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lSn,n from tho patient his name and address.

learn from the patient his name and address.
whispereI convarss,ion NH nV tfo nm5uiSScs
and ward SURGEONS In the nisle, and then went
leaving tho sufferer ,lonc with tn nriest. The
priest quickly learned the mans name and
address when no priest came out mcssen-
a messenger returned Win a crpcfx on a
dies. George ana Dolly assisted the priest 10
suiter,or's co.; m. lighted candiea wore sol
lust rites Of tho Catholic Church. l caught a
not ,rotisrnm ONCE. aud heard him pronounce
blbed his Latin nj Douai or some other French
ipstitute; i caught tho shadow on the wall
THROWN there Ny the candles on tho aliar-of
The waving OF The haids that blessed.
A wretched Fronchnan ON tho opposite aldo
OF tho aisle was, sitting. up In his cot When
tho priest left tho ward he said: e DIS donc.
S Srt E "s boe E g"'0a'" a. p''se" q" ." m
AT last the chief surgeon, came in. He went
wore groans from bohind the screen. Alter
ayyparQa,ly satisfying him self as to The extent
the Injured man. and little by little loarred the
particulars VI me accident. The man WAS
VIII driver as cart boon S nhS siss
from his box md run over.
a W IoW You ys.. '!-h''"
10 WAS tho only pa,iont who had aver nd.
The chief surgeon thon left tho ward. The
doctors. AS they went. ont looked very serious.
ono OF them Shrugged his shoulders iii answer
20 IN observation by tho ambulance surgeon.
II BODIED badly Tor tn patisHt. Dolly was told
TO Keep h1t water ia lllnnei-coNcrod Tin cans
to his ioet, back; ho-,rt and sto,naeh--he was
,settinE coid-und to give him .ome ~ i'm uIant
a,ynry ten or ffisrn min utes In snail doses.
The hot wuler applications were easy enough
tho man cudiiG't a"ip himself .cttin.
the slimV,.nt into bim was. rsdentiy 10 easy
matter; We couid .cnr At ti'ios what was Su-
ln.' ~ behind the ssroen. Dolly was evidently
on hsr knees ~ iae ;;%'!sidc Co.ie now
arm. llIt p,,ttpT. Now Johnny. n ~
ol'en your noun; eyer 50 itt". Dnly que M ~
Go" JIMMY "a SS as oI BOY M o rE yor
VITO sake. Shu'I. be hero right away. Come
just ipr nay SAX: Jninny. Core. open your
the woods OF the ondcnring tonus prevailed.
IN ilulL an h"ur yonh. man and TWO women
Leads bowed and nv Mod in shawIs. came in.
lhey were tho lnoth"r. wife and brother "i tho
The brother stayed there only II few socolds
eaY,i. The Two women inside. The patient
aii my l.ls | meyer heard such terribly heart
broken arreair On. tohuIy: Johnny. speak
msF Oh Johnn". lay OWN 'Johnny S you "no"
., ne voice; broken q, II was. was evidently
The whole scene Mps as distnc, IS though no
screen eNisted The mother came out weep
lr ng ieasng the wife alone with her husband.
APPEAL: oh. my God. hell me-" 1t vas about
IL 7. ". Tho inmates of the ward had been
What wa" Going o Io' WIEN fs hsa a. ea ahs
berpayed WIGS mphns they buried their faces
in their pillows.
The mother went behind tho screen and
brought tho wife out. AZ they passed ont Cf
tho war;! caught n glimpse Of tho wile's
lace. / sAil! nos soon forget it. She was a
youns woman. lie, face was tho picture II
hopeless misery and resignation. / had seen
That face before. whore or when could not ut
tho moment recall. " came back to me that
night in my dreams. IL Sns the face OF n
Do,orosn Of Muriilos which had kept me
spe!lbQund IN Madrid many wears ago.
half an hour or 80 after his wiie's DEPART
ure. johnny began to show signs Of returning
via ity. due probably to Doly's applications II
thc hot water tins and 10 tho stiliuants which
sho administered. His voice increased in
strength. He vel led loud enough to 10 heard
in the next block. " Water cistcrn" "Wntcr
cistern" ilo had mistaken Dolly for Sister
81 Mercy. He meant to use the Words Water.
Sister"
/ went to sloeu after this. When woke an
hour and half aftarwarl, turned 10 the and
cot. The gas was turned low. THO screen had
been removed. The cot was ready for The next
occupant. While | was neiitat;ng IN death
life rum, GRIEF. folly. love and n thousand other
IDEAS TINT tbs episode had aSHkoned In my
mind. Willie cam3 through tho ward. Iasked.
pointinsto tue empty cot mt the end OF the
ward: -" Is that moor faoy dead 2"
Deadf' he answered. " IF you heard him.
down stairs. in the ambulance ward. bowling
Tor brandy and water and SAW him doing his
prettiest to wriGgio himself ont of his strait
jacket. you'd thuk he was about tho ivalsst
corpse you ever saw. Betwoon MIN and an
other jim-jain fellow that they brought in late.
we have got picnic down th.re Wo had to
cart MIN down stairs. or not one OF you could
L0yO silent "A wink Oh he'u NH uunEyip