6/16 There can't be two like you in the world, you know." Thursday Smith stepped down from the platform and with a staggering gait walked to a stool, on which he weakly sank. He wiped the beads of perspiration from his forehead and looked at Fogerty with a half frightened air. Pardon me, sir; I must confess my mind is absolutely blank concerning all my life previous to the last two years. Until this moment I--I could not recall my own name." "H'm," muttered Fogerty; "you recall it now, don't you ?" "No. You tell me my name is Melville, and you seem to recognize me as a man whom you once knew. |