I have absolutely no memory of ever signing any such papers as that, or of even talking to any one about selling stumpage at a figure that you should know is ridiculous.
Why, you can't even buy the worst kind of timber from the government at that price! I don't remember--" "Didn't I tell you ?" Thayer had turned to the sheriff.

"There he goes pulling that loss of memory stunt again.

That's one of his best little bets," he added sneering, "to lose his memory." "I've never lost it yet!" "No--then you can forget things awfully easy.

Such as coming out here and pretending not to know who you were.

Guess you forgot your identity for a minute, didn't you?
Just like you forgot signing this lease and stumpage contract! Yeh, you're good at that--losing your memory.