealing her name The story then moves forward 18 13 years The te twins h have ve been adopted adopt adopt- ed and named Margaret and Eliza Eliza- I beth They are called Rusty and Dett Betty I Jim Elwell the son enlists in the World Worl war He then discovers that one of the twins loves hIm Ie e is shell shocked at Sedan and I reported dead Much later he is identified in a New Kew York hospital where his parents find him with his speech and memory gone He is like a living dead man The day before he is to be taken home he wanders away from his nurse Late that night he is found in Bellevue hospital with his skull fractured expected to dIe He had been hit b by a truck The twins are in Indianapolis at atthe atthe the home of their uncle wealthy John Clayton the mystery Of their identity having cleared while JIm Jm was away Some time later Mollie writes that Jim will live but his memory is forever gone She tells them she is bringing him home and the twins and Martha Dalton their old nurse go to to gree him When the arrive home the scene is tense as the twins face the blank minded blank minded Jim NOW BEGIN THE STORY CHAPTER Lets go Into inta the parlor Marths Dalton said gently gentl and took hold of Jims Jim's free hand pressing it gently gently gent gent- ly between both her own tt Be-tt Betty who was still clinging to Jims Jim's other hand let go and Rusty threw an arm around her waist Martha lartha Dalton l led d the way with Jim into the other othel room and to a abig abig big chair a away wa from the merciless glare of the lights There Thre she Rhe helped him to sit down Rc He was apathetic looking at no one Ic I-Ic was dressed the girls noticed In a light English tweed ray gray suit and wore ware a low collar with a black bow tie Now Kow said Martha lartha calmly well just sit down an and tall talk a while an let Jim and Mollie Tollie get et rested You girls sirls just sit still till you au get get-get accustomed to ta things a a little bet bet- ter I wont won't have you going to pieces here Mr 11 Henegan she called to Mike e who moved swiftly into the room at the soun sound Of his name Ive heard how wonderful youve you've been and I want to thank you Ts all right said Mike bash bash- fully Jim and I were buddies you see sec That's how I knew him Mollie lollie and Prof seated themselves close to Jim and Martha Be Betty ty took the chair next to Jims Jim's mother but Rust Rusty remained standing The They j could not it seemed keep their I eyes awa away from Jims Jim's face but Vere nere beg beginning to adjust in a measure Martha Dalton was fighting for time She wanted to sr over o the next half hour if possible to break the tension and let the twins accustom themselves to the sight of Jims Jim's expressionless face me she said to Prof did you ou have a nice trip Are you tired I have a kettle on the stove and well we'll have tea Did you eat dinner din din- ncr ner The had he told her But Id I'd be ob obliged ged for a cup of tea tea-if you yau dont don't mind Martha Mollies Mollie's tired I know A little Mollie lollie confessed The old nurse went to the kitchen and returned presently with a atra tra tray of teacups Mollie drank gratefully Jim too was served with tea H He watched Mollie drink and then slowly sipped himself The girls refused No thanks Dalty dear Their voices Martha noticed thankfully were calmer now Per Per- lups she was thinking they were safe now Presently Rusty moved over beside beside be be- side Jims Jim's chair She tried to ta look into Jims Jim's e eyes es but they were hidden hidden hid hid- den by the lowered lids Prof said gently I think Jim is tired too dear sty R nodded The he reached down and took one of Jims Jim's hands and began hegan he- he gan to stroke it slowly After a minute or two she looked over toward Betty Come here sister she said and lets let both talk to ta Jim as as' as we used to in the old days here hare in this room She turned to Mollie lollie to explain I think Im I'm all right now nosy Mollie Betty and I will be careful I l I It I 1 H tS tr t- t S r S I f x l i f I tt S j X f It JH S SS' SS S' S 1 I I I II I F S j 3 I k t 1 I rI r I 4 I S 5 i 1 I 1 have the right of a wife Jims Jim's wife wifel Hear me Mollie nodded Just so you dont don't upset him too much dear The two girls seated themselves I each on an aren of Jims Jim's chair and started In as Rusty expressed it i to get acquainted with Jim But this Jim was a difficult I young man to get chummy with He simply would not respond His eyes opened but he would riot not look at them Rusty finally finall tried to raise his chin to look into his eyes and did get a good look at them He was crying Oh she gasped startled Bettys Betty's Bettys Betty's Bet Bet- tys ty's lips began beSan to to tremble rembe a little and her sister lster whispered d something in her ear fter rier a rn m ment lt sty agin g n turned to Mollie Mollie dear she said trying hard to keep from breaking down and crying Ive asked Bett Betty to get her harp from the next room room- We brought it over specially and sing to Jim It may oh Hollie it it may may- she stopped her dark darl e eyes es two wells of tears Mollie lollie hesitated momentarily and looked over at Prof who nodded I 1 I think he said it will be all right I I dear Mike Hennegan said I If you'll excuse me folks Ill I'll just move out outon outon i on the porch just for a breath of air Prof smiled understandingly Certainly Mike Martha Dalton left the room and got the big harp from its corner She came back presently and stood it in front of Betty who had seated herself in the chair at Jims Jim's side The girl was trembling as though stricken with an ague chill Mollie 1 Elwell sat lunched forrd for for- td rd in her chair her anxious eyes fixed with a str nSe intensity on Jim who seemed to have slumped down into his seat Prof Elwell sat up straight almost almost al- al most rigid His face was a masl Martha Dalton was thinking that she never had seen anything so pitiful as Betty Marvin ted seated in front of Jim her trembling hands holding on to the bIg harp It was a mistake she whispered whis- whis hoarsely But nobody heard her And then the strings of the harp vibrated ever so softly in a harmonious bar har- just chord Rusty was thinking as they had bad done on that long ago summer night before Jim had gone away to war Bettys Betty's voice shaky but infinitely clear and sweet tool took up the words Oh promise me that some day you and I Will vm take our love to some far tant sk sky Jim Jim Elwell was looking at her still with that strange baffled ex cx- cx I in his e eyes ees es His face was working and his teeth were biting into his lower Jower lip Tears had wet I his eyes again It seemed that he was striving vainly to tell them something to ten tell them that yes he recalled this music it was familiar to hIm lie he knew Bettys Betty's voice went on And nd there there- theresIne sIne she san sang hut lut the words were shut off art in Elwell's El- El wells well's sudden outburst Sto Stop it it Mollie screamed and fairly flung herself across the few feet Intervening between lien hel and the girl with the harp Prof sprang to her side his hands reaching for her but she twisted out of reach ry My God Gad she was saying Stop it Dont Don't you see what you are doIng doing do- do Ing to him Cant Can't you see Mollie Prof tried fried and 1 Dalton moved quickly to ta his side to help him quiet the haIr hysterical half Mollie But Bu t Mollie Iollie was not to he be Her fingers had grasped the arms of both girls with a cruel Intensity up with a startled exclamation ex- ex at sight of her white face and Rusty Rust a protest But Mollie seemingly pos possessed essed of a sudden str strength horn born of oC hysteria grabbed both hoth of them and anel literally pushed and carried them acroSs the an and thrust them between the portieres into the next net apartment Martha Dalton fluttered in Mollies Mollie's Mol Mol- lies lie's wake but Prof white t ta the lips slumped still farther back into his seat Reat his face twitching nervously nervous nervous- ly and the tears streamIng down his checks Girls Martha 1 Dalton called and moved into the next roo oo Rusty and Betty were Mike Hennegan hearing the commotion corn com motion had entered quietly and lie he stood just inside the door from the porch a careful eye cocked cocle l on Jim Mollie lollie rushed back to her son and now Mike turned his head Presently Present Present- ly he went out again agair Oh my boy bor my boy Mollie wept Now Mollie dont don't let yourself go golike golike like that Everything's all right you know Why dont don't you you- Profs Prof's voice had faded in a futile whisper Jims Jim's mother her body shaking violently began to stroke the young mans man's hair I IMy My ly ba boy she said over and over aver they shant shan't do it it Youve You've done your part They shant shan't cut your heart any more like Uke that Couldn't she see what she was doing do- do big ing They shant shan't they shant The They've ve no right to she expect whichever she is has no right right- She stopped short and fell to crying crying cry cry- ing silently her head down in Jims Jim's lap And then from the other room came a stifled scream The por- por parted and a wild figure of ofa a girl her hair streaming about her face her dark eyes dilated stood in inthe the doorway I do so have a right Mollie lollie El- El well You cant can't talk that way about us You cant can't shut Jim off from fromme fromme me like that Now now dear Martha lartha Dalton was at her side clutching at her arm But the vehement little figure shook her You cant can't say that Mollie El- El well You said once that we should gJ on with our plans just as If Jim was dead but you shant Dont Don't you think my heart Is broken as well as yours You say I have no right but I have as good a rIght as you I 1 have the tho right of of-of of of a wife Jims Jim's wife lear Hear me He gave me that right that da In Chicago before he went away I have our marriage certificate here with me- me and sister was a witness to our marriage Oh Mollie you mustn't say what you OU did Im I'm his wife wife- his wire wife Oh Mollie Mollie pity me little too toa To 10 Be Continued Which girl is Jims Jim's wife The next chapter tells that and something some some- thing stranger Two big serials have been obtained for Telegram readers to follow Campus Rebels All at Sea by Carolyn Wells an absorbing mystery story starts January 24 Second Second Sec ond Love by Malcolm Duart a smashing love story starts I Janu January ry 30 Dont Don't miss the chapters Germany Still Without Cabinet BERLIN Jan 19 AP Reopen ing of the reichstag today after the Christmas recess finds Germany without a new new cabinet to succeed the Marx ministry which held over tIne the holidays following its def defeat at and r resignation in December Consequently the declaration by bythe bythe the government must be stricken from the agenda leaving only inconsequential inconsequential in- in consequential bills for disposal Dr Marx is continuing his efforts to from a new cabinet cabin There Is feverish activity in political poll poll- circles wIth party caucuses on oil aU all sides negotiations hurry to and fro fra the group bargaining I with one another in an effort at least to benevolent neutrality by the majority In the reichstag |